Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2066
dispute
争议；争端；纠纷
A disagreement or argument between people or groups, often about something important; a conflict.
- 1.
An argument or disagreement; a failure to agree.
争论或分歧；无法达成一致。
- 2.
a disagreement or argument about something important
对重要事情的分歧或争论
- 3.
Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.
口头争论或分歧；争吵；辩论。
- 4.
coming into conflict with
与...发生冲突
争论或分歧；无法达成一致。；对重要事情的分歧或争论；口头争论或分歧；争吵；辩论。；与...发生冲突；争论
In use
The two neighbors are involved in a dispute over the property line.
They finally settled the dispute after months of negotiation.
There is a dispute among the employees about the new work schedule.
he had a dispute with his wife
dispute about/over sth
介词about和over可互换，over更正式。
They had a dispute over the contract terms.
他们对合同条款发生了争论。
dispute between A and B
表示两者之间的争端，通常使用between。
The dispute between the two companies lasted for years.
这两家公司之间的纠纷持续了多年。
Connections
Collocations
- in dispute
- 在争论中
- The ownership of the land is in dispute.这块土地的所有权存在争议。
- dispute over
- 关于...的争论
- They had a dispute over the contract terms.他们就合同条款发生了争论。
- settle a dispute
- 解决争端
- The mediator helped settle the dispute.调解员帮助解决了争端。
- resolve a dispute
- 解决争议
- They failed to resolve the dispute amicably.他们未能友好地解决争议。
- dispute between
- ...之间的争端
- The dispute between the two companies lasted for years.两家公司之间的争端持续了多年。
- beyond dispute
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dispute（争论）：由dis（不）和pute（放置）组成，联想'不放置到一块'即意见不合，产生争论。
Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: 法律纠纷, 商业争议, 家庭争执; note_zh: 作为名词，dispute多用于正式场合，但也常见于一般争论，语体取决于搭配和上下文。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the ending spelling '-pute' and the final syllable /pjuːt/, but their stress patterns differ from 'dispute' which has stress on the first syllable. They are not perfect rhymes but useful for spelling comparison.
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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