| 词汇 | question |
| 释义 | question noun uk /ˈkwes.tʃən/ us /ˈkwes.tʃən/ questionnoun (ASKING)A1[ C ] a sentence or phrase used to find out information: 问题 ask someone a questionThe police asked me questions all day.警察盘问了我一整天。 answer a questionWhy won't you answer my question?你为什么不回答我的问题？ that is a good question"So where is the missing money?" "That's a good question." (= I don't know the answer.)“那么丢失的钱在哪儿呢？”“问得好。” question-and-answer sessionThere will be a question-and-answer session (= a period when people can ask questions) at the end of the talk.演讲结束前有一段问答时间。 A2[ C ] in an exam, a problem that tests a person's knowledge or ability: 试题，题目 answer/do a questionAnswer/Do as many questions as you can.尽可能多做些题目。 She adroitly avoided the question.她驾轻就熟地规避了这个问题。 She asked the question expecting an affirmative.她问这个问题是希望得到肯定的答复。 I'm afraid you've completely misunderstood the question.恐怕你完全误解了这个问题。 I don't think that question is relevant, counselor.我认为那个问题与本案无关，律师先生。 You can find the answer to almost any question in cyberspace.在网络上差不多任何问题都可以找到答案。 Questioning people & asking questions in general ask after someone ask questions of someone/somethingidiom be someone's for the askingidiom beat something out of someone bombard consultative Gallup poll inquisition inquisitor outpoll pin someone down ply someone with something poll pry put someone through the millidiom put someone through the wringeridiom quiz shoot survey trick question questionnoun (PROBLEM)B2[ C ] any matter that needs to be dealt with or considered: 问题，事情 raise the question ofThis raises the question of teacher pay.这引出了关于教师薪水的问题。 What are your views on the climate change question?你对气候变迁问题有什么看法？ B2[ U ] doubt or confusion: 怀疑，疑惑，疑问 question aboutThere's no question about (= it is certain) whose fault it is.关于过错在谁这一点毫无疑问。 open to questionWhether children are reading fewer books is open to question (= there is some doubt about it).人们怀疑孩子们是否书读得少了。 beyond questionHer loyalty is beyond question (= there is no doubt about it).她的忠诚不容置疑。 There's no question that he's guilty.毫无疑问他是有罪的。 someone/something in questionC2formal the person or thing that is being discussed: 正被谈论的…，讨论中的… I stayed at home on the night in question.那个晚上我在家里呆着没出去。 The question of security is high on the agenda for this afternoon's meeting.今天下午的议程中，安全问题是首要议题。 The committee has deliberated the question at great length.委员会已经仔细讨论过这个问题了。 There is a wide diversity of opinion on the question of unilateral disarmament.对于单方面裁军问题，人们的看法各不相同。 Both projects are on ice until the question of funding is resolved. Leaving aside the question of cost, how many people do we need on the job?先不谈费用问题，这项工作我们需要多少人？ Topics & areas of interest affair angle backyard bailiwick centrism con convention current issue field front issue leitmotiv province specialism subject talk talking point thematically themed topically You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Uncertainty GrammarQuestions A question is anything we write or say which requires a response. In writing, questions are usually followed by a question mark: … Responding to wh-questions Wh-questions ask for information and we do not expect a yes-no answer to a wh-question. We expect an answer which gives information: … Adding emphasis to wh-questions We can add emphasis to wh-questions in speaking by stressing the auxiliary verb do. We usually do this when we have not already received the information that we expected from an earlier question, or to show strong interest. … Negative wh-questions When we ask negative wh-questions, we use the auxiliary verb do when there is no other auxiliary or modal verb, even when the wh-word is the subject of the clause: … Adding a wh-word at the end of a statement to make a question In speaking, we can sometimes turn wh-questions into statement questions: … Intonation and wh-questions The intonation of wh-questions is normally falling. The falling intonation is on the most important syllable: … Prepositions and particles with wh-questions We can use wh-words and phrases after prepositions in more formal questions: … Questions: alternative questions (Is it black or grey?) An alternative question gives a choice of two or more answers in the question and includes or: … Forming alternative questions We usually form alternative questions with an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + main verb or with a modal verb + subject + main verb: … Different types of alternative question We can also ask alternative questions using or not? This is a very direct question and sometimes it can express annoyance or impatience: … Reduced alternative questions (tea or coffee?) Sometimes in informal speaking, we make alternative questions shorter by just saying the alternatives: … Responding to alternative questions We can answer an alternative question in different ways, but we do not normally answer yes: … Questions: echo and checking questions We use echo questions to repeat part of what we have just heard when we don’t fully understand or when we want to confirm what we have heard. We use rising or fall-rising intonation: … Questions: follow-up questions In conversation, we often ask short questions about something that somebody else has just said. There are a number of types. … Questions: statement questions (you’re over 18?) We can use statements (declaratives) to ask yes-no questions. In writing we know they are questions because they have question marks. In speaking we know they are questions because of the context, and often because of their intonation: … Questions: two-step questions In speaking, we sometimes ask two questions together. The first question is just an introduction for the listener. We use these especially when we don’t want to be too direct: … Two-step yes-no questions We sometimes use yes-no questions one after the other. The first question is an introduction to the topic and the speaker usually knows the answer. The second question is more specific. … Pre-questions in two-step questions Sometimes we ask if we can ask a question. This is very polite: … Two-step questions that suggest the answer We also use two-step questions to first ask a question and then suggest an answer with a rising or fall-rising intonation. The speaker is quite sure of the answer and wants the listener to confirm it: … Questions: interrogative pronouns (what, who) We use interrogative pronouns to ask questions. They are: who, which, whom, what and whose. These are also known as wh-words. Questions using these are called wh-questions: … Questions: yes-no questions (Are you feeling cold?) Questions that need either a yes or a no answer are called yes-no questions: … Interrogative pronouns: uses We use who and whom on their own: … Questions: short forms In informal situations, especially in speaking, we can reduce questions rather than using complete clauses. Short questions can be clauses, phrases or even single words: … Questions: typical errors In wh-questions, the word order changes from subject + (auxiliary/modal) + main verb to wh-word + auxiliary/modal verb + subject + main verb: … Forming yes-no questions We form yes-no questions with an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + main verb or with a modal verb + subject + main verb: … Responding to yes-no questions Other ways of saying yes and no include yeah, yep, mm, okay, and nah, nope. These are informal: … Negative yes-no questions We usually use negative yes-no questions to check or confirm something we believe or expect to be the case, or when we consider that something is the best thing to do: … Intonation and yes-no questions The intonation of yes-no questions is normally either rising [ri↗sing arrow] or fall-rising [dow↘n u↗p arrow] intonation depending on the meaning. If we do not know the answer, we use rising intonation. If we more or less know the answer and are looking for confirmation, we use fall-rising intonation: … Questions: wh-questions Wh-questions begin with what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how. We use them to ask for information. The answer cannot be yes or no: … Forming wh-questions We usually form wh-questions with wh- + an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + main verb or with wh- + a modal verb + subject + main verb: … You see We commonly use you see in speaking when we want to share knowledge with our listener or listeners. When we use you see, we assume that the listener or listeners do not have the knowledge that we want them to have: … Idiomsbe a question of doing something be out of the question the million, billion, thousand, etc. dollar question question verb[ T ] uk /ˈkwes.tʃən/ us /ˈkwes.tʃən/ B2 to ask a person about something, especially officially: 问，盘问，审问 Several men were questioned by police yesterday about the burglary.警方昨天就盗窃案审问了几个人。 68 percent of those questioned in the poll thought noise levels had increased.在这次民意测验中有68%受访者认为噪音增大了。 to ask a question askI asked him what time the museum opened, but he didn't know. inquireShe called to inquire when her car would be ready. consultConsult your doctor if your symptoms don't improve. ask aroundI'll ask around and see if anyone knows of a good carpenter. questionThe police are questioning him about the robbery. interviewAfter the race, she was interviewed by journalists. B2 to express doubts about the value or truth of something: 怀疑 question the wisdom ofI questioned the wisdom of taking so many pills.我怀疑吃这么多药丸是否明智。 [ + question word ]Results from a study questioned whether treatment with the drug really improved survival.一项研究的结果对使用该药进行治疗是否真的提高了病人存活率提出了质疑。 She gave me a questioning look (= as if she wanted an answer from me).她用询问的目光看了我一眼。 All my attempts to question the authorities on the subject were met by evasion and prevarication. Police have released a picture of the man they want to question.警方公布了他们想要问讯的一名男子的照片。 A man is being questioned in relation to the attempted murder last night. Under a quarter of people questioned said that they were happily married.不到1/4的受访者称他们的婚姻很幸福。 When questioned on TV, the minister retracted his allegations. Questioning people & asking questions in general ask after someone ask questions of someone/somethingidiom be someone's for the askingidiom beat something out of someone bombard consultative Gallup poll inquisition inquisitor outpoll pin someone down ply someone with something poll pry put someone through the millidiom put someone through the wringeridiom quiz shoot survey trick question You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Suspecting & questioning GrammarYou see We commonly use you see in speaking when we want to share knowledge with our listener or listeners. When we use you see, we assume that the listener or listeners do not have the knowledge that we want them to have: … question | American Dictionaryquestion noun us/ˈkwes·tʃən/ questionnoun (SOMETHING ASKED)[ C ] a word or words used to find out information: May I ask you a personal question? Our help line will answer your questions about patient care. questionnoun (PROBLEM)[ C/U ] a matter to be dealt with or discussed, or a problem to be solved: [ C ]Your article raises the question of human rights. [ C ]It’s simply a question of getting your priorities straight. [ C ]The question is, are they telling the truth? [ U ]I was at home on the night in question. [ C/U ] In an exam, a question is a problem that tests a person’s knowledge: [ C ]Answer as many questions as you can. questionnoun (DOUBT)[ U ] doubt or uncertainty: He’s competent – there’s no question about that. Her loyalty is beyond question. question verb[ T ] us/ˈkwes·tʃən/ questionverb[T] (ASK)to use a word or words to find out information: Mom’s always questioning me about my friends. The police questioned several men about the burglary. If you question something, you express doubt or uncertainty about it: [ + question word ]The book questions whether people today are better off than their parents were. question | Business Englishquestion noun uk /ˈkwestʃən/us [ C ] a sentence or phrase that asks for information: ask (sb) a questionCan I ask a question, Gail? answer a questionNot one assistant correctly answered all the questions they were asked. have a questionDoes anybody have any questions? [ C ] a subject or problem: We return to the question of whether pay for performance really motivates employees. One very difficult question is how to charge market prices for energy. [ C, U ] a feeling of doubt about something: There is some question as to what is the best strategy. The ethics of some of his business deals are open to question. raise questions about sthHis evidence raised questions about the credibility of a key eyewitness. See also scaled question bring/call sth into question to express doubt about something: If somebody calls something into question, then let's stop and review it. to make people feel doubt about something: The chief executive's popularity has sunk to levels that bring his legitimacy into question. in question that is being discussed: For shareholders of the company in question the idea of a takeover must be appealing. if something is in question, no-one knows what is going to happen to it: The automaker's future remains in question. out of the question if something is out of the question, it definitely will not or cannot happen: A pay rise is out of the question. question verb[ T ] uk /ˈkwestʃən/us to ask someone questions about something: He does not know why authorities decided to question him. question sb about/on sthEmployers are not legally allowed to question job candidates about their plans to have children. to express doubts about something: Increasingly, the return on huge software investments made to improve efficiency was being questioned. Examples of questionquestion This is surprising, given that questions of revenue generation affect ordinary people in basic and sometimes very serious ways. Given the nature of our research questions, we needed to target organic shoppers. On neither of these ways of construing the existence question does it present a substantial philosophical issue. First, one may question whether there are future events that are currently physically necessitated. If we say that these values correspond to certain concepts, it must be understood that the concepts in question are purely differential. There is also the question of marking pupils' or students' work. Returning to our original question, we must consider possible psychological mediators of hierarchy disruption. What this protective attribute is relates to the second question, that of what mechanisms underlie the protective effect. Pathbreaking verbs in syntactic development and the question of prototypical transitivity. Because we did not tell the control group participants the form that the comprehension questions would take, this reviewer's point remains a possibility. The question here therefore remains an open one. Yet important normative questions have remained about the policies a liberal state should adopt toward religion. From the point of view of the higher-level authority, it remains a completely open question. But the question regarding whether such a prayer can be impetratory still remains. This test contains 120 questions in which some words or suffixes had been removed. See all examples of question These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withquestionquestionThese are words often used in combination with question. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. all-important question I should like to turn to the all-important question of conservation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 basic question Research on this basicquestion is ongoing and far from settled. burning question That is the burningquestion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with question |
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