argument/ˋɑrgjəmənt; ˈɑːɡjəmənt or ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/n [C]1 a situation in which people shout and say angry things to each other because they disagree with each other 争吵﹐争论﹐争辩: +about/over an argument about who was responsible for the accident 关于谁为这次事故负责的争吵+with a serious argument with my husband 和我丈夫之间的一场大吵My parents had a big argument last night. 昨晚我父母大吵了一场。see box at见 ARGUE 方框2 a set of reasons that show that something is true or untrue, right or wrong etc 理由﹔论据﹐论点: +for/against a powerful argument against smoking 反对吸烟的有力论据+that the familiar argument that the costs outweigh the benefits 得不偿失这一常见的论点