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debate + noun
They debated the issue for hours.
他们就这个问题辩论了几个小时。
辩论；争论
debating — present participle of debate
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辩论；争论
to discuss or argue about something, often formally
They debated the issue for hours.
他们就这个问题辩论了几个小时。
考虑,思考,尝试决定
To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide
相互争论
argue with one another
debate
Base
原形
debates
3rd person
第三人称单数
debating
-ing
现在分词
debated
Past
过去式
debated
Past participle
过去分词
They debate politics every evening.
他们每晚辩论政治。
We debated the issue for hours yesterday.
昨天我们就这个问题辩论了几个小时。
The students are debating the new policy right now.
学生们此刻正在辩论新政策。
The students debated the pros and cons of school uniforms in class.
学生们在课堂上辩论了校服的利弊。
AI contextual example
My friends and I spent hours debating which movie is the best of all time.
我和朋友们花了几个小时争论哪部电影是有史以来最好的。
AI contextual example
The politicians are debating the new tax reform bill.
政治家们正在辩论新的税收改革法案。
AI contextual example
We debated the question of abortion
我们就堕胎问题进行了辩论
WordNet
They debated the issue for hours.
他们就这个问题辩论了几个小时。
She debated with her opponent on live TV.
她在电视直播中与对手辩论。
后接疑问词引导的从句。
We debated whether to accept the offer.
我们辩论是否接受那个提议。
They debated about politics all night.
他们整晚辩论政治。
Not this
We debated about the issue.
Use this
We debated the issue.
动词'debate'是及物动词，后面直接跟争论的对象，不需要介词'about'。
Not this
He debated against her.
Use this
He debated her.
'debate'表示与某人辩论时，直接接人，不需要'against'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
与某人辩论
He loves to debate with his friends about politics.
他喜欢和朋友辩论政治。
辩论优点
We debated the merits of the new policy.
我们辩论了新政策的优点。
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。
辩论是否
They debated whether to accept the offer.
他们辩论是否接受这个提议。
有待讨论；尚未确定
The effectiveness of the new policy is open to debate.
新政策的有效性还有待讨论。
毋庸置疑；无可争辩
Her contribution to the project is beyond debate.
她对这个项目的贡献是毋庸置疑的。
与自己争论；反复思量
He debated with himself for hours before making a decision.
他反复思量了好几个小时才做出决定。
Use debating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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'。
formal
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.
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