discussion

1. N-VAR If there is discussion about something, people talk about it, often in order to reach a decision. 讨论

There was a lot of discussion about the wording of the report. 有很多关于该份报告措词的讨论。

Board members are due to have informal discussions later on today. 董事会成员们预定在今天稍后进行非正式讨论。

2. PHRASE If something is under discussion, it is still being talked about and a final decision has not yet been reached. 在讨论中

3. N-COUNT A discussion of a subject is a piece of writing or a lecture in which someone talks about it in detail. 详述

For a discussion of biology and sexual politics, see chapter 4. 欲获得一个生物学与性别政治学的论述，请看第4章。

4. ADJ A discussion document or paper is one that contains information and usually proposals for people to discuss. 供讨论的[ADJ n]

...a NASA discussion paper on long-duration ballooning. …一份美国国家航空航天局关于长时间气球飞行的讨论文件。