2013gre考試備考:gre必備的詞匯之contentious

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    contentious[英][k?n?ten??s] [美][k?n?t?n??s] 
    
簡(jiǎn)明釋義
    adj.引起爭(zhēng)論的,有爭(zhēng)論的;愛爭(zhēng)論的;愛議論的;矯情
    contentiously
    This time he was contentiously omitted from the team.
    這一次他有爭(zhēng)議地落選了球隊(duì)。
    例句
    His imprisonment had been a contentious issue in israel.
    他的被捕在以色列一直是一個(gè)有爭(zhēng)議的問題。
    A contentious clause in a treaty.
    條約中可能有異議的條款。
    It became a contentious domestic issue in britain in1970s.
    在70年代它已成為英國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)一個(gè)引起爭(zhēng)論的問題。
    Ppps are tricky to calculate and economists come up with different numbers, so the imf’s figures are contentious.
    由于平價(jià)購(gòu)買力的難以計(jì)算和經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家意見的不同,imf的數(shù)字是有爭(zhēng)議的。
    The focus of the meeting is exceptionally narrow deliberately so, because the administration is keen to avoid contentious issues.
    本次會(huì)議的關(guān)注焦點(diǎn)格外狹窄,這是刻意安排的結(jié)果,因?yàn)閵W巴馬政府希望避免有爭(zhēng)議的議題。