◣词语大辨析◢-§(21)"争论,争吵"
argue,debate,discuss,dispute,quarrel都含有一定的"争论"之意
argue 指一方坚持自己的意见,立场和观点,通过争论企图说服对方(argue with sb. about/over sth.)
debate 多指公开,正式场合进行的辩论或严肃的争论,双方各自陈述理由,"交锋""往返"的意味较强
discuss 指为了解决问题或弄清对方的观点而进行的讨论,磋商
dispute 指持续,激烈的争论,语气较强,有”相持不下,未得解决”的意思(in dispute在争论中)
quarrel 争吵,争论,含与人发生口角的意思

1.I ____ with my flat-mate about who should do the housework.
A.discussed B.debated C.argued D.quarreled
2.What we are ____ about is not survival but the quality of life.
A.disputing B.deducing C.discussing D.debating
3.They are ____over foreign policy.
A.disputing B.discussing C.arguing D.debating
4.They hold a fierce ____ as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken years ago.
A.debate B.clash C.disagreement D.contest
5.What he said just now had little to do with the question under ____.
A.debate B.discussion C.dispution D.arguement
6.The case was fully¹ ____ before agreement was reached.
A.quarreled B.argued C.debated D.contested

1.I __D__ with my flat-mate about who should do the housework.我和我同住一个单元的人关于谁应做家务吵了一架.(quarrel with sb. about sth.与某人发生口角)
A.discussed B.debated C.argued D.quarreled
2.What we are __A__ about is not survival but the quality of life.我们所争论的不是生存问题而是生活质量问题.
A.disputing B.deducing C.discussing D.debating
3.They are __C__ over foreign policy.他们正就外交政策进行辩论. (argue with sb. about/over sth.)
A.disputing B.discussing C.arguing D.debating
4.They hold a fierce __A__ as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken years ago.他们就公司是否应当恢复几年前中断了的贸易关系进行了一场激烈的争论.
A.debate B.clash C.disagreement D.contest
5.What he said just now had little to do with the question under __B__.他刚才所见讲的与讨论的问题关系不大.(under discussion在讨论中)
A.debate B.discussion C.dispution D.arguement
6.The case was fully __B__ before agreement was reached.这案件在达成一致意见前进行了充分争论.
A.quarreled B.argued C.debated D.contested