contentious
英 [kənˈtenʃəs]
美 [kənˈtenʃəs]
adj. 可能引起争论的; 爱争论的; 充满争吵的
Collins.1 / BNC.8879 / COCA.8932
牛津词典
adj.
- 可能引起争论的
likely to cause disagreement between people- a contentious issue/topic/subject
有争议的问题 / 话题 / 主题 - Both views are highly contentious.
两种观点都很有争议。
- a contentious issue/topic/subject
- 爱争论的;充满争吵的
liking to argue; involving a lot of arguing- a contentious meeting
争论不休的会议
- a contentious meeting
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 有争议的;引起争论的
Acontentiousissue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.- Sanctions are expected to be among the most contentious issues.
制裁可能会是争议最大的问题之一。 - ...a country where land prices are politically contentious.
因土地价格引发政治争议的国家
- Sanctions are expected to be among the most contentious issues.
- ADJ-GRADED 爱争论的;动辄争吵的
Acontentiousperson seems to like arguing and disagreeing with other people.- Rodney was a cheerful, elegant and gregarious if rather contentious man.
罗德尼尽管非常喜欢与人争辩,却是个阳光、优雅、合群的人。
- Rodney was a cheerful, elegant and gregarious if rather contentious man.
双语例句
- For example, there are contentious debates over the role of price speculation in the commodity markets.
有很多问题引起争议,比如价格投机在商品市场中的作用问题就引起了辩论。 - Whether the policy made any headway remains contentious.
不过,该政策是否取得了进展仍存在争议。 - Modelling is a contentious area.
模型分析是一个有争议的领域。 - This is a contentious book.
这是一本有争议的书。 - But we can also use this strategy to improve slow-running, contentious INSERT programs.
但是,我们还可以使用该策略提高运行慢、有争议的INSERT程序。 - But they say that the contentious issue of intellectual property rights remains unresolved.
但是他们说有争议的知识产权问题仍然没有得到解决。 - A contentious issue, for example, is where the bank will be based.
比如说有一个问题就可能引发争议,即金砖银行的总部要设在哪里。 - They're too contentious, and there are many sides to every issue.
他们太有争议,有许多方面的每一个问题。 - The issue of allowing more mainland participation in Taiwan's economy is a contentious one.
要不要让大陆在更大程度上参与台湾经济,是一个有争议的议题。 - As we do, I'm mindful that the Iraq war has been a contentious issue at home.
当我们翻开新的一页之时,我没有忘记伊拉克战争在国内始终是一个争论激烈的问题。