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bone of contention

英 [bəʊn ɒv kənˈtenʃn]

美 [boʊn əv kənˈtenʃn]

n.  争议的焦点; 争执所在

法律

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.
    1. The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
      争来争去无非是空调温度。

英英释义

noun

  • the subject of a dispute
    1. the real bone of contention, as you know, is money

双语例句

  • 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。
  • The length of the project was a major bone of contention during the talks.
    项目的长度是会谈中最主要的争端。
  • 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。
  • It is a bone of contention in the law field that whether economy law can be a independent law department.
    经济法能否作为一个独立的法律部门,一直是法学界争论的焦点。
  • It appears that money will be either a bone of contention with a friend or lover, or a source of worry, perhaps because you are planning to participate in a social event that will prove quite costly.
    你将不是和朋友或爱人产生财务方面的争吵,就是会因为钱而烦恼。也可能是你要计划参加一个成本过高的社会活动。
  • His main bone of contention is that private-property rights are unconstitutional in China, a state founded on the idea of collective ownership.
    他的争论要点在于私有产权是违反中国宪法的,中国是一个以集体所有制理念为基础的国家。
  • 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。
  • 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 small island has been a bone of contention between the two countries for centuries.
    那小岛成为这两个国家之间的争端已达数百年之久。