Word · Frequency #1210
debating
辩论；争论
debating is the present participle of debate.
to discuss or argue about something, often formally
- 1.
To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide
考虑,思考,尝试决定
- 2.
argue with one another
相互争论
仔细考虑；斟酌；考虑,思考,尝试决定；相互争论；争论；辩论
In use
The students debated the pros and cons of school uniforms in class.
My friends and I spent hours debating which movie is the best of all time.
The politicians are debating the new tax reform bill.
We debated the question of abortion
John debated Mary
debate + noun
They debated the issue for hours.
他们就这个问题辩论了几个小时。
debate + with + noun
She debated with her opponent on live TV.
Connections
Collocations
- debate an issue
- 辩论一个问题
- The committee debated the issue for hours.委员会就这个问题辩论了几个小时。
- debate a topic
- 辩论一个话题
- Students will debate the topic of climate change.学生们将辩论气候变化这个话题。
- debate with someone
- 与某人辩论
- He loves to debate with his friends about politics.他喜欢和朋友辩论政治。
- debate the merits
- 辩论优点
- We debated the merits of the new policy.我们辩论了新政策的优点。
- debate a proposal
- 辩论一项提案
- The council debated the proposal late into the night.市议会就这项提案辩论到深夜。
- debate whether
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音'得辩他'，辩论就是要辩倒对方。想象一个人总说'得辩他'，提醒你这是'debate'。
Context & Register
formal
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words end in the /eɪt/ sound, spelled -ate, and rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'debate' (/beɪt/). Note that 'great' (/ɡreɪt/) also sounds the same but is spelled -eat, while words like 'separate' (verb, /ˈsepəreɪt/) have the same spelling but different stress and vowel reduction.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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