發音
英 ['ɑːgjuː] 美 ['ɑrgjʊ]
釋義
•vi.
•提出(或提供)理由(贊成或反對某事)，表示贊成(或反對)的意見，為贊成(或反對)而辯論(與for或against連用)：
•He argued in favour of capital punishment.
•他提出理由贊成嚴懲。
•to argue for(或against) a proposed law
•辯論贊成(或反對)某法律草案
•爭辯，爭論；爭吵，爭執；持異議：
•The senator argued with the President about the new tax bill.
•參議員與總統為新稅法案爭辯。
•vt.
•辯論；爭論；討論；議論；提出贊成(或反對)的理由：
•The lawyers argued the case.
•律師們辯論這案件。
•用辯論(企圖)證明，論證；堅持；(堅決)主張，認為：
•to argue that the news report must be wrong
•論證此項新聞報導必定錯誤
•提供…證據；證明；表明(原因等)；表示；意指：
•His manners argue a good upbringing.
•他的舉止表明受過良好教育。
•His clothes argue poverty.
•他的衣衫表明貧窮。
•說明,勸告(into或 out of)：
•to argue someone out of a plan
•說服某人不作計畫
•[1275 ～ 1325]
短語
•argue in a circle 用循環論證來辯論；辯論不出結果
•argue someone into(或 out of)(doing)something 勸告，說服某人做(或不做)某事，通過爭論使某人做(或不做)某事
•argue something away(或off) 找理由把某事辯解過去
•argue with(或against)someone about(或on) something 與某人辯論某事
•argue with 爭論;和…爭吵
•argue about 爭論;議論某事
•argue for 贊成;支持;論證
•argue over 辯論某事，為…爭論
•argue against 反對;據理反對;爭辯
例句
Jack would argue and eff all day long. 傑克常會整天爭論不休罵罵咧咧。
Her temperament disposed her to argue readily with people. 她的急躁脾氣使她動不動就與人爭吵。
Jim was beginning to argue wildly again,getting his facts wrong,so his elder brother cut him down. 吉姆又激烈地爭辯起來，把論據都搞錯了，於是他的哥哥就把他擊敗了。
