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dispute

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dis·pute1 /dɪˈspjuːt, ˈdɪspjuːt/ ●●○ W3 noun [countableC, uncountableU]
1  SERIOUS DISAGREEMENTARGUEa serious argument or disagreement 爭論，辯論；爭端，糾紛
dispute with
The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.
這家公司與一家競爭對手公司發生了法律糾紛。
dispute over
He got into a dispute over a taxi fare.
他因出租車費和人發生了爭執。
dispute between
the bitter border dispute between the countries
兩國間激烈的邊界爭端
► see thesaurus at argument
2  be beyond dispute CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYif something is beyond dispute, everyone agrees that it is true or that it really happened 無可爭辯，確定無疑
It is beyond dispute that advances in medicine have enabled people to live longer.
醫學的發展使人們更加長壽，這是無可置疑的。
Examples from the Corpus
be beyond dispute• Ellen's honesty is beyond dispute.• Her professionalism is beyond dispute.• That the reports were stolen is beyond dispute. What we need to know is who took them.• That the Emperor did not want war is beyond dispute, for the evidence from all sides makes this clear.
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，有爭議
His interpretation of the poem is open to dispute.
他對這首詩的诠釋有可商榷的地方。
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be open to dispute• How far Blake and Mouton were pioneers in this field is open to dispute.• Whether this revolution has improved medical care or worsened it is open to dispute.
4  be in dispute if something is in dispute, people are arguing about it 有爭議，在爭議中
The facts of the case are still in dispute.
案情的真相仍有爭議。
Examples from the Corpus
be in dispute• Once again the citizens, now politically organized as a commune, were in dispute with the archbishop and the canons.• In addition, the name of the girl, originally identified by authorities as Cindy Garcia, is in dispute.• The service charge may be in dispute or there may be an inadvertent omission to pay on the part of the tenant.• Meacock is in dispute with Eagle Star over £1.7 million of reinsurance claims.• Moreover, the role of the police is in dispute.• It is not the shape of the Laffer curve that is in dispute.• The reasons, though, are in dispute.
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
resolve/settle a dispute (=end it) 解決爭端
It is hoped that the dispute can be resolved peacefully.
人們希望爭端可以和平解決。
be involved in a dispute 卷入糾紛
The US government became involved in a dispute with China.
美國政府與中國發生了爭端。
get into a dispute (=become involved) 卷入糾紛
We don’t want to get into a dispute with them.
我們不想與他們起糾紛。
be in dispute with somebody 與某人鬧糾紛
He was in dispute with the company about his contract.
他和公司發生了合同糾紛。
be locked in a dispute (=be involved in one that is difficult to resolve) 糾紛纏身
nWorkers and management are locked in a bitter dispute.
a dispute arises (=starts) 發生糾紛
nSometimes a dispute arises between the seller and the buyer.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dispute
a bitter/fierce dispute (=very angry) 激烈的紛爭
It caused a bitter dispute between the neighbouring republics.
這引起相鄰共和國間激烈的紛爭。
a long-running dispute (=continuing for a long time) 長期的糾紛
India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan
印巴之間長期的爭端
an industrial dispute British EnglishBrE, a labor dispute American EnglishAmE (=between workers and employers) 勞資糾紛
A lot of working days are lost through industrial disputes.
勞資糾紛耗費了大量工作時間。
a pay dispute (=about how much money employees are paid) 工資糾紛
nThe pay dispute involved 450 staff.
a political/legal dispute 政治/法律糾紛
nThere was a long legal dispute between the two companies.
a domestic dispute formal (=between people who live together) 家庭糾紛
nThe court heard that he had been stabbed during a domestic dispute.
a border dispute (=about where the border between two countries is) 邊界爭端
na border dispute between Argentina and Chile
a territorial dispute (=about which country land belongs to) 領土爭端
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  [transitiveT]DISAGREE to say that something such as a fact or idea is not correct or true 對〔某事〕表示異議，質疑
The main facts of the book have never been disputed.
書中的主要事實從未遭到質疑。
dispute that
Few would dispute that travel broadens the mind.
旅行開闊人們的視野，對此幾乎沒有人有異議。
2  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ARGUE formal to argue or disagree with someone 爭辯，爭論，爭執；有分歧
dispute (something) with somebody
Hazlitt, though much younger, was soon disputing with Wordsworth on equal terms.
雖然黑茲利特年紀要小得多，但他不久就和華茲華斯平等地爭論問題了。
What happened next is hotly disputed.
關於後來發生了什麽，爭論很激烈。
3  [transitiveT]PM to try to get control of something or win something 爭奪
Soviet forces disputed every inch of ground.
蘇軍寸土必爭。
Examples from the Corpus
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 Dictionary
disputedi·spute /dɪˈspjuːt, ˈdɪspjuːt/ noun
1[countableC, uncountableU]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 protest
The amount of working time lost through disputes and stoppages has fallen dramatically.
a pay dispute involving 450 staff
dispute between
Several disputes have broken out between businesses competing for the best locations.
dispute over
their long-running dispute over copyright
→ demarcation dispute → industrial dispute → labour dispute → trade dispute
2be in dispute (with somebody) if two groups of people are in dispute, they are involved in a disagreement
The 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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