an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common border

a bitter/long-running dispute 激烈／长期的争执

a border dispute 边界争端

a pay/legal/trade dispute 工资／法律／贸易纠纷

They have been unable to settle/resolve the dispute over working conditions. 他们无法解决工作条件方面的争端。

The unions are in dispute with management over pay. 工会与管理层在工资问题上存在分歧。

so certain or true that you cannot disagree

He is beyond all dispute the finest actor in Hollywood today. 无可置疑，他是当今好莱坞最好的演员。

It is beyond all dispute that he is the best footballer in the country at present.

That she was born ten years earlier than she says she was is, frankly, beyond dispute.

You cannot prove, beyond dispute, the existence of God.

being doubted

I don't think her ability is in dispute - what I question is her attitude. 我相信她的能力没有问题，但我怀疑她的态度。

The meaning of this poem has long been in dispute.

What provoked the incident is in dispute, both men having given different stories.

Whether this is a positive outcome is in dispute.

What happened later that evening is in dispute.

Exactly what was said at the meeting is in dispute.

not certain

He says it's the best musical equipment you can buy, but I think that's open to dispute. 他说那是能买到的最好的音乐设备，但我认为这种说法不一定对。

Her precise role in setting up the scheme is open to dispute.

The figures are open to dispute.

Whether he could have stopped this from happening is open to dispute.

The extent of her involvement is open to dispute.

to disagree with something that someone says

Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period. 他是那个时期最好的艺术家，很少有人对此存有异议。

The circumstances of her death have been hotly disputed. 她的死引起了激烈的争论。

[ + (that) ] I don't dispute (that) his movies are entertaining, but they don't have much depth. 我并不否认他的电影具有娱乐价值，但这些电影都没有什么深度。

Synonyms: gainsay quarrel