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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·pute1 /dɪˈspjuːt, ˈdɪspjuːt/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable, uncountable]  1  SERIOUS DISAGREEMENTARGUEa serious argument or disagreement 争论，辩论；争端，纠纷dispute with The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company. 这家公司与一家竞争对手公司发生了法律纠纷。dispute over He got into a dispute over a taxi fare. 他因出租车费和人发生了争执。dispute between the bitter border dispute between the countries 两国间激烈的边界争端► see thesaurus at argument2  be beyond dispute CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYif something is beyond dispute, everyone agrees that it is true or that it really happened 无可争辩，确定无疑 It is beyond dispute that advances in medicine have enabled people to live longer. 医学的发展使人们更加长寿，这是无可置疑的。3  be open to dispute DISAGREEif something is open to dispute, it is not completely certain and not everyone agrees about it 可商榷，有争议 His interpretation of the poem is open to dispute. 他对这首诗的诠释有可商榷的地方。4  be in dispute if something is in dispute, people are arguing about it 有争议，在争议中 The facts of the case are still in dispute. 案情的真相仍有争议。 COLLOCATIONSverbsresolve/settle a dispute (=end it) 解决争端It is hoped that the dispute can be resolved peacefully. 人们希望争端可以和平解决。be involved in a dispute 卷入纠纷The US government became involved in a dispute with China. 美国政府与中国发生了争端。get into a dispute (=become involved) 卷入纠纷We don’t want to get into a dispute with them. 我们不想与他们起纠纷。be in dispute with somebody 与某人闹纠纷He was in dispute with the company about his contract. 他和公司发生了合同纠纷。be locked in a dispute (=be involved in one that is difficult to resolve) 纠纷缠身nWorkers and management are locked in a bitter dispute.a dispute arises (=starts) 发生纠纷nSometimes a dispute arises between the seller and the buyer.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + disputea bitter/fierce dispute (=very angry) 激烈的纷争It caused a bitter dispute between the neighbouring republics. 这引起相邻共和国间激烈的纷争。a long-running dispute (=continuing for a long time) 长期的纠纷India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan 印巴之间长期的争端an industrial dispute British English, a labor dispute American English (=between workers and employers) 劳资纠纷A lot of working days are lost through industrial disputes. 劳资纠纷耗费了大量工作时间。a pay dispute (=about how much money employees are paid) 工资纠纷nThe pay dispute involved 450 staff.a political/legal dispute 政治/法律纠纷nThere was a long legal dispute between the two companies.a domestic dispute formal (=between people who live together) 家庭纠纷nThe court heard that he had been stabbed during a domestic dispute.a border dispute (=about where the border between two countries is) 边界争端na border dispute between Argentina and Chilea territorial dispute (=about which country land belongs to) 领土争端nThe war started as the result of a territorial dispute.

Examples from the Corpus

dispute• It sounds like a boundary dispute.• Representatives from both sides met late last night in an attempt to settle the budget dispute between Congress and the President.• He asked the panel to chose its foreman quickly and in a way that does not create disputes.• My guess was that they would find their way into the press and would undermine our efforts to settle the health dispute.• Morris has been involved in a long legal dispute with his publisher.• The main areas of dispute had been an executive president, a second house of parliament, and proportional representation.• The settlement of disputes between participants in a company may also prove awkward.• There is some dispute as to whether dinghy sailing and windsurfing are classified as immersion sports and whether or not they will be permitted.• But the dispute will probably never be settled since both Topeka and Azusa Street have now achieved a certain mythic quality.• All efforts to settle the dispute have so far failed.• The dispute over weapons inspections is likely to be the main topic of tomorrow's meeting.dispute between• Several disputes have broken out between businesses competing for the best locations.dis·pute2 /dɪˈspjuːt/ ●●○ verb  1  [transitive]DISAGREE to say that something such as a fact or idea is not correct or true 对〔某事〕表示异议，质疑 The main facts of the book have never been disputed. 书中的主要事实从未遭到质疑。dispute that Few would dispute that travel broadens the mind. 旅行开阔人们的视野，对此几乎没有人有异议。2  [intransitive, transitive]ARGUE formal to argue or disagree with someone 争辩，争论，争执；有分歧dispute (something) with somebody Hazlitt, though much younger, was soon disputing with Wordsworth on equal terms. 虽然黑兹利特年纪要小得多，但他不久就和华兹华斯平等地争论问题了。 What happened next is hotly disputed. 关于后来发生了什么，争论很激烈。3  [transitive]PM to try to get control of something or win something 争夺 Soviet forces disputed every inch of ground. 苏军寸土必争。→ See Verb table

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dispute• Firstly, the researchers dispute amongst themselves over the value of experiments where animals need to be used.• They show how these definitions may be disputed by individuals or groups, and how actors negotiate shared rules and ideas.• Jay was not to be disputed on subjects central to his interests.• Since ancient times people have disputed the actions taken by their neighbours.• McAvennie disputed the fine and called on the Professional Footballer's grievance procedures to voice his dissent.• Local residents disputed the police's version of the incident.• He specifically disputed two witnesses who said they saw him slap her.dispute that• Vaca disputes that claim but acknowledges that despondency over years of abuse had affected his ministry.• There is also no dispute that du Pont suffers from mental illness, as even the prosecution has acknowledged.• He did not dispute that Herman attended the function.• Debates over inequality and development are then ultimately ideological disputes that involve political as well as economic choices.• There is no disputing that Mobutu and his entourage took the riches.• The News International ban was just the type of dispute that must have been envisaged when the Code was drawn up.• Pike disputed that, saying the savings in expenses would be offset by higher commissions paid to the independent agents.• I do not believe it is disputed that this factor has been powerfully in operation recently.hotly disputed• But, in the past, the species unity of mankind has been hotly disputed.• Even that much is hotly disputed.• The overall trend in peasant living standards during the period is hotly disputed.• The precise part played by peasant unrest in the genesis and character of the reform has long been hotly disputed.• Yet in spite of its overwhelming logic, the Griffiths case was hotly disputed.• It has become the most famous and hotly disputed California ballot measure since Proposition 13 cut property taxes in 1978.• At other times, however, he is more circumspect and admits that this is a hotly disputed issue in biology.• The most hotly disputed point was the size of the market.From Longman Business Dictionarydisputedi‧spute /dɪˈspjuːt, ˈdɪspjuːt/ noun1[countable, uncountable]HUMAN RESOURCES a serious disagreement between two groups of people, especially a disagreement between workers and their employers in which the workers take action to protestThe amount of working time lost through disputes and stoppages has fallen dramatically.a pay dispute involving 450 staffdispute betweenSeveral disputes have broken out between businesses competing for the best locations.dispute overtheir long-running dispute over copyright → demarcation dispute → industrial dispute → labour dispute → trade dispute2be in dispute (with somebody) if two groups of people are in dispute, they are involved in a disagreementThe EU is in dispute with the German government over the level of their production subsidies.Origin dispute2 (1500-1600) Old French desputer, from Latin disputare “to discuss”, from putare “to think”

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dis‧pute¹ W2 /dɪˈspjuːt, ˈdɪspjuːt/ noun [uncountable and countable]
1. a serious argument or disagreement
    dispute with
    The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.
    dispute over
    He got into a dispute over a taxi fare.
    dispute between
    the bitter border dispute between the countries
2. be beyond dispute if something is beyond dispute, everyone agrees that it is true or that it really happened:
    It is beyond dispute that advances in medicine have enabled people to live longer.
3. be open to dispute if something is open to dispute, it is not completely certain and not everyone agrees about it:
    His interpretation of the poem is open to dispute.
4. be in dispute if something is in dispute, people are arguing about it:
    The facts of the case are still in dispute.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ resolve/settle a dispute (=end it) It is hoped that the dispute can be resolved peacefully.
   ▪ be involved in a dispute The US government became involved in a dispute with China.
   ▪ get into a dispute (=become involved) We don’t want to get into a dispute with them.
   ▪ be in dispute with somebody He was in dispute with the company about his contract.
   ▪ be locked in a dispute (=be involved in one that is difficult to resolve) Workers and management are locked in a bitter dispute.
   ▪ a dispute arises (=starts) Sometimes a dispute arises between the seller and the buyer.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dispute
   ▪ a bitter/fierce dispute (=very angry) It caused a bitter dispute between the neighbouring republics.
   ▪ a long-running dispute (=continuing for a long time) India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan
   ▪ an industrial dispute British English a labor dispute American English (=between workers and employers) A lot of working days are lost through industrial disputes.
   ▪ a pay dispute (=about how much money employees are paid) The pay dispute involved 450 staff.
   ▪ a political/legal dispute There was a long legal dispute between the two companies.
   ▪ a domestic dispute formal (=between people who live together) The court heard that he had been stabbed during a domestic dispute.
   ▪ a border dispute (=about where the border between two countries is) a border dispute between Argentina and Chile
   ▪ a territorial dispute (=about which country land belongs to) The war started as the result of a territorial dispute.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ argument a situation in which people speak angrily to each other because they disagree about something: an argument between two drivers over who had right of way | A 29-year-old man was shot and killed today after an argument over a gambling debt.
   ▪ row British English, fight especially American English a loud angry argument with someone, especially your boyfriend, girlfriend, or someone in your family. Row is also used about a serious disagreement between politicians about important public issues: There were always fights between my parents. | the continuing row over tax increases | A few months ago they had a big row, and Steve drove off and spent the weekend in London.
   ▪ disagreement a situation in which people disagree with each other, but without shouting or getting angry: There were the occasional disagreements about money, but mostly we got on well. | Ginny had left the company after a disagreement with her boss.
   ▪ quarrel especially British English an argument, especially one in which people get angry and that lasts a long time. Quarrel sounds more formal and more serious than argument or row: a bitter family quarrel
   ▪ feud /fjuːd/ a very bitter argument between two groups, especially families, which lasts for many years and causes people to hate each other: The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys raged for 20 years.
   ▪ dispute a public or legal argument about something, especially one which continues for a long time: Morris has been involved in a long legal dispute with his publisher. | The settlement will resolve a long-running dispute over the country’s nuclear program.
   ▪ war/battle of words an argument in which two people or groups criticize each other continuously in public: The war of words over construction delays at the airport has erupted again.
   ▪ bust-up British English informal a very bad argument, especially one in which people decide to separate from each other: He had a bust-up with the team manager.
   ▪ shouting match an angry argument in which people shout at each other: He got into a shouting match with another driver.
   ▪ slanging match British English informal an argument in which people insult each other: He was sacked after a slanging match with a colleague.

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dis‧pute² /dɪˈspjuːt/ verb1. [transitive] to say that something such as a fact or idea is not correct or true:
    The main facts of the book have never been disputed.
    dispute that
    Few would dispute that travel broadens the mind.
2. [intransitive and transitive] formal to argue or disagree with someone
    dispute (something) with somebody
    Hazlitt, though much younger, was soon disputing with Wordsworth on equal terms.
    What happened next is hotly disputed.
3. [transitive] to try to get control of something or win something:
    Soviet forces disputed every inch of ground.