take issue
争论,刨根问底,挑剔,挑衅
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Definitions
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- : the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
- : something that is printed or published and distributed, especially a given number of a periodical: Have you seen the latest issue of the magazine?
- : something that is sent out or put forth in any form.
- : a quantity of something that is officially offered for sale or put into circulation at one time: a new issue of commemorative stamps; a new bond issue.
- : a point in question or a matter that is in dispute, as between contending parties in an action at law.
- : a point, matter, or dispute, the decision of which is of special or public importance: the political issues.
- : a point, the decision of which determines a matter: The real issue in the strike was the right to bargain collectively.
- : a point at which a matter is ready for decision: to bring a case to an issue.
- : something proceeding from any source, as a product, effect, result, or consequence: His words were the issue of an intelligent man.
- : Often issues . a personal or emotional problem: I had issues that prevented me from doing well in school.any problem or difficulty: Sorry I'm late—I had an issue with parking.
- : the ultimate result, event, or outcome of a proceeding, affair, etc.: the issue of a contest.
- : a distribution of food rations, clothing, equipment, or ammunition to a number of officers or enlisted soldiers, or to a military unit.
- : offspring; progeny: to die without issue.
- : a going, coming, passing, or flowing out: free issue and entry.
- : a place or means of egress; outlet or exit.
- : something that comes out, as an outflowing stream.
- : Pathology. a discharge of blood, pus, or the like.an incision, ulcer, or the like, emitting such a discharge.
- : issues, English Law. the profits from land or other property.
- : the printing of copies of a work from the original setting of type with some slight changes: the third issue of the poem.
- : Obsolete. a proceeding or action.
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is·sued, is·su·ing.
- : to put out; deliver for use, sale, etc.; put into circulation.
- : to mint, print, or publish for sale or distribution: to issue a new coin; to issue a reprint of a book.
- : to distribute to one or more officers or enlisted soldiers or to a military unit.
- : to send out; discharge; emit.
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is·sued, is·su·ing.
- : to go, pass, or flow out; come forth; emerge: to issue forth to battle.
- : to be sent, put forth, or distributed authoritatively or publicly, as a legal writ or money.
- : to be published, as a book.
- : to originate or proceed from any source.
- : to arise as a result or consequence; result: a reaction that issues from the stimulus.
- : Chiefly Law. to proceed as offspring, or be born or descended.
- : Chiefly Law. to come as a yield or profit, as from land.
- : Archaic. to have the specified outcome, result, etc..
- : Obsolete. to end; terminate.
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Examples
He was more explicit about this disparagement during an event in Pennsylvania earlier this year, when he charged that Biden “has got some big issues” because the former vice president is so often seen wearing a mask.
They want to pass good legislation, because it’s not just a political-messaging issue.
Among them, 61 percent said voter fraud is a major problem with voting by mail, with only 1 percent saying it’s not an issue at all.
If you run into any issues at the polls during early voting or on Election Day, ask a poll worker for help.
This tactic is now becoming more overt, and it is spreading to other issues.
But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
Like many Americans—but few Republican presidential candidates—the former Florida governor has evolved on the issue.
The most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.
“They are hypocritical on this very issue,” Shearer said about Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and other public officials.
In this cockamamie get-rich scheme, would they all issue an apology if he cut a check?
The place was well defended by earthworks and natural parapets, and for several hours the issue of the contest was doubtful.
In one sense, then, the new issue has adequate expansibility for ordinary needs.
Accordingly, the question "How far does the note issue under the new system seem likely to prove an elastic one?"
From that region they issue to inflict diseases, especially blindness and deafness.
That—and no existing institution and no current issue—is the primary concern of the present age.