dispute

柯林斯词典

1. N-VAR A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. 爭論
They have won previous pay disputes with the government. 他們曾贏過前幾起與政府的工資糾紛。
2. V-T If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue. 反駁
He disputed the allegations. 他駁斥了這些無根據的指控。
Nobody disputed that Davey was clever. 沒有人反駁戴維是聰明的。
3. V-RECIP When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of people dispute something with another group. 爭奪 (控制權、所有權)
Russia and Ukraine have been disputing the ownership of the fleet. 俄羅斯和烏尅蘭一直在爭奪該艦隊的所有權。
4. PHRASE If two or more people or groups are in dispute, they are arguing or disagreeing about something. (人或組織) 有爭議的
The two countries are in dispute over the boundaries of their coastal waters. 兩國對它們沿海海域的邊界是有爭議的。
5. PHRASE If something is in dispute, people are questioning it or arguing about it. (某事物) 有爭議的
The schedule for the talks has been agreed, but the location is still in dispute. 會談的時間表已經達成一致，但地點尚有爭議。

All attempts at conciliation failed and the dispute continued .
An outside adviser has been brought in to arbitrate the dispute between the management and the union .
Management have demonstrated almost unbelievable incompetence in their handling of the dispute.
I'd like to help but I don't have the power to intervene in this dispute.
The chances of settling this dispute through talks seem increasingly slender .