discussion

英 [dɪˈskʌʃn]

美 [dɪˈskʌʃn]

n.  讨论; 商讨; 详述; 论述

复数：discussions　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.860 / COCA.1041

牛津词典

noun

• 讨论；商讨
  the process of discussing sb/sth; a conversation about sb/sth
  1. a topic/subject for discussion
     讨论的题目 / 主题
  2. After considerable discussion, they decided to accept our offer.
     他们经过反复讨论决定接受我们的报价。
  3. The plans have been under discussion (= being talked about) for a year now.
     这些计划至今已讨论一年了。
  4. Discussions are still taking place between the two leaders.
     两位领导仍在进行讨论。
  5. We had a discussion with them about the differences between Britain and the US.
     我们和他们讨论了英美两国的不同之处。
• 详述；论述
  a speech or a piece of writing that discusses many different aspects of a subject
  1. Her article is a discussion of the methods used in research.
     她这篇文章论述的是研究中使用的方法。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 讨论;商讨
  If there isdiscussionabout something, people talk about it, often in order to reach a decision.
  1. There was a lot of discussion about the wording of the report...
     关于此则报道的措辞议论纷纷。
  2. Council members are due to have informal discussions later on today...
     委员会成员定于今日晚些时候进行非正式讨论。
  3. The whole question of school curriculum is up for discussion...
     涉及学校课程的全部事项都已提出供大家讨论。
  4. The plan may well be over-ambitious, and is clearly open to discussion.
     该计划可能太过好高骛远，势必要招致争论。
• N-COUNT 论述;详述
  Adiscussion ofa subject is a piece of writing or a lecture in which someone talks about it in detail.
  1. For a discussion of biology and sexual politics, see chapter 4.
     生态政治和性别政治论述请见第4章。
• 探讨性的
  Adiscussiondocument or paper is one that contains information and usually proposals for people to discuss.

英英释义

noun

• an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
  1. the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic
  2. his treatment of the race question is badly biased
  Synonym:treatmentdiscourse
• an exchange of views on some topic
  1. we had a good discussion
  2. we had a word or two about it
  Synonym:give-and-takeword

双语例句

• Our discussion in the previous chapter continues this line of thinking
  我们上一章的讨论延续了这一思路。
• This is open to discussion.
  这一点值得商榷。
• She began to weep. That ended our discussion.
  她哭了起来，我们的讨论到此结束。
• This is a subject for serious, well-informed discussion, not tabloid headlines.
  这个主题不同于通俗小报的标题，适合进行严肃而深入的讨论。
• If there is no further discussion, perhaps we can pass on.
  如果没有更多要谈的了，或许我们可以转入下一个议程。
• This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.
  这会儿不是讨论个没完的时候。
• Council members are due to have informal discussions later on today
  委员会成员定于今日晚些时候进行非正式讨论。
• The students were in the midst of a lively discussion when the teacher came in.
  正当同学们热烈讨论的时候，老师进来了。
• Members of the council agreed that it still had an important role as a forum for discussion
  理事会成员一致认为它仍然发挥着论坛的重要作用。
• The proposal has not yet passed the discussion stage.
  这个提案还没有通过讨论阶段。