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

• The island has been a bone of contention between our two countries.
  多年来，那个岛屿一直是我们两国之间争执的焦点。
• The H-1B visa has been a bone of contention between business and government over the past two years.
  过去两年，h-1b签证一直是商界和政府争论的焦点。
• 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。
• The border has always been a bone of contention between these two countries.
  这两国之间的边界问题历来是争议的焦点。
• In terms of copyright, another bone of contention, we only show a headline and a couple of lines from each story.
  考虑到版权，这是另一个争论的焦点，我们只是显示每篇新闻报道的标题或几行摘要。
• 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。
• Media freedoms have also been a bone of contention.
  媒体自由也是一个争论的焦点。
• How to explain this phenomenon becomes the bone of contention of the theory and practice fields.
  如何解释这一现象成为理论界和实务界争论的焦点。
• If someone did manage to bury this bone of contention, another would emerge.
  即使有人成功的平息了这个争论的焦点，那么另一个也会出现。
• 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。