debate用作名詞可指在公共集會(huì )或議會(huì )中進(jìn)行的正式“辯論,討論”,也可指一般性的“辯論,討論”。
例句：
We need to shift the focus of this debate.
我們需要轉換一下辯論的焦點(diǎn)。
The debate was thrown open to the audience.
辯論會(huì )對聽(tīng)眾開(kāi)放。