•a bitter/long-running dispute激烈／长期的争执

•a border dispute边界争端

•a pay/legal/trade dispute工资／法律／贸易纠纷

•They have been unable to settle/resolve the dispute over working conditions.他们无法解决工作条件方面的争端。

•The unions are in dispute with management over pay.工会与管理层在工资问题上存在分歧。

•He is beyond all dispute the finest actor in Hollywood today.无可置疑，他是当今荷里活最好的演员。

•I don't think her ability is in dispute, what I question is her attitude.我相信她的能力没有问题，但我怀疑她的态度。

•He says it's the best musical equipment you can buy, but I think that's open to dispute.他说那是能买到的最好的音乐设备，但我认为这种说法不一定对。

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•Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period.他是那个时期最好的艺术家，很少有人对此存有异议。

•The circumstances of her death have been hotly disputed.她的死引起了激烈的争论。

•[+ (that)] I don't dispute (that) Lucas' films are entertaining, but they haven't got much depth.我并不否认卢卡斯的电影具有娱乐价值，但这些电影都没有甚么深度。