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
- This issue is a Bone of contention between us.
这事件是引发我们争论的原因。 - It appears that money will be either a bone of contention with a friend or lover, or a source of worry, perhaps because you are planning to participate in a social event that will prove quite costly.
你将不是和朋友或爱人产生财务方面的争吵,就是会因为钱而烦恼。也可能是你要计划参加一个成本过高的社会活动。 - 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。 - 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。 - I think the inequality in splitting the profits is their real bone of contention.
我想,分利不均才是他们争吵的真正原因。 - 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。 - The real bone of contention, as you know, is money.
如你所知的,真正争论的重点就是“钱”。 - Poor Mary little thought it would be such a bone of contention when she gave it me to keep, only two hours before she died.
可怜的玛丽临死前两个钟头把它交给我保存,她万万没想到你们像狗抢骨头一样抢这把刀。 - Whether he should see his friends every night is a bone of contention between Joe and his wife.
他是否每天晚上去看他的朋友是乔和他的妻子之间争端所以。 - The Chinese currency has long been a bone of contention at G20 summits.
中国货币一直是G20峰会的争论焦点。