question
noun uk/ˈkwes.tʃən/ us/ˈkwes.tʃən/
(ASKING)
A1 [ C ]问题
a sentence or phrase used to find out information
The police asked me questions all day. 警察盘问了我一整天。
Why won't you answer my question? 你为什么不回答我的问题？
"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。”
There 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 ]试题，题目
in an exam, a problem that tests a person's knowledge or ability
Answer/Do as many questions as you can. 尽可能多做些题目。
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- She adroitly avoided the question.
- She asked the question expecting an affirmative.
- I'm afraid you've completely misunderstood the question.
- I don't think that question is relevant, counselor.
- You can find the answer to almost any question in cyberspace.
(PROBLEM)
B2 [ C ]问题，事情
any matter that needs to be dealt with or considered
This 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 ]怀疑，疑惑，疑问
doubt or confusion
There's no question about (= it is certain) whose fault it is. 关于过错在谁这一点毫无疑问。
Whether 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。
Her 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 question C2 formal 正被谈论的…，讨论中的…
the person or thing that is being discussed
I stayed at home on the night in question. 那个晚上我在家里呆着没出去。
She posted a video of herself holding the item in question.
He insists he's not responsible for the disappearance of the object in question.
It comes as no surprise to learn that the woman in question is the eldest daughter of a famous singer.
The population grew by three percent during the period in question.
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- The question of security is high on the agenda for this afternoon's meeting.
- The committee has deliberated the question at great length.
- There is a wide diversity of opinion on the question of unilateral disarmament.
- 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?
Idioms
be a question of doing somethingidiom C1 有必要做…
to be necessary to do a particular thing
It's simply/just a question of working hard for a month and then you can relax. 那就只需努力工作1个月，然后你就可以休息了。
be out of the questionidiom (also be no question of (doing) something)C2 不可能
to be an event that cannot possibly happen
A trip to New Zealand is out of the question this year. 今年去新西兰旅行是不可能的了。
There's no question of agreeing to the demands. 同意这些要求是不可能的。
question
verb [ T ] uk/ˈkwes.tʃən/ us/ˈkwes.tʃən/
B2 问，盘问，审问
to ask a person about something, especially officially
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。
B2 怀疑
to express doubts about the value or truth of something
I 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。
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- 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.
- 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.
- When questioned on TV, the minister retracted his allegations.