dispute

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. 爭(zhēng)論
They have won previous pay disputes with the government. 他們?cè)A過(guò)前幾起與政府的工資糾紛。
2. V-T If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue. 反駁
He disputed the allegations. 他駁斥了這些無(wú)根據(jù)的指控。
Nobody disputed that Davey was clever. 沒(méi)有人反駁戴維是聰明的。
3. V-RECIP When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of people dispute something with another group. 爭(zhēng)奪 (控制權(quán)、所有權(quán))
Russia and Ukraine have been disputing the ownership of the fleet. 俄羅斯和烏克蘭一直在爭(zhēng)奪該艦隊(duì)的所有權(quán)。
4. PHRASE If two or more people or groups are in dispute, they are arguing or disagreeing about something. (人或組織) 有爭(zhēng)議的
The two countries are in dispute over the boundaries of their coastal waters. 兩國(guó)對(duì)它們沿海海域的邊界是有爭(zhēng)議的。
5. PHRASE If something is in dispute, people are questioning it or arguing about it. (某事物) 有爭(zhēng)議的
The schedule for the talks has been agreed, but the location is still in dispute. 會(huì)談的時(shí)間表已經(jīng)達(dá)成一致，但地點(diǎn)尚有爭(zhēng)議。

All attempts at conciliation failed and the dispute continued .
An outside adviser has been brought in to arbitrate the dispute between the management and the union .
Management have demonstrated almost unbelievable incompetence in their handling of the dispute.
I'd like to help but I don't have the power to intervene in this dispute.
The chances of settling this dispute through talks seem increasingly slender .