argue/ˋɑrgju; ˈɑːɡjuː/v 1 [I] to shout and say angry things to someone because you disagree with them 争吵﹐争论﹐争辩: We could hear the neighbours arguing. 我们能听到邻居在争吵。+about/over They always seem to be arguing about money. 他们好像老是在为钱吵架。+with Stop arguing with me! 别和我争辩!THESAURUS 同类词fight/have a fight 争吵: My mom and dad were always fighting. 我妈和我爸老是在吵架。have an argument 争吵﹐争论: We’ve had serious arguments before but never split up. 我们以前大吵过﹐但从未分手。have a row 吵架: We had yet another family row. 我们家里又吵了一架。quarrel/have a quarrel – to have an angry argument 争吵﹐吵嘴﹐吵架: Let's not quarrel about money. 我们不要为钱吵架了。They’ve had a quarrel about some girl. 他们为了一个女孩吵了一架。squabble/bicker – to argue about unimportant things〔为琐事〕争吵﹐发生口角: The kids were bickering over what program to watch. 孩子们在为看什么节目争吵。2 [I,T] to clearly explain why you think something is true or should be done 论证﹐提出理由﹐争辩: +that She argued that most teachers are underpaid. 她提出理由说明大部分教师薪酬太低。+for/against Baker argued against cutting the military budget. 贝克据理反对削减军事预算。She argued the case for changing the law. 她提出论据﹐力主修改法律。