debates
A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government.
以色列政府内部正进行着一场激烈的争论。
There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this.
在学者中关于此问题一直争论纷纷。
A debate is a formal discussion, for example, in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it.
He is expected to force a debate in Congress on his immigration reform.
预计他会推动一个关于他的移民改革的正式讨论。
debates , debating , debated
If people debate a topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one person debates a topic with another person.
The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today.
联合国安理会今天将就该问题展开讨论。
Scientists were debating whether an asteroid was about to hit the Earth.
科学家们在争论是否有一颗小行星要撞上地球。
If you debate whether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do.
Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka.
塔格特考虑着是否要再来一杯双份伏特加。