| 词组 | contentions |
| 释义 | (redirected from contentions)a bone of contentionAn unresolved problem, dispute, or disagreement. Jerry leaving his dirty dishes in the sink for days became a bone of contention between him and his roommate. in contentionAmong those eligible to win something; in competition. Don't count them out just because they've been on a losing streak—they're still in contention for that final playoff spot. bone of contentionFig. the subject or point of an argument; an unsettled point of disagreement. We've fought for so long that we've forgotten what the bone of contention is. The question of a fence between the houses has become quite a bone of contention. bone of contentionMain issue of a disagreement; something to quarrel about. For example, Grandfather's will was a bone of contention for the whole family. This expression alludes to two dogs fighting (contending) over a single bone. In slightly different guise, bone of dissension, it was used figuratively in the 16th century and took its present form in the early 1700s. a bone of contentionCOMMON A bone of contention is an issue that people are arguing about. Both players were lectured severely by the referee, but the real bone of contention was the injury to Montgomery. Pay, of course, is not the only bone of contention. Note: The image here is of two dogs fighting over a bone. a bone of contentiona subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement.The idea is of a bone thrown into the midst of a number of dogs and causing a fight between them. a bone of conˈtentiona matter about which there is a lot of disagreement: The interpretation of this painting has long been a bone of contention among art historians.in/out of conˈtention (for something)with/without a chance of winning something: Only three teams are now in contention for the title.With that defeat, Marshall dropped out of contention.bone of contention The subject of a dispute. bone of contention, theThe central point of a dispute. The phrase alludes to two dogs fighting over a single bone, and originally was a bone of dissension (“This became a bone of dissension between these deere friends,” William Lambarde, 1576). The current cliché dates from the early eighteenth century, although the metaphor of dogs fighting over a bone had been transferred to human quarrels long before (“The devil hath cast a bone to set stryfe between you,” John Heywood’s Proverbs, 1562). |
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