dispute指“激烈爭辯”，含有“相持不下”或“未得解決”之意，如：
Whether he will be elected as chairman is still disputed.
他是否當選為主席，仍然有爭論。
They have won previous pay disputes with the government
在先前和政府的工資糾紛中他們贏了。
argue著重“說理”、“論證”和“企圖說服”，如：
I argued with her for a long time，but she refused to listen to reason.
我和她辯論了好久，但她還是不聽。
Don't argue with me
別和我爭辯。
They are arguing over foreign policy
他們正就外交政策進行討論。