63　argue和debate

① argue为普通用语，常指为坚持己见，进行推理，或弄清一个问题，提出论证说理，进行热烈争论，以说服他人。

Let's not argue about this. 我们别为这件事争论了。

I argued with her for a long time，but she refused to listen to reason. 我和她辩论了好长时间，但她拒不服理。

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①argue 构成的常用搭配：

argue about/over a matter 为某事争论

argue on a subject 就一个专题进行辩论

argue on a question 就一问题进行辩论

argue with sb. about sth. 为某事同某人辩论

argue against sb. about sth. 为某事同某人辩论

argue against each other about sth. 为某事互相争吵

argue sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做某事

argue sb. out of doing sth. 说服某人不做某事

②argue 可接 that 从句，但不可接不定式或when，what，whether 引导的从句。

He argued that she should not go. 他争辩说，她不应该去。

② debate正式用语，强调双方陈述理由，进行全面的、彻底的辩论，目的是通过争论，以求得到正确的认识或达成共识。

They are debating a question now. 他们正在辩论一个问题。

The committee debated whether an expressway should be built or not. 委员会就是否应修建一条高速公路进行了辩论。

The subject was hotly debated. 这个题目曾经过热烈的辩论。

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debate构成的常用搭配：

debate on/about the question 辩论某个问题

debate with sb. 同某人辩论

debate what to do next 辩论下一步怎么做