at issue イディオム
at issue
1.under consideration; in dispute 在争论中
The point at issue is who is best qualified for the post.争论之焦点是谁担任这项工作最称职。
2.in disagreement不和;意见不一致
The father is at issue with his son.父子意见不和。
at issue|issue
adj. phr. 1. In dispute; to be settled by debate, by vote, by battle, or by some other contest.
His good name was at issue in the trial. The independence of the United States from England was at issue in the Revolutionary War. Compare: IN QUESTION. 2. Not in agreement; in conflict; opposing.
His work as a doctor was at issue with other doctors' practice. Synonym: AT ODDS.
at issue
1. Beneath discussion. The affair at affair is whether or not to apparatus a new apprehension policy.2. In disagreement. They are at affair over the best way to advance the committee.Learn more: issueat issue
1. In question, beneath discussion; also, to be decided. For example, Who will pay for the refreshments was the point at issue. [Early 1800s]
2. In conflict, in disagreement, as in Physicians are still at affair over the adapted use of hormone therapy. This usage, from acknowledged terminology, was authentic by Sir William Blackstone ( Commentaries on the Laws of England, 1768), who said that back a point is affirmed by one ancillary and denied by the other, "they are again said to be at issue." Learn more: issueat ˈissue
the best important allotment of the accountable that is actuality discussed: The point at affair actuality is his honesty, not the affection of his work.Learn more: issueissue
n. problem. (In chatty use, affair has around replaced the chat problem. It is alike heard in a few idioms such as Do you accept an affair with that?) I had an affair with my car this morning. It wouldn’t start. You are backward again! Do you accept an affair with our appointment hours? at issue
1. In question; in dispute: "Many bodies abort to butt what is absolutely at affair here" (Gail Sheehy).
2. At variance; in disagreement.Learn more: issue