Word · Frequency #661
discuss
讨论；商量
speak with others about something; talk something over in detail
- 1.
To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
就特定话题交谈或辩论
- 2.
To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
彻底检查或搜索；在对保证人采取行动前用尽对主债务人的补救措施
论述；探讨；就特定话题交谈或辩论；彻底检查或搜索；在对保证人采取行动前用尽对主债务人的补救措施；讨论；论述；[医] 讨论
In use
We need to discuss the budget before the meeting ends.
The teachers discussed the new schedule during lunch.
Let's discuss what we should do this weekend.
discuss + noun/pronoun
We need to discuss the budget.
我们需要讨论预算。
discuss + noun/pronoun + with + someone
She discussed the plan with her manager.
她和经理讨论了计划。
discuss + wh-clause/that-clause
注意：discuss是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，不要加介词about。
They discussed what should be done next.
Connections
Collocations
- discuss an issue
- 讨论一个问题
- We need to discuss this issue at the meeting.我们需要在会议上讨论这个问题。
- discuss a topic
- 讨论一个话题
- They discussed the topic of climate change.他们讨论了气候变化的话题。
- discuss with
- 与...讨论
- I discussed the plan with my colleagues.我和同事们讨论了那个计划。
- discuss in detail
- 详细讨论
- Let's discuss the proposal in detail.我们来详细讨论一下这个提案。
- discuss openly
- 公开讨论
- We should discuss these issues openly.我们应该公开讨论这些问题。
- discuss further
Learner notes
Memory Tip
单词discuss里藏着us（我们），意思是‘我们一起讨论’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：meetings、classrooms、casual conversations 讨论（discuss）可用于多种场合，包括工作、学习和日常对话，语气中性，无特殊语域限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'discuss' (ending in /ʌs/). Words like 'discus' (/ˈdɪskəs/) and 'focus' (/ˈfoʊkəs/) are spelling lookalikes but sound different (vowel /ə/ instead of /ʌ/).
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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