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

• The real bone of contention, as you know, is money.
  如你所知的，真正争论的重点就是“钱”。
• 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。
• The island has been a bone of contention between our two countries.
  多年来，那个岛屿一直是我们两国之间争执的焦点。
• I think the inequality in splitting the profits is their real bone of contention.
  我想，分利不均才是他们争吵的真正原因。
• 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 border has always been a bone of contention between these two countries.
  这两国之间的边界问题历来是争议的焦点。
• 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。
• If someone did manage to bury this bone of contention, another would emerge.
  即使有人成功的平息了这个争论的焦点，那么另一个也会出现。
• 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 main bone of contention in Toronto was fiscal policy.
  多伦多峰会争论的焦点是财政政策。