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debate about something collocation a serious discussion, or a period of discussion about a subject, in which many people take part: The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation.关于食品安全的争论引起了全国关注。 Over the years we have had several debates about future policy. See
debatenoun There has been a great debate about bilingual education in California. There has been much debate about the best approach to running the prison system. The play presents an important debate about education and religion. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Debate & discussion agent provocateur agora argue argue against something argue for something bargainer beard controversial hash no ifs or butsidiom no-platform no-platforming on the doorstep out-debate proposer undialectical undiscussed war of words wash (something) up well argued |