argue Idiom, Proverb

argue the toss

to argue or dispute loudly and with length

argue about

discuss；quarrel about争论；争辩
They are always arguing about unimportant matters．他们总是为一些小事争论不休。
My students argued over the ocrrectness of the answer．我的学生们互相争论着答案的正确性。

argue about/over

argue against

express an opinion against反驳
The next speaker will argue against this plan．下一个演讲者将会反驳这项计划。

argue away

1．argue continuously连续争论
They sometimes argue away for hours．他们有时一争论就是几小时。
2．dismiss with a plausible argument以似是而非的理由驳回；不考虑
He tried to argue the matter away．他想方设法要把这件事辩解过去。
You can't argue away this problem．你不能不考虑这个问题。

argue down

defeat sb．in an argument驳倒
The speaker was wellinformed，but I argued him down at last．演讲者博闻强记，但是我最终把他驳倒了。
They argued him down fiercely．他们经过激烈的辩论把他说得哑口无言。

argue for

debate in favour of；give reasons in support of为…争辩；支持；赞成
I'll try to argue the matter for you， but he's very obstinate．在这个问题上我会为你说话的，但他却是个固执的人。
It is necessary that we should argue the problem for them．我们有必要为他们辩论这件事。

argue out

talk about sth． thoroughly until a decision is reached深入地辩论某事，直到辩出结果
The committee argued the matter out，and at last agreed to take no action．委员会深入地研究了此事，最后决定不采取行动。
They intend to argue the whole problem out tomorrow night．他们打算在明天晚上把整个问题辩出个结果来。

argue out of

persuade sb． agamst doing sth． by showing reasons说服某人不要做某事
The parents argued their son out of leaving his present job．父母说服儿子不要放弃目前的工作。
He was argued out of his opposition．他被说服得不再反对了。