dispute
单词辨析：
指为自己或自己一方的看法或立场辩护，侧重说理、论证和说服。
He argued that she should not go.
他争辩说她不该去。
She argued against delaying the meeting.
她据理反对推迟开会。
I argued with him the whole day but failed to convince him.
我和他争论了一整天，但是没能说服他。
指持不同意见的双方或多方进行正式或公开的论辩，旨在得出结论或找出解决办法。
I debated the plan with Mr. Green.
我与格林先生就该项计划展开辩论。
The UN members were debating the situation in the Middle East.
联合国成员正在就中东局势展开辩论。
侧重指激烈地争辩，常隐含“各持己见”或“争论不休”的意味，尤指就某物的归属问题进行争辩。
What should be done in the next stage is hotly disputed.
下阶段该做什么，争论很激烈。
Here is a list of disputed territories around the world.
这张单子列出了世界范围内有争议的领土。
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The dispute was settled by mediation.
这场争端通过疏通而得到解决。
He disputed the allegations
他对指控表示怀疑。
It is currently in dispute with the government over price fixing.
目前在定价上和政府还有争议。
The tribunal had been set up to arbitrate in the dispute.
曾设立过特别法庭对此纷争作出仲裁。
There's a dispute between them.
他们之间发生了一点纠葛。
The two countries are in dispute over the boundaries of their coastal waters
两国在近海水域分界线上尚存分歧。