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 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。
• Another bone of contention is where the money will come from.
  另外一个争论的焦点问题是钱从何处来。
• I think the inequality in splitting the profits is their real bone of contention.
  我想，分利不均才是他们争吵的真正原因。
• 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。
• 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 Chinese currency has long been a bone of contention at G20 summits.
  中国货币一直是G20峰会的争论焦点。
• What is the real bone of contention?
  真正的争议点是什么？
• 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 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。
• 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。