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

• What is the real bone of contention?
  真正的争议点是什么？
• 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。
• 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。
• Another bone of contention might be your heavy work schedule-apparently loved ones feel left out.
  另一个争论的焦点可能是你繁重的工作日程-显然亲人感到被排除在外。
• The area was a bone of contention between the Uzbek emirs and the Persian Kings for many centuries.
  过去几个世纪中，这个地区是乌兹别克埃米尔们和波斯国王们争夺的焦点。
• The main bone of contention in Toronto was fiscal policy.
  多伦多峰会争论的焦点是财政政策。
• This issue is a Bone of contention between us.
  这事件是引发我们争论的原因。
• But lend-lease isn't the only bone of contention here.
  然而《租借法案》并不是这里争论的唯一焦点。
• The real bone of contention, as you know, is money.
  如你所知的，真正争论的重点就是“钱”。
• 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。