bicker

vi.争吵(brawl, quarrel)

The couple bickered over little things.

夫妇为鸡毛蒜皮的小事争吵。

brawl

vi.争吵 (bicker, quarrel)

The disagreement soon erupted into a brawl.

分歧很快爆发为争吵。

contradict

vt.反驳；抵触 (counteract, oppose)

I hate to contradict your statement, but there are many snakes in Australia.

我不想反驳你的说法，但是澳大利亚有很多蛇。

contradictory

adj.矛盾的；反驳的(opposing)

contravene

vt.反对(contradict, oppose); 违反

Don't do whatever may contravene the law of the country.

不要做任何违背国家法律的事。

controversial

adj.引起争论的

Mike wrote a very controversial book about the weakness of our political leaders.

迈克写了一本极具争议的书，内容是关于我们政治领袖的弱点。

controversy

n.争论

I am really tired of public controversy concerning the morals of the president.

我实在厌倦了公众对总统道德的争论。

controvert

vt.反驳(deny，contradict)；辩论

What he said is a fact that can't be controverted.

他说的话无可辩驳。

debatable

adj.争论中的，未决定的(controversial, unsettled)

It is debatable as to which football team is the best.

哪支足球队最好存有争议。

debate

n./v.争论，辩论(discussion, argument)

disprove

v/.反驳，证明…有误

The research disproved information I had taken for granted.

这项研究反驳了我深以为然的信息。

dispute

v.争论, 辩论

The strikers began to depute hotly with members of management.

罢工者开始与管理层的成员进行热烈的交流。