英语词汇“question”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

question

例句

noun | verb

questionquestion1 /ˈkwestʃən/ noun ► question

something you say or write to ask something:

Can I ask you a question? Where do you live?

Martina answered the question honestly.

► query

a question asking for more information or to check whether something is correct or you have understood it:

If you have any queries about what you have to do, ask your teacher.

► inquiry (formal)

a question you ask because you want to get information or details:

I’ll make some inquiries and see if I can find a good hotel.

➔ If a group of people officially try to find out what happened in a situation or the cause of a problem, this process is also called an inquiry: The company is facing an inquiry into its financial dealings.

► riddle

a question that seems silly or confusing but has a funny or smart answer:

Here’s a riddle: What belongs to you, but is used more by your friend than you? The answer is “your name.”

ANTONYMS ➔ see answer2 ➔ see subject for question meaning “a problem that needs to be dealt with”

noun | verb

questionquestion2 /ˈkwestʃən/ verb (formal)► question (formal)

to ask someone questions so that you can get information about something:

The police are questioning two men about the theft.

Louie continued to question her: “Why did you come here?”

► interrogate

if the police interrogate someone, they ask him or her a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information:

The men were interrogated for five hours because police believed they were involved in the bombing.

► interview

to ask a famous person questions on a television program or for a newspaper:

The singer was interviewed on television.

➔ You also use interview about asking someone questions when he or she wants a job or has applied for a college: Mr. Nuñez interviewed me for a job at the store.

► cross-examine

to ask someone questions in a court of law after another lawyer has already asked that person questions:

The defense lawyer cross-examined the first witness.

➔ see ask

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