1·They had a long dispute over the question.
对这个问题他们长久以来就有争议。
2·Eg. After a long dispute, he at last made a concession to me.
经过长时间的争论，他终于对我让步。
3·The move comes as writers begin talks with studios aimed at paving the way for formal negotiations to end the 11-week long dispute.
这个举动是因为编剧们开始和制作方进行沟通，为了结束长达11周的争论给双方正式谈判铺路。
4·Yanqi Basin is located between Tarim Basin and Tuha Basin, and the attribution of its Mesozoic stratigraphy has been a long dispute.
焉耆盆地处于塔里木盆地与吐哈盆地之间，其中生代地层归属一直是个有争论的问题。
5·The failure to reach the consensus to deflation and its basic problems has caused a long dispute on it in the national academic circles.
国内经济学界关于通货紧缩争论的原因在于对通货紧缩的几个基本问题尚未达成共识。
6·They are on the brink of resolving their long-standing dispute over money.
他们即将要解决彼此之间为时已久的金钱争议。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·Compared with the long-standing friendship between the two countries, their boundary dispute is only an issue of a temporary and limited nature.
两国之间的边界争论，比起两国的悠久友谊来说，是一个暂时性和局部性的问题。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
8·The ownership of the island has long been established beyond dispute.
该岛的归属早已确定无疑。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
9·The Anfield club face the possibility that a long, drawn-out dispute could disrupt their season.
安菲尔德的球队面临赛季被冗长的争论瓦解的可能。
10·Microsoft said it chose to pay the fine rather than enter a long legal dispute.
微软表示，为避免法律纠纷，将支付罚款。