argument
US: /ˈɑɹɡjəmənt/
UK: /ˈɑːɡjuːmənt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
argument /'ɑ:gjumənt/- danh từ
- lý lẽ
- argument for: lý lẽ ủng hộ (cái gì)
- argument against: lý lẽ chống lại (cái gì)
- strong argument: lý lẽ đanh thép
- weak argument: lý lẽ không vững
- sự tranh cãi, sự tranh luận
- a matter of argument: một vấn đề tranh luận
- tóm tắt (một vấn đề trình bày trong một cuốn sách)
- (toán học) Argumen
- argument of vector: agumen của một vectơ
- lý lẽ
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [C, U] ~ (with sb) (about / over sth) a conversation or discussion in which two or more people disagree, often angrily: We had an argument with the waiter about the bill. + She got into an argument with the teacher. + to win / lose an argument + After some heated argument a decision was finally taken.
2 [C] ~ (for / against sth)
~ (that ...) a reason or set of reasons that sb uses to show that sth is true or correct: There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia. + His argument was that public spending must be reduced. + Her main argument was a moral one.
3 [U] ~ (about sth) the act of disagreeing in a conversation or discussion using a reason or set of reasons: Let's assume for the sake of argument (= in order to discuss the problem completely) that we can't start till March.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 debate, dispute, disagreement, quarrel, controversy, polemic, wrangle, squabble, tiff, spat, altercation; conflict, fight, fracas, affray, fray, Donnybrook, feud, Colloq row, falling-out, scrap, barney:
The argument was about who had invented the wheel. The argument spilt out into the street.
2 point, position, (line of) reasoning, logic, plea, claim, pleading, assertion, contention, case; defence:
His argument has merit. Arthur's argument falls apart when he brings in the phlogiston theory.
Collocation
1 angry discussion
ADJ.
angry, bitter, heated, violent | big
I had a big argument with my mother this morning.
| little, silly, stupid
VERB + ARGUMENT
become/get involved in, get into, have
I don't want to get into an argument with her.
| cause, provoke, start | lose, win
I was determined to win the argument.
ARGUMENT + VERB
arise, break out, develop, erupt
Minutes later a violent argument erupted.
PREP.
~ about
We had an argument about what we should buy.
| ~ between
an argument between her parents
| ~ over
The argument over decentralization will probably continue for ever.
| ~ with
an argument with his wife
2 reason supporting opinion
ADJ.
basic, general | main | good, major, powerful, sound, strong, valid | compelling, conclusive, convincing, persuasive | plausible
Their argument sounds plausible but is it really valid?
| spurious, tenuous, weak | balanced | logical, rational, reasoned | economic, moral, political, theoretical
VERB + ARGUMENT
advance, deploy, offer, present, put forward
He put forward some very convincing arguments.
| develop
This argument is developed further in the next chapter.
| illustrate, support, underline
Do you have any evidence to support your argument?
| consider, hear, listen to | accept, agree with | dismiss, reject
The company dismissed his arguments as alarmist.
| counter, refute
She tried to think how to refute the argument on moral grounds.
ARGUMENT + VERB
be based on sth
The government's argument is always based on how much such a scheme would cost.
| go, run
Centralized government, so the argument goes, is too far removed from the problems of ordinary citizens.
| apply (for sth)
The same argument applies to fox-hunting.
| justify sth | suggest sth
These arguments suggest that the medical establishment had an interest in suppressing the research.
PREP.
~ against
the arguments against increasing taxes
| ~ concerning
arguments concerning the nature of morality
| ~ for
There is a very good argument for increasing spending on education. | ~ in favour ofWhat are the arguments in favour of change?
PHRASES
all/both sides of an argument
He was able to see both sides of the argument.
| a flaw in the argument
I can see no flaw in the argument as she has just explained it.
| a line of argument
I can see a few problems with this line of argument.
Concise dictionary
arguments'ɑːgjʊməntnoun
+a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
+a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
+a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
+a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
+a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
