debate 音标拼音: [dəb'et]
vt . 争论,辩论
vi . 辩论
n . 争论,辩论
争论,辩论辩论争论,辩论
debate n 1 :
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal ; "
the argument over foreign aid goes on and on " [
synonym : {
argument }, {
argumentation },
{
debate }]
2 :
the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (
usually followed by a vote ) [
synonym : {
debate },
{
disputation }, {
public debate }]
v 1 :
argue with one another ; "
We debated the question of abortion "; "
John debated Mary "
2 :
think about carefully ;
weigh ; "
They considered the possibility of a strike "; "
Turn the proposal over in your mind " [
synonym : {
consider }, {
debate }, {
moot }, {
turn over },
{
deliberate }]
3 :
discuss the pros and cons of an issue [
synonym : {
debate },
{
deliberate }]
4 :
have an argument about something [
synonym : {
argue }, {
contend },
{
debate }, {
fence }]
Debate \
De *
bate "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Debated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Debating }.] [
OF .
debatre ,
F .
d ['
e ]
battre ;
L .
de batuere to beat .
See {
Batter },
v .
t .,
and cf . {
Abate }.]
1 .
To engage in combat for ;
to strive for .
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Volunteers . . .
thronged to serve under his banner ,
and the cause of religion was debated with the same ardor in Spain as on the plains of Palestine .
--
Prescott .
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2 .
To contend for in words or arguments ;
to strive to maintain by reasoning ;
to dispute ;
to contest ;
to discuss ;
to argue for and against .
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A wise council . . .
that did debate this business .
--
Shak .
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Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself . --
Prov .
xxv .
9 .
Syn :
To argue ;
discuss ;
dispute ;
controvert .
See {
Argue },
and {
Discuss }.
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Debate \
De *
bate "\,
v .
i .
1 .
To engage in strife or combat ;
to fight . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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Well could he tourney and in lists debate .
--
Spenser .
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2 .
To contend in words ;
to dispute ;
hence ,
to deliberate ;
to consider ;
to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind ; --
often followed by on or upon .
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He presents that great soul debating upon the subject of life and death with his intimate friends .
--
Tatler .
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Debate \
De *
bate "\,
n . [
F .
d ['
e ]
bat ,
fr .
d ['
e ]
battre .
See {
Debate },
v .
t .]
1 .
A fight or fighting ;
contest ;
strife . [
Archaic ]
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On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great debate . . .
and in that murder there were slain . .
.
fourscore . --
R .
of Gloucester .
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But question fierce and proud reply Gave signal soon of dire debate . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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2 .
Contention in words or arguments ;
discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action ;
strife in argument ;
controversy ;
as ,
the debates in Parliament or in Congress .
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Heard ,
noted ,
answer '
d ,
as in full debate . --
Pope .
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3 .
Subject of discussion . [
R .]
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Statutes and edicts concerning this debate .
--
Milton .
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234 Moby Thesaurus words for "
debate ":
Kilkenny cats ,
address ,
after -
dinner speech ,
agitate ,
air ,
airing ,
allocution ,
altercation ,
analysis ,
analyze ,
application ,
argue ,
argument ,
argumentation ,
back down ,
balance ,
be abstracted ,
bickering ,
brood ,
buzz session ,
canvass ,
canvassing ,
cat -
and -
dog life ,
chalk talk ,
chew the cud ,
cloture ,
cogitation ,
colloquium ,
combat ,
comment upon ,
committee consideration ,
concentration ,
conference ,
conflict ,
consider ,
consideration ,
contemplate ,
contemplation ,
contend ,
contention ,
contentiousness ,
contest ,
contestation ,
controversy ,
controvert ,
cut and thrust ,
deal with ,
debating ,
declaim ,
declamation ,
deliberate ,
deliberate upon ,
deliberation ,
demagogue ,
demur ,
dialectic ,
dialogue ,
diatribe ,
digest ,
discept ,
discourse about ,
discuss ,
discussion ,
disputation ,
dispute ,
division ,
elocute ,
enmity ,
eulogy ,
examination ,
examine ,
exchange of views ,
exchange views ,
exhortation ,
falter ,
fear ,
fighting ,
filibuster ,
filibustering ,
filing ,
first reading ,
forensic ,
forensic address ,
formal speech ,
forum ,
funeral oration ,
go into ,
handle ,
hang back ,
harangue ,
heed ,
hem and haw ,
hesitate ,
hold forth ,
hortatory address ,
hostility ,
hover ,
hum and haw ,
inaugural ,
inaugural address ,
introduction ,
introspect ,
invective ,
investigate ,
investigation ,
jeremiad ,
jib ,
joint discussion ,
knock around ,
litigation ,
logical analysis ,
logical discussion ,
logomachy ,
logrolling ,
meditate ,
meditation ,
moot ,
mouth ,
mull over ,
muse ,
open discussion ,
open forum ,
orate ,
oration ,
out -
herod Herod ,
panel discussion ,
paper war ,
pass under review ,
pause ,
pep talk ,
perorate ,
peroration ,
perpend ,
philippic ,
pitch ,
play around with ,
play with ,
polemic ,
ponder ,
ponder over ,
prepared speech ,
prepared text ,
public speech ,
pull back ,
quarrel ,
quarreling ,
quarrelsomeness ,
question ,
rabble -
rouse ,
rant ,
rap ,
rap session ,
read ,
reading ,
reason ,
reason about ,
reason the point ,
recital ,
recitation ,
recite ,
reflect ,
reflection ,
refuting ,
retreat ,
review ,
rodomontade ,
roll call ,
ruminate ,
ruminate over ,
sales talk ,
salutatory ,
salutatory address ,
say ,
scrapping ,
screed ,
scruple ,
second reading ,
seminar ,
set speech ,
shilly -
shally ,
shy ,
sift ,
speculate ,
speech ,
speechification ,
speeching ,
spiel ,
spout ,
squabbling ,
steamroller methods ,
stick at ,
stickle ,
stop to consider ,
straddle the fence ,
strain at ,
strife ,
struggle ,
study ,
symposium ,
tabling ,
take up ,
talk ,
talk about ,
talk of ,
talk over ,
talkathon ,
think over ,
think through ,
think twice about ,
third reading ,
thrash out ,
thresh out ,
tirade ,
toss ,
town meeting ,
toy with ,
treat ,
treatment ,
tub -
thump ,
valediction ,
valedictory ,
valedictory address ,
ventilate ,
ventilation ,
vote ,
war ,
war of words ,
warfare ,
weigh ,
withdraw ,
words ,
wrangle ,
wrangling ,
yield DEBATE ,
legislation ,
practice .
A contestation between two or more persons ,
in which they take different sides of a question ,
and maintain them ,
respectively ,
by facts and arguments ;
or it is a discussion ,
in writing ,
of some contested point .
2 .
The debate should be conducted with fairness ,
candor and decorum ,
and supported by facts and arguments founded in reason ;
when ,
in addition ,
it is ornamented by learning ,
and decorated by the powers of rhetoric ,
it becomes eloquent and persuasive .
It is essential that the power of debate should be free ,
in order to an energetic discharge of his duty by the debator .
3 .
The Constitution of the United States ,
art .
1 ,
s .
6 ,
provides ,
that for any speech or debate ,
in either house ,
the senators and representatives shall not be questioned in any other place .
4 .
It is a rule of the common law ,
that counsel may ,
in ,
the discharge of professional duty ,
use strong epithets ,
however derogatory to the character of the opponent ,
or his attorney ,
or other agent or witness ,
in commenting on the facts of the case ,
if pertinent to the cause ,
and stated in his instructions ,
without any liability to any action for the supposed slander ,
whether the thing stated were true or false .
1 B . &
Ald .
232 ;
3 Dow '
s R .
273 ,
277 ,
279 ;
7 Bing .
R .
459 ;
S .
C .
20 E .
C .
L .
R .
198 .
Respectable and sensible counsel ,
however ,
will always refrain from the indulgence of any unjust severity ,
both on their own personal account ,
and because browbeating a witness ,
or other person ,
will injuriously affect their case in the eyes of a respectable court and jury .
3 Chit .
Pr .
887 ,
8 .
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