dispute
noun [ C or U ] uk/dɪˈspjuːt/ /ˈdɪs.pjuːt/ us/dɪˈspjuːt/ /ˈdɪs.pjuːt/
C2 （尤指劳资双方或相邻两国之间的）争执，争端，纠纷
an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common border
a bitter/long-running dispute 激烈／长期的争执
a border dispute 边界争端
a pay/legal/trade dispute 工资／法律／贸易纠纷
They have been unable to settle/resolve the dispute over working conditions. 他们无法解决工作条件方面的争端。
The unions are in dispute with management over pay. 工会与管理层在工资问题上存在分歧。
beyond (all) disputeC2 毫无争议地，无可争辩地，不容置疑地
certainly
He is beyond all dispute the finest actor in Hollywood today. 无可置疑，他是当今好莱坞最好的演员。
in dispute 受到怀疑的
being doubted
I don't think her ability is in dispute - what I question is her attitude. 我相信她的能力没有问题，但我怀疑她的态度。
open to dispute 不确定的，不肯定的
not certain
He says it's the best musical equipment you can buy, but I think that's open to dispute. 他说那是能买到的最好的音乐设备，但我认为这种说法不一定对。
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- All attempts at conciliation failed and the dispute continued.
- An outside adviser has been brought in to arbitrate the dispute between the management and the union.
- Management have demonstrated almost unbelievable incompetence in their handling of the dispute.
- I'd like to help but I don't have the power to intervene in this dispute.
- The chances of settling this dispute through talks seem increasingly slender.
dispute
verb [ I or T ] uk/dɪˈspjuːt/ us/dɪˈspjuːt/
C2 （对…）有异议;不赞同
to disagree with something that someone says
Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period. 他是那个时期最好的艺术家，很少有人对此存有异议。
The circumstances of her death have been hotly disputed. 她的死引起了激烈的争论。
[ + (that) ] I don't dispute (that) his movies are entertaining, but they don't have much depth. 我并不否认他的电影具有娱乐价值，但这些电影都没有什么深度。
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- How can you be a Christian and dispute the divinity of Jesus?
- Several experts now dispute the usual attribution of the work to Leonardo.
- Are you disputing the judge's decision, madam?
- Many people would dispute that statement.
- I don't dispute her ability, but what I question is her attitude.
disputation
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/ˌdɪs.pjuˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌdɪs.pjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/
异议；争议；纷争
a disagreement