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词汇 question-mark
释义 question mark
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkwes.tʃən ˌmɑːk/ us /ˈkwes.tʃən ˌmɑːrk/
B1
the symbol ? used in writing at the end of a phrase or sentence to show that it is a question问号
Examples

Was there a question mark at the end of the sentence?
Where is the question mark on this keyboard?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Punctuation
abbreviated
accent
acute
apostrophe
at sign
caron
colon
comma
curly bracket
diacritical
hyphen
parenthesis
punctuation mark
round bracket
scare quotes
small cap
small capitals
solidus
stroke
tilde

Grammar



Punctuation
The most common punctuation marks in English are: capital letters and full stops, question marks, commas, colons and semi-colons, exclamation marks and quotation marks. …

Punctuation: question marks (?) and exclamation marks (!)
We use question marks to make clear that what is said is a question. When we use a question mark, we do not use a full stop: …

Idiom


a question mark over something

question mark | American Dictionary


question mark
noun[ C ]
us/ˈkwes·tʃən ˌmɑrk/
a symbol (?) used in writing at the end of a word or group of words to show that it is a question

question mark | Business English


question mark
noun
ukus
[ C,usually singular ]
a feeling of doubt about something:
a question mark over/about sthThere is a big question mark over people's willingness to invest in this scheme.
The biggest question mark hanging over China's exports lies in the currency exchange rate.
[ C ] MARKETING
a product or company that has a small share of a market that is growing very fast:
If nothing is done to change the market share, question marks will just absorb large amounts of cash.
See also
cash cow
dog
starnoun

Examples of question mark


question mark
A questionmark indicates that the probability is either indeterminate or indeterminable.
A questionmark means that no lower bound is known yet.
They can serve as anything from a questionmark to a page from the user manual.
A questionmark indicates our uncertainty in categorizing a particular species.
The appearance of the questionmark further indicated that participants were allowed to blink and rest their eyes.
A questionmark (?) indicates that the pedigree is not fully resolved.
There is still a large questionmark over the issue of pre-colonial taxation.
Supposed stratigraphic ranges indicated by dashed lines with a questionmark.
I suspect that the questionmark can now be removed.
The questionmark indicates an informed estimate for this figure.
He argued that the widespread support for dictatorships puts a questionmark against the usefulness of the totalitar ian paradigm.
This is why it appears in two cells with a questionmark.
A questionmark before a personal name means that it is not certain if the person translated the work in question.
If a symbol is not recognized, it is marked with a questionmark "?" and its confidence set to zero.
A questionmark (?) indicates insufficient information in the reporting of the study.
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