H n ; fS zJj iJr #r:     the political/intemational arena

aren’t /a:nt/ short form 1 are not 2 (in questions InJ-feJ) am not: Aren't I clever? areola /a'riiala/ noun {pi. areolae /-li:/) the round area of skin around the nipple (= on a breast) ( ?tA

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arete /a’ret; a'reit/ noun (from French) a long sharp ridge along the top of a mountain 30 #; ?J il$ ( fr Ul

ar gent /'a:d3ant; NAmE 'a:rd3-/ oc//'. (literary) silver t-H £

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argon /'a:gDn; /V/\mf 'a:rga:n/ noun [U] (symh Ar) a chemical element. Argon is a gas that does not react with anything and is used in electric lights. M the Argonauts /'aiganoits; NAmE 'a:rg-/ noun [pi.] (in ancient Greek stories, A # ft -#) the sailors who travelled with Jason, the son of the king of lolcos in Greece, on his adventures

argot /’aigau; NAmE 'a:rgat; -goo/ noun [sing., U] (from French) words and phrases that are used by a particular group of people and not easily understood by others ,fri£; 5R&; tJJn SCI jargon

ar gu able /'aigjuabl; NAmE 'a:rg-/ adj. (formal) 1 that you can give good reasons for nj if ; fji&M iVj : It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing.

2 not certain; that you do not accept without question , JE IS ^ ; % IS 1 H77I debatable :      It is arguable

whether the case should have ever gone to trial (= perhaps it should not have). AJi filjk it

argu ably /'aigjuabli; NAmE 'a:rg-/ adv. used, often before a comparative or superlative adjective, when you are stating an opinion which you believe you could give reasons to support ( # ft'M W is] it © k sic H A'

HU ) Sc SI: He is arguably the best actor of his

generation.

argue 0"w/'a:gju:; NAmE 'a:rg-/ verb 1 [V] ~ (with sb) (about/over sth) to speak angrily to sb because you disagree with them #•?>';        My

brothers are always arguing.     j[] & H it

0                           We’re always arguing with each other about money, ft

01 don’t want to argue with you—just do it! ftvYMftl\ 2 ~ (for/against sth) | ~ (for/against doing sth) to give reasons why you think that sth is right/wrong, true/not true, etc., espe­cially to persuade people that you are right it if.;

JI; #-/$ : [V] They argued for the right to strike. fM J ^ O [VN] She argued the case for bringing back the death penalty. M      EJPJ0 o

He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter). ftk A M T, , A® if i&S A ® Jii 0 0 a well-argued article iif If ^   0 [V that] He argued that they

needed more time to finish the project, flfett 111 Si ffl

§ o 0 [VN that] It could be argued that laws are made by and for men. if f ft pf j A. ft ^ [also V wh-| 3 [VN] (formal)

to show clearly that sth exists or is true if n>]; f RJj: These latest developments argue a change in government policy. M i£ W*       M M # M Iff Ok M 7 &. tR 0

IT»TBil ,argue the toss (BrE, informal) to continue to disagree about a decision, especially when it is too late to change it or it is not very important (        ) if

- SXf,         LdliAU .argue sb into/out of

doing sth to persuade sb to do/not do sth by giving them reasons iftflg. ( ^ A )       /      ( # ‘}i ) : They

argued him into withdrawing his complaint. fM J iftlltHlk j®:® 7Sijfo 'argue with sth (usually used in negative sentences ii          71$xi'v]) (informal) to disagree with a

statement t'ifcfe ) ;    ( A& ) : He’s a

really successful man—you can’t argue with that, jifelf

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ar gu ment /'cngjumant; NAmE'a:rg-/ noun

1                           [C, U] ~ (with sb) (about/over sth) a conversation or

discussion in which two or more people disagree, often angrily#-^;        We had an argument