issue

issue的意思

noun

1. the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

e.g. a new issue of stamps
the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago

Synonym: issuingissuance

2. the act of issuing printed materials

Synonym: publication

3. an opening that permits escape or release

e.g. he blocked the way out
the canyon had only one issue

Synonym: exitoutletway out

4. some situation or event that is thought about

e.g. he kept drifting off the topic
he had been thinking about the subject for several years
it is a matter for the police

Synonym: topicsubjectmatter

5. an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

e.g. the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone
politicians never discuss the real issues

6. one of a series published periodically

e.g. she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room

Synonym: number

7. the becoming visible

e.g. not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins

Synonym: emergenceegress

8. the immediate descendants of a person

e.g. she was the mother of many offspring
he died without issue

Synonym: offspringprogeny

9. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

e.g. the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
his decision had depressing consequences for business
he acted very wise after the event

Synonym: consequenceeffectoutcomeresulteventupshot

10. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

e.g. the average return was about 5%

Synonym: returntaketakingsproceedsyieldpayoff

11. supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

Synonym: military issuegovernment issue

verb

1. come out of

e.g. Water issued from the hole in the wall
The words seemed to come out by themselves

Synonym: emergecome outcome forthgo forthegress

2. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

e.g. publish a magazine or newspaper

Synonym: publishbring output outrelease

3. bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

4. make out and issue

e.g. write out a check
cut a ticket
Please make the check out to me

Synonym: write outmake outcut

5. circulate or distribute or equip with

e.g. issue a new uniform to the children
supply blankets for the beds

Synonym: supply

1. 重要问题;议题;争论的问题
An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing.

issue什么意思

e.g. Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships...
经纪人将提出下年度世锦赛奖金的问题。
e.g. A key issue for higher education in the 1990's is the need for greater diversity of courses...
20 世纪 90 年代,高等教育的一个重要议题是要使课程更加多样化。

2. 首要事项;要点;问题的要害
If something is the issue, it is the thing you consider to be the most important part of a situation or discussion.

e.g. I was earning a lot of money, but that was not the issue...
我赚很多钱,但那不是最重要的。
e.g. She avoided the issue by ordering a turkey sandwich...
她点了份火鸡三明治,以此来避开这个重要问题。

3. (报刊的)期,号,版次
An issue of something such as a magazine or newspaper is the version of it that is published, for example, in a particular month or on a particular day.

e.g. The growing problem is underlined in the latest issue of the Lancet...
最近一期的《柳叶刀》杂志中强调了这一日益严重的问题。
e.g. I read Germaine Greer's article in the March issue with particular interest.
我饶有兴致地阅读了杰曼·格里尔在三月那期发表的文章。

4. 发表;发布
If you issue a statement or a warning, you make it known formally or publicly.

e.g. Last night he issued a statement denying the allegations...
昨晚他发表声明否认那些指控。
e.g. The government issued a warning that the strikers should end their action or face dismissal...
政府发布了警告,要求罢工者停止行动,否则将被解雇。

5. 向…颁发;(正式)发给
If you are issued with something, it is officially given to you.

e.g. On your appointment you will be issued with a written statement of particulars of employment...
正式任命时,你会拿到一份关于雇用细则的书面声明。
e.g. Staff will be issued with new grey-and-yellow designer uniforms.
将会向雇员发放灰黄相间的名牌新制服。

6. (液体、声音、气味)流出，发出，冒出
When something such as a liquid, sound, or smell issues from something, it comes out of that thing.

e.g. A tinny voice issued from a speaker.
扬声器里传出了细微的声音。

7. 争论中的;讨论中的
The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.

e.g. The problems of immigration were not the question at issue...
移民问题不在讨论之列。
e.g. One of the main points at issue is that the Community wants the representatives to be based in East Jerusalem.
争论的要点之一是,共同体希望代表们的总部设在东耶路撒冷。

8. 使…引起关注;在…上挑起争论
If you make an issue of something, you try to make other people think about it or discuss it, because you are concerned or annoyed about it.

e.g. It seemed the Colonel had no desire to make an issue of the affair.
看上去上校不想在那件事上挑起争端。

9. 不同意;对…持异议
If you take issue with someone or something they said, you disagree with them, and start arguing about it.

e.g. Sister Morrison might take issue with me on that matter...
莫里森修女在那件事上或许会和我持不同意见。
e.g. I will not take issue with the fact that we have a recession.
我不否认经济衰退的事实。

10. 在…方面有困难
If someone has issues with a particular aspect of their life, they have problems connected with it.

e.g. I think once you do have issues with food you're going to have them for the rest of your life.
我认为一旦你吃东西有问题的话,你可能终生都会如此。