bone of contention

英 [bəʊn ɒv kənˈtenʃn]

美 [boʊn əv kənˈtenʃn]

n.  争议的焦点; 争执所在

法律

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 争议的焦点；争执所在
  If a particular matter or issue is abone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument.
  1. The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
     争来争去无非是空调温度。

英英释义

noun

• the subject of a dispute
  1. the real bone of contention, as you know, is money

双语例句

• Poor Mary little thought it would be such a bone of contention when she gave it me to keep, only two hours before she died.
  可怜的玛丽临死前两个钟头把它交给我保存，她万万没想到你们像狗抢骨头一样抢这把刀。
• But lend-lease isn't the only bone of contention here.
  然而《租借法案》并不是这里争论的唯一焦点。
• What is the real bone of contention?
  真正的争议点是什么？
• The main bone of contention in Toronto was fiscal policy.
  多伦多峰会争论的焦点是财政政策。
• The Chinese currency has long been a bone of contention at G20 summits.
  中国货币一直是G20峰会的争论焦点。
• How to explain this phenomenon becomes the bone of contention of the theory and practice fields.
  如何解释这一现象成为理论界和实务界争论的焦点。
• The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
  争来争去无非是空调温度。
• The small island has been a bone of contention between the two countries for centuries.
  那小岛成为这两个国家之间的争端已达数百年之久。
• The length of the project was a major bone of contention during the talks.
  项目的长度是会谈中最主要的争端。
• Japan has not acknowledged that the islands are disputed, which has provided another bone of contention between Tokyo and Beijing.
  日本一直不承认钓鱼岛主权存在争议，这是中日之间另一个争论焦点。