debating

英 [dɪˈbeɪtɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈbeɪtɪŋ]

v.  (尤指正式)讨论，辩论; 仔细考虑; 思考; 盘算
debate的现在分词

现在分词：debating　

BNC.18946 / COCA.21745

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （各自发表不同观点的）辩论，争论，讨论
  Adebateis a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
  1. An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government...
     以色列政府内部正在进行激烈的辩论。
  2. There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this.
     学者之间对此一直争论纷纷。
• N-COUNT (议会或其他机构就某问题在投票前进行的)辩论
  Adebateis a formal discussion, for example in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it.
  1. There are expected to be some heated debates in parliament over the next few days.
     预计接下来的几天里议会将会进行一些激烈的辩论。
• V-RECIP （与…）辩论，争论，讨论
  If peopledebatea topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one persondebatesa topicwithanother person.
  1. The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today...
     联合国安理会今天将就这个问题展开讨论。
  2. The causes of anorexia are much debated...
     关于厌食的起因存在颇多争论。
  3. Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert...
     学者们就弥源太是否皈依进行过辩论。
  4. He likes to debate issues with his friends.
     他喜欢跟朋友辩论各种问题。
• VERB 考虑;盘算;权衡
  If youdebatewhether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do.
  1. Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka...
     塔格特思忖着是否再要一杯双份伏特加。
  2. At the moment we are debating what furniture to buy for the house...
     我们眼下正盘算着为房子购置什么样的家具。
  3. I debated going back inside, but decided against it.
     我寻思着是否再进去，最后还是决定离开。
• PHRASE 存在争论的;有待讨论的;未确定的
  If you say that a matter isopen to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided.
  1. Which of them has more musical talent is open to debate.
     他们之中谁更有音乐天赋还未有定论。

双语例句

• I'm tired of debating you on this point.
  在这一点上我已厌倦与你争论。
• For some time, the REST camp and the SOAP camp have been debating which one to use.
  一段时间以来，REST阵营和SOAP阵营一直在就使用哪个规范进行激烈的争论。
• The telephone rang. Catherine hesitated, debating whether to answer it
  电话响了。凯瑟琳犹豫了一下要不要去接。
• I wish we had a good deal more debating in our educational institutions than we do now.
  我希望在我们教育系统中有比现在更多的辩论实践。
• I felt dread, knowing that they were debating my destiny.
  我感到可怕，因为我知道他们正在议论我的命运问题。
• One section in this final competition is called "Group Debating".
  在比赛中有一个环节是两个选手组合后和其他两对辩论。
• We spend some time ambling around the outer walls, debating whether to go in or not.
  我们在孔府的外墙溜达了一段时间，究竟进去与否，我们还争论了老半天时间。
• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.
  辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion.
  他们争论了好几个小时仍没得出结论。
• The question we're debating is how we do it.
  问题是我们在如何做到这一点上争论不已。