v.动词
dispute, argue, debate, discuss这组词的共同意思是“辩论”“讨论”“争论”。其中最常用的是discuss,通过各种途径摆事实或讲道理,分析各种观点肯定的或否定的等,讨论各种问题国家大事或日常小事等,采用各种方法激烈争辩或平心静气探讨切磋都可以用discuss。其他各词则各有侧重：argue强调主体确认自己的观点是正确的,引用单方面论据为自己辩解并批驳对方。debate强调公开地、有组织的讨论或辩论重大问题,口语中则强调不同观点激烈交锋。dispute则强调争论的激烈性,有争吵不休的味道,而内容则多为日常生活方面的事。例如：
Columbus argued that the world was round.哥伦布论证了地球是圆的。
They debated whether or not they should go to the movies.他们为是否该去看电影展开辩论。
Jack disputed Bill's statement that he was a faster swimmer.贝尔自称游泳快,杰克就此与贝尔争论不休。
n.名词
dispute, argument, controversy这三个词都可表示“争论,争辩”。controversy一般用于双方在政治、社会、道德等大问题上进行的激烈而长久不休的争论,比较正式,常通过演讲或写文章进行; argument指双方均以事实或理由来说服对方,常用于个人之间讲道理的口头争论; dispute指双方对某个问题各持己见,不肯相让,互相反驳。
argue，quarrel，debate，dispute，discuss，reason这些动词均含“辩论，争论，说理”之意。
argue指提出理由或证据为自己或自己一方的看法或立场辩护，着重说理、论证和企图说服。
quarrel指两人之间或两个团体之间不友好的、吵吵嚷嚷地大声争论某事，尤指“吵嘴、吵架”。
debate侧重指意见等对立的双方之间正式或公开的争辩。
dispute侧重对分歧进行激烈或热烈的争论或争辩，带一定感情色彩，常隐含“各持已见”或“争论不休”意味。
discuss最常用词，指就某一或某些问题表明观点、看法等，以便统一认识，解决问题。
reason指据理力争以说服对方或求得对问题作更深入的研究。
controversy，argument，conflict，debate，dispute，quarrel，strife这组名词均有“争执、不和”之意。
controversy侧重指深刻的意见分歧，多指对引起广泛兴趣或非常重要的问题的辨论。
argument指辩论双方均以事实或理由来说服对方的辨论。
conflict指双方坚持已见、互不妥协，怀有敌意的争论，多暗示分歧极为严重，有时用语言无法解决，只得诉诸武力。
debate通常指经过仔细组织和计划的个人或团体之间的辩论。
dispute普通用词，侧重指长时间，言词激烈，针锋相对的争辩。
quarrel普通用词，既可指言词激烈的争吵，也可指温和的言词上的不和。
strife指因不可缓和的矛盾而引起的争吵或斗殴。
13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的desputer；最初源自拉丁语的disputare：dis 分开） +putare (考虑），意为纷争。
用作动词 (v.
～+名词dispute the authority of a document怀疑一份文件的可靠性dispute a claim对某要求持有异议dispute sb's intentions怀疑某人的意图dispute the ownership of sth争夺对某物的所有权dispute sb's right to vote对某人的选举权提出质疑dispute a statement对一项声明有异议dispute theory对一种理论提出质疑dispute a will对一份遗嘱持有异议～+副词dispute hardly几乎无可争议dispute angrily怒气冲冲地争论dispute hotly〔warmly〕激烈地争论dispute privately私下讨论dispute publicly公开讨论dispute successfully讨论得很成功～+介词dispute about争论…dispute about the land对征用土地一事展开争论dispute about the meaning of a word争辩某词的意义dispute against与…争论dispute against one's orders抗辩某人的命令dispute for the prize争夺奖品dispute over sth就某事展开讨论dispute with sb on sth与某人争论某事用作名词 n.动词+～adjust a dispute调解纠纷avoid a dispute避免争论get into a dispute争执起来have a dispute发生争执resolve〔settle〕 a dispute解决争执形容词+～bitter dispute极为激烈的争执heated〔hot, sharp〕 dispute激烈的争执incessant〔unceasing〕 dispute不断的争论public dispute公开争论warm dispute激烈的争论名词+～border〔frontier〕 dispute边境争端labor dispute劳务争端party dispute党派争端wage dispute工资争执介词+～beyond〔past, out of〕 dispute无疑地,无争论余地in〔under〕 dispute在争论中without dispute并不抵触～+介词dispute about有关…的争议dispute among members成员间的争论dispute as to〔on〕 a subject关于某问题的争论dispute between two persons两人之间的争执dispute for the prize对奖品的争夺dispute over有关…的争议dispute with sb和某人的争论
用作动词v.
dispute about/over v.+prep.
争论,就…争执 argue about (sth)
dispute about/over sth/wh-to-vIt is ridiculous to dispute about such things.争论这种事太可笑了。
They disputed for hours about where to go.他们为了到哪里去争论了很长时间。
They disputed over how to get the best results.他们争论着如何能得到最好的结果。
dispute against v.+prep.
争辩 argue with (sth or sb)
dispute against sb/sthI often dispute against my friends.我常和朋友们辩论。
How dare you dispute against my orders?你怎敢对我的命令进行争辩?
dispute with v.+prep.
与…争执 argue with (sth or sb)
dispute with sb about sth/wh-clauseI disputed with him about it.我和他争论这事。
The boy disputed with me about the date of the battle.那个男孩与我争论那次战斗发生在哪天。
The farmers are disputing with the government about where the airport should be built.农民和政府正在就机场建设地点问题争执。用作名词n.beyond dispute毫无疑问 undoubtedly
in〔under〕 dispute在争论中 being argued about
open to dispute有问题 can be questioned
without dispute无疑地; 没有争论地 certainly
近义词 debaten. argumentdisagreement反义词 agree同意
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AThey are disputing warmly.他们正在热烈地讨论着。
Some people are always disputing.有些人总喜欢争论。
Some husbands and wives are always disputing.有些夫妇总是争吵。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.The two governments disputed the ownership of the territory.两国政府就这一地区的主权问题发生争执。
The defending army disputed every inch of ground.守军极力抵抗,寸土必争。
They are disputing the rights and wrongs of the case.他们在争论此案的是与非。
Let's dispute the decision.咱们来讨论一下这个决定是否正确。
Our team disputed the victory until the last minute of the game.我们球队争取胜利直至比赛的最后一分钟。
I disputed the minister's figures, the true cost of the project is much higher.我怀疑部长所说的数字,那个项目的实际花费要高得多。
The election result was disputed.选举的结果引起异议。
The issue was hotly disputed in the senate.参议院对这个问题进行了激烈地讨论。S+～+wh-to- vThey disputed how to get the best results.他们讨论如何获得最佳结果。
They are disputing whether to take action at once or wait.他们讨论是立即采取行动还是等待。S+～+that-clauseI don't dispute that children need love.我对于儿童需要爱并无异议。S+～+wh-clauseThey were disputing whether they should start at once.他们在讨论是否立即开始。用作名词n.We can't remain indifferent in this dispute.我们在这场争辩中不能保持中立。
We had a dispute about how much money he owes me.我们就他欠我多少钱一事进行了一番争论。
There has been much dispute over the question of legalized abortion in the Western world.西方世界对堕胎合法化的问题进行了许多次辩论。
John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。
v.动词
dispute的基本意思是“辩论,争论”,表示激烈地争论以求说服别人。引申可表示“怀疑真实性或妥当性”。
dispute可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词、代词、带疑问词的动词不定式或从句作宾语。
dispute用作不及物动词时,其后接介词with时,表示“与某人争论”; 后接介词about, on〔upon〕或over时,表示“争论某事”。
名词67%,动词33%
用作动词The coupledisputedwhere to spend the holiday.夫妻俩为上哪儿度假而发生争论。
It is ridiculous todisputeabout such a thing.为这样的事情而争论简直荒谬可笑。
“I'm notdisputingwhat you say, matt.” said Tremaine, shaking his head.“我并不是要跟你辩驳，麦特”，屈里曼说，摇摇头。
Now there was just one point on the boundary left todispute.边界上有一点引起争议。
The land near the border isdisputedground.靠近边界的土地是有争议的地区。
The family wanted todisputethe will.家属想对遗嘱提出质疑。用作名词A longdisputemeans that both parties are wrong.持久的争论意味着双方都是错的。
Workers are indisputewith management about the redundancies.劳方现就裁员问题与资方争论。
Thedisputewas settled last week.争端在上周解决了。
Everyone feared that the boundarydisputebetween these two countries would culminate in a war.人人都担心，这两国间的边境争端将以一场战争告终。
Disputes on this matter lacerated their friendship.就这件事进行的争吵伤害了他们之间的友情。
I often act as a peacemaker, trying to mediatedisputesbetween the wife and the husband.我经常充当和事佬,设法调解他们夫妻的争吵。 A country must want to join, it must be given strict conditions for reforms, it must settle disputes within and on its borders and it must see the promise of membership as genuine.
一个国家确实想加入欧盟，在改革方面就必须有严格的条件，边界争端也必须解决，但同时这个国家也要看到真真切切的入盟承诺。 ecocn
He never gets involved in unprincipled disputes.
他从不介入无原则的争端。《新英汉大辞典》
International disputes should be solved through peaceful negotiations.
国际争端应该通过和平谈判解决。 www.fmprc.gov.cn
It seems impossible to settle these disputes left over by history.
解决这些历史遗留下来的争端似乎是不可能的。《21世纪大英汉词典》
One day, it might become a forum for settling disputes.
有朝一日它可能会成为解决争端的论坛。 yeeyan
The other is disputes.
另一个则是争论。 yeeyan
The toughest disputes are all short term: property, territory and security.
最难处理的争议都是短期的：财产、领土和安全。 ecocn
Trade disputes should be settled through the World Trade Organization, not through politics.
贸易争端应该通过世界贸易组织来解决，而不是用政治来解决。 yeeyan
We have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes.
我们已再次宣布放弃使用武力来解决争端。 kekenet
You'd better step back and let them settle their own disputes.
你最好不插手他们的事，让他们自己解决他们的争端吧。《21世纪大英汉词典》
Disputes concerning blockades and neutral trade could escalate into ugly confrontations with neutral states.
关于封锁和中立的纠纷有可能升级为与中立国家的对抗。 yeeyan
Disputes exist about whether China will commit the same mistake as Japan.
关于中国是否会犯日本一样的错误，仍有很多争论。 yeeyan