argue

詳細解釋：

ar.gue

v.（動詞）
ar.gued,ar.gu.ing,ar.gues
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To put forth reasons for or against; debate:
爭論：為…提出理由或提出理由反對；辯論：
例句：
.It is time to stop arguing tax-rate reductions and to enact them.(Paul Craig Roberts)
.現在該是停止關於減少稅率的爭辯，而是把它們付諸實施的時候了.(保羅·克雷格·羅伯茨)

To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend:
堅持，主張：列舉證明極力列舉理由以證明；堅持或主張：
例句：
The speaker argued that more immigrants should be admitted to the country.
講演者舉出理由證明應該允許更多的移民入境

To give evidence of; indicate:
給出…證據；指出：
例句：
.Similarities cannot always be used to argue descent.(Isaac Asimov)
.有類似的特徵，不能用來證明一個人的出身.(艾薩克·阿西莫夫)

To persuade or influence (another), as by presenting reasons:
說服，勸告：說服或影響（他人），如通過提出理由：
例句：
argued the clerk into lowering the price.
極力說服售貨員降低價格

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To put forth reasons for or against something:
爭辯：提出理由以表示（贊成）或反對某事：
例句：
argued for dismissal of the case; argued against an immediate counterattack.
主張駁回訴訟；據理力爭反對立即 *

To engage in a quarrel; dispute.
參與爭吵；爭論

來源：
Middle English arguen
中古英文 arguen
from Old French arguer
源自 古法文 arguer
from Latin argôt3re [to babble, chatter] [frequentative of] arguere [to make clear] * see arg-
源自 拉丁語 argôt3re [嘮叨，閒談] [] arguere的重複動詞 [弄清楚] *參見 arg-

【引伸】
ar.guer
n.（名詞）
<參考辭彙><同義詞>argue,quarrel,wrangle,squabble,bickerThese verbs denote verbal exchange expressing conflict of positions or opinions. To
這些動詞都是指用語言互換來表達立場或觀點的衝突。
argue is to present reasons or facts in an attempt to persuade an adversary in debate or to induce another to espouse a cause or point of view one advocates:
argue 指提出理由或事實，試圖在爭辯中說服對方，或促使他人擁護自己倡導的理由或觀點：
例句：
.I am not arguing with you—I am telling you. (James McNeill Whistler).
.我不是在和你爭論--我是告訴你. （詹姆斯·麥克尼爾·惠斯勒）。

Quarrel stresses animosity and often a suspension of amicable relations:
Quarrel 強調敵意，常指友好關係的終止：
例句：
There`s no point in quarreling about the past.
為過去的事而爭吵是沒有用的。

Wrangle refers to loud, contentious argument:
Wrangle 指大聲的，極易引起爭吵的爭論：
例句：
.audiences . . . who can be overheard wrangling about film facts in restaurants and coffee houses. (Sheila Benson).
.觀眾們…常聽到在餐館和咖啡館裡大聲爭論電影裡的情節. （希拉·本森）。

Squabble suggests disagreeable argument, usually over a petty or trivial matter:
Squabble 指令人不快的爭論，常為一些小的或瑣碎事：
例句：
.The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin . . . would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities. (Theodore Roosevelt).
.使這個國家崩潰的可靠辦法…就是允許它成為一個為小事爭吵不休的亂糟糟的國家. （西奧多·羅斯福）。

Bicker connotes sharp, persistent, bad-tempered exchange:
Bicker 含有尖刻，固執，心情不好的交談：
例句：
.The same reason that makes us bicker with a neighbor creates a war between princes. (Montaigne).See also Synonyms at discuss ,indicate
我們與鄰國爭吵的原因會使王公們之間爆發一場戰爭. （蒙田）參見同義詞 discuss,indicate