argue off

The country that threw off dictatorship in 1987 is now as robust, if imperfect, a democracy as any in Asia, a rebuke to those who argue that Confucian societies or "Asian values" are somehow incompatible with the ballot box.

韩国早在1987年就抛弃了独裁统治，现在是一个不逊于亚洲其他任何一个国家的稳健（即使不完美）的民主国家，这是对那些辩称儒家社会或“亚洲价值观”与选举不相容的人们的驳斥。

"But, sir, I'm under orders to —" Clark cut him off. "Don't argue with me."

“但是,先生,我是奉命——”克拉克打断他说道:“别跟我争辩.”

They sometimes argue off for hours.

他们有时一争就是几小时.

He tried to argue the matter off.

他力图把那件事搪塞过去.

'But, sir, I'm under orders to —' Clark cut him off. 'Don't argue with me.'

“但是，先生，我是奉命——”克拉克打断他说道：“别跟我争辩。”