n(1) 辩(争)论，争议(argument; debate) [U]：There has been much/some～over(about/concerning)the question of... 对……的问题已进行了大量/一些辩论。It is a matter of～whether... 是否……，这是一个有争议的问题。(conclusions) be open to～(对结论)可持异议;settle a matter/arrange to do sth without～毫无争论地决定一件事/商量好做某事;He was declared champion without～. 他肯定无疑地被宣布为冠军。〖同〗argument， debate;〖反〗agreement;

(2) 争吵(执，端)(quarrel) [C]：family/industrial～s家庭纠纷/工业方面的争端;border/boundary/religious/political～s 边界/边界/宗教/政治争端;a～about (over/concerning) money/an international boundary 关于钱/国界的争端;a long～about where to go 关于去何处的长时间争执;a～as to the origin of a word/how turkeys originated 关于一个词的来源/火鸡的起源的争执;～s between unions and employers 工会与雇主之间的争端;The～(about sth) will develop into strike action/break into open/grow more violent.(关于……的)争端将发展为罢工行动/公开化/变得越来越激烈。〖同〗quarrel;

in/under dispute 1) 有争议：a theory/point/matter in～有争议的理论/观点/事情;2) 在争论中：His right to the estate is still in (under)～.他对地产的所有权仍在争论之中。The question of ownership/exact cause of the accident is still in(under)～. 所有权的问题/事故的确切原因仍在争论之中。

in dispute with 与……争辩(论)：The two companies are in～(with one another) over (about) how to share responsibility. 两个公司在争论如何分担责任的问题。

beyond/past (all) dispute 无可争论(不容置疑)：His greatness/courage/claim to the legacy is beyond (past) all～. 他的伟大/勇气/对遗产的继承权是不容置疑的。It is past all～that... ……是毋庸置疑的。His claim has been established beyond～. 他所要求的权利无可争议地确定了。

v(1) 争论(辩，吵)(argue or debate(about sth)， esp angrily and for some time) [I， I+prep(with)(on/about)，T+n， T+wh， T+wh-inf ]：They have been～ing for hours. 他们一直争论了好几个小时。He loves to～with others. 他爱和人辩论。～with each other on various issues互相争论各种问题;～about where to go/the boundaries of the farms 争论该去哪儿/农场的边界;～the ownership of the land/humanities' role in a scientific age/sb's right to sth争论土地的所有权/人文学科在科学时代的作用/某人对……的权利;～a question/an issue 争论一个问题/一个问题;I don't～that children need love. 孩子们需要爱，这我无可争辩。～where sb should go 争论某人该去哪儿;～where to go/whether to start or not 争论该去哪儿/是否开始;〖同〗argue， debate， quarrel;〖反〗agree;

(2) 对……提出异议，质疑，辩驳(call into question; argue against; disagree about) [T+n]：～the election result/the truth of a statement/the authenticity of a document 对选举结果/陈述的真实性/文件的可靠性提出异议;～a statement/a proposal/a claim/a decision 对一陈述/建议/要求/决定提出异议;〖同〗question， doubt;

(3) 争夺，抗击(struggle over or about; fight for) [T+n]：～the advance of the enemy troops 抗击敌军的推进;～every inch of ground/the victory/the honour 争夺每一寸土地/胜利/荣誉;

→ dis′putable adj 可质疑的，会引起异议的;indis′putable adj 不容置疑的;͵dispu′tation n争论(辩);dis′putant n争论(辩)者;͵dispu′tatious adj 爱争论(辩)的;

【辨异】dispute与debate和argument的区别见ARGUMENT。