discussion

noun

1. 讨论；商讨
   the process of discussing sb/sth; a conversation about sb/sth
   1. a topic/subject for discussion
      讨论的题目 / 主题
   2. After considerable discussion, they decided to accept our offer.
      他们经过反复讨论决定接受我们的报价。
   3. The plans have been under discussion (= being talked about) for a year now.
      这些计划至今已讨论一年了。
   4. Discussions are still taking place between the two leaders.
      两位领导仍在进行讨论。
   5. We had a discussion with them about the differences between Britain and the US.
      我们和他们讨论了英美两国的不同之处。
2. 详述；论述
   a speech or a piece of writing that discusses many different aspects of a subject
   1. Her article is a discussion of the methods used in research.
      她这篇文章论述的是研究中使用的方法。

1. N-VAR 讨论;商讨
   If there is discussion about something, people talk about it, often in order to reach a decision.
   1. There was a lot of discussion about the wording of the report...
      关于此则报道的措辞议论纷纷。
   2. Council members are due to have informal discussions later on today...
      委员会成员定于今日晚些时候进行非正式讨论。
   3. The whole question of school curriculum is up for discussion...
      涉及学校课程的全部事项都已提出供大家讨论。
   4. The plan may well be over-ambitious, and is clearly open to discussion.
      该计划可能太过好高骛远，势必要招致争论。
2. N-COUNT 论述;详述
   A discussion of a subject is a piece of writing or a lecture in which someone talks about it in detail.
   1. For a discussion of biology and sexual politics, see chapter 4.
      生态政治和性别政治论述请见第4章。
3. 探讨性的
   A discussion document or paper is one that contains information and usually proposals for people to discuss.

1. Justice Fitzgerald included a 120-page discussion paper as an attachment to the annual report.
   在年度报告上，法官菲茨杰拉德附上了一篇长达120页的讨论稿。
2. Also up for discussion will be the conduct of free and fair elections
   同样提出来进行讨论的还有如何进行自由公正的选举。
3. Their achievements have already been analysed in depth and do not require further discussion.
   他们的成就已经全面分析过了，无需再议。
4. There was a lot of discussion about the wording of the report
   关于此则报道的措辞议论纷纷。
5. Council members are due to have informal discussions later on today
   委员会成员定于今日晚些时候进行非正式讨论。
6. The whole question of school curriculum is up for discussion
   涉及学校课程的全部事项都已提出供大家讨论。
7. The plan may well be over-ambitious, and is clearly open to discussion.
   该计划可能太过好高骛远，势必要招致争论。
8. The bill would be submitted for public discussion before being enacted as law.
   该法案在获得通过成为法律前，将提请公众讨论。
9. She began to weep. That ended our discussion.
   她哭了起来，我们的讨论到此结束。
10. Dawkins ends his discussion with a call for liberation
    道金斯以呼吁解放结束了他的论述。
11. We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.
    我们想和公认的领袖们进行讨论。
12. Members of the council agreed that it still had an important role as a forum for discussion
    理事会成员一致认为它仍然发挥着论坛的重要作用。
13. They had a frank discussion about the issue.
    他们对这个问题进行了开诚布公的讨论。
14. They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics
    他们想启动一次经济学讨论。
15. Our discussion in the previous chapter continues this line of thinking
    我们上一章的讨论延续了这一思路。
16. The Foreign Secretary has decided to take the offensive in the discussion on the future of the community.
    外交大臣决定在有关该社群未来的讨论中采取攻势。
17. In the public discussion of nuclear policies, technology has usually been overemphasized and morality neglected
    核政策的公开讨论往往过分强调技术层面，却忽略了道德问题。
18. This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.
    这会儿不是讨论个没完的时候。
19. We presented three options to the unions for discussion
    我们向工会提供了3种选择供讨论。
20. This is a subject for serious, well-informed discussion, not tabloid headlines.
    这个主题不同于通俗小报的标题，适合进行严肃而深入的讨论。
21. The questions he raised during the discussion were all very much to the point.
    他在讨论会上提出的几个问题都十分中肯。
22. The relative items in this report will be referred to the committee for discussion.
    把这份报告中的有关事项提交委员会讨论。
23. This is open to discussion.
    这一点值得商榷。
24. They entered into a discussion of the European question.
    他们开始商讨欧洲问题。
25. They fell into a long discussion on the bill.
    他们开始对这项议案进行长时间的审议。
26. The teacher singled out one composition for class discussion.
    教师挑选出一篇作文来供课堂上讨论。
27. The students were in the midst of a lively discussion when the teacher came in.
    正当同学们热烈讨论的时候，老师进来了。
28. If there is no further discussion, perhaps we can pass on.
    如果没有更多要谈的了，或许我们可以转入下一个议程。
29. The proposal has not yet passed the discussion stage.
    这个提案还没有通过讨论阶段。

noun

1. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
   1. the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic
   2. his treatment of the race question is badly biased

   Synonym:    treatmentdiscourse

2. an exchange of views on some topic
   1. we had a good discussion
   2. we had a word or two about it

   Synonym:    give-and-takeword