bone of contention
英 [bəʊn ɒv kənˈtenʃn]
美 [boʊn əv kənˈtenʃn]
n. 争议的焦点; 争执所在
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 争议的焦点;争执所在
If a particular matter or issue is abone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument.- The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
争来争去无非是空调温度。
- The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
英英释义
noun
- the subject of a dispute
- the real bone of contention, as you know, is money
双语例句
- It is a bone of contention in the law field that whether economy law can be a independent law department.
经济法能否作为一个独立的法律部门,一直是法学界争论的焦点。 - At the approach of each summit, China and its undervalued currency always appear to be the main bone of contention, only for Beijing to quietly sidestep any censure.
每次峰会即将召开之时,中国以及人民币汇率低估问题似乎总会成为争论的焦点,但最终北京总能悄然避开所有责难。 - In December, the SEC addressed a long-standing bone of contention for non-US companies by making it easier for them to delist from US stock exchanges and deregister from the SEC, thus escaping Sarbanes-Oxley.
去年12月,sec降低了非美国企业从美国证券交易所退市和从sec除名的难度,从而绕开了《萨班斯-奥克斯利法》(sarbanes-oxley),解决了一个长期争论的焦点。 - The bone of contention again will be money, but this time you seem to be at odds with a lover or one of your children.
争论的焦点再次将钱的,但这次你似乎是在与情人或你的孩子一个机会。 - How to explain this phenomenon becomes the bone of contention of the theory and practice fields.
如何解释这一现象成为理论界和实务界争论的焦点。 - The H-1B visa has been a bone of contention between business and government over the past two years.
过去两年,h-1b签证一直是商界和政府争论的焦点。 - If someone did manage to bury this bone of contention, another would emerge.
即使有人成功的平息了这个争论的焦点,那么另一个也会出现。 - In terms of copyright, another bone of contention, we only show a headline and a couple of lines from each story.
考虑到版权,这是另一个争论的焦点,我们只是显示每篇新闻报道的标题或几行摘要。 - This issue is a Bone of contention between us.
这事件是引发我们争论的原因。 - Media freedoms have also been a bone of contention.
媒体自由也是一个争论的焦点。