bone of contention

Poor Mary little thought it would be such a bone of contention when she gave it me to keep, only two hours before she died.

可怜的玛丽临死前两个钟头把它交给我保存，她万万没想到你们像狗抢骨头一样抢这把刀。

The bone of contention is often a river, such as the Cauvery, whose waters must be shared by several states.

纠纷的焦点往往是一条河，如科弗里河，它是由几个州共享的水域河流。

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。

The real bone of contention, as you know, is money .

如你所知的，真正争论的重点就是“钱”。

The giant trees, which were due to be lit on Friday, are a longstanding bone of contention between the Koreas.

原定在周五点亮的巨型圣诞树灯塔，是韩朝双方长时间争执不下的一个问题。

It has always been the bone of contention whether it is practicable to adopt shield tunnelling method under ground condition in Chengdu.

在此种特殊地质条件下的盾构法施工是否适用一直是大家争论的焦点。

The length of the project was a major bone of contention during the talks.

项目的长度是会谈中最主要的争端。

The H-1B visa has been a bone of contention between business and government over the past two years.

过去两年，H-1B签证一直是商界和政府争论的焦点。

The authenticity of items associated with Hitler has long been a bone of contention.

和希特勒有关的一些物品的真伪问题一直受到争论。

One bone of contention between China and the U. S. , is whether or not China is a "free market economy" .

中美争论的焦点之一是中国是否是一个“自由市场经济”。

1: Who got to use the family car was a bone of contention between Joe and Betty from the day they got back from their honeymoon.

原来Joe和Betty从蜜月回来的当天起就为了谁可以用家里那辆车争论不休。

The public option has been raised as a bone of contention by several of the more conservative Democratic senators.

公共选择被好几位更保守的民主党参议员作为争论的焦点来提出。

It is a bone of contention in the law field that whether economy law can be a independent law department.

经济法能否作为一个独立的法律部门，一直是法学界争论的焦点。

'We've reached an agreement on the delivery dates, but the price is still a bone of contention. '

我们在运货时间上已有共识，但在价格谈判上还是颇有争议。

The area was a bone of contention between the Uzbek emirs and the Persian Kings for many centuries.

过去几个世纪中，这个地区是乌兹别克埃米尔们和波斯国王们争夺的焦点。

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。

Who should attend EU summit meetings was a particular bone of contention between the presidency and the government.

谁应当参加欧盟峰会仍然是总统和政府之间一个极其争论的话题。

'bone of contention' is something that is still being argued and cannot be agreed on.

当在某事情上还无法达成共识时，我们说那事情仍是‘一个被争夺的骨头’。

Ironically, the biggest bone of contention there is between two stalwart allies, the United States and Canada.

具有讽刺意味的是，争夺最凶的两家是两个铁杆盟友：美国和加拿大。

The Chinese currency has long been a bone of contention at G20 summits.

中国货币一直是G20峰会的争论焦点。