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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - A bone of contention was the division of powers between the national and provincial governments.
争论的焦点，争端争论的焦点是是中央和省政府之间的权力分配问题。 - 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 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。 - What is the real bone of contention?
真正的争议点是什么？ - Japan has not acknowledged that the islands are disputed, which has provided another bone of contention between Tokyo and Beijing.
日本一直不承认钓鱼岛主权存在争议，这是中日之间另一个争论焦点。 - But lend-lease isn't the only bone of contention here.
然而《租借法案》并不是这里争论的唯一焦点。