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

• 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。
• Whether he should see his friends every night is a bone of contention between Joe and his wife.
  他是否每天晚上去看他的朋友是乔和他的妻子之间争端所以。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• A bone of contention was the division of powers between the national and provincial governments.
  争论的焦点，争端争论的焦点是是中央和省政府之间的权力分配问题。
• 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。
• The small island has been a bone of contention between the two countries for centuries.
  那小岛成为这两个国家之间的争端已达数百年之久。