dis‧pute 1 W2 / dɪspjut, dɪspjut / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]

1 a serious argument or disagreement

dispute with

The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.

dispute over

He got into a dispute over a taxi fare.

dispute between

the bitter border dispute between the countries

2 be beyond dispute if something is beyond dispute, everyone agrees that it is true or that it really happened :

It is beyond dispute that advances in medicine have enabled people to live longer.

3 be open to dispute if something is open to dispute, it is not completely certain and not everyone agrees about it :

His interpretation of the poem is open to dispute.

4 be in dispute if something is in dispute, people are arguing about it :

The facts of the case are still in dispute.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

resolve/settle a dispute (= end it ) It is hoped that the dispute can be resolved peacefully.

be involved in a dispute The US government became involved in a dispute with China.

get into a dispute (= become involved ) We don’t want to get into a dispute with them.

be in dispute with somebody He was in dispute with the company about his contract.

be locked in a dispute (= be involved in one that is difficult to resolve ) Workers and management are locked in a bitter dispute.

a dispute arises (= starts ) Sometimes a dispute arises between the seller and the buyer.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dispute

a bitter/fierce dispute (= very angry ) It caused a bitter dispute between the neighbouring republics.

a long-running dispute (= continuing for a long time ) India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan

an industrial dispute British English a labor dispute American English (= between workers and employers ) A lot of working days are lost through industrial disputes.

a pay dispute (= about how much money employees are paid ) The pay dispute involved 450 staff.

a political/legal dispute There was a long legal dispute between the two companies.

a domestic dispute formal (= between people who live together ) The court heard that he had been stabbed during a domestic dispute.

a border dispute (= about where the border between two countries is ) a border dispute between Argentina and Chile

a territorial dispute (= about which country land belongs to ) The war started as the result of a territorial dispute.

THESAURUS

argument a situation in which people speak angrily to each other because they disagree about something : an argument between two drivers over who had right of way | A 29-year-old man was shot and killed today after an argument over a gambling debt.

row British English , fight especially American English a loud angry argument with someone, especially your boyfriend, girlfriend, or someone in your family. Row is also used about a serious disagreement between politicians about important public issues : There were always fights between my parents. | the continuing row over tax increases | A few months ago they had a big row, and Steve drove off and spent the weekend in London.

disagreement a situation in which people disagree with each other, but without shouting or getting angry : There were the occasional disagreements about money, but mostly we got on well. | Ginny had left the company after a disagreement with her boss.

quarrel especially British English an argument, especially one in which people get angry and that lasts a long time. Quarrel sounds more formal and more serious than argument or row : a bitter family quarrel

feud / fjud / a very bitter argument between two groups, especially families, which lasts for many years and causes people to hate each other : The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys raged for 20 years.

dispute a public or legal argument about something, especially one which continues for a long time : Morris has been involved in a long legal dispute with his publisher. | The settlement will resolve a long-running dispute over the country’s nuclear program.

war/battle of words an argument in which two people or groups criticize each other continuously in public : The war of words over construction delays at the airport has erupted again.

bust-up British English informal a very bad argument, especially one in which people decide to separate from each other : He had a bust-up with the team manager.

shouting match an angry argument in which people shout at each other : He got into a shouting match with another driver.

slanging match British English informal an argument in which people insult each other : He was sacked after a slanging match with a colleague.