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ques·tion1 /ˈkwestʃən/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
1  asking for information 詢問信息ASK A QUESTION [countableC] a sentence or phrase that is used to ask for information or to test someone’s knowledge 問題；疑問 OPP answer
Can I ask you a question?
我能問你個問題嗎？
I’m afraid I can’t answer that question.
我恐怕無法回答那個問題。
question about/on
They asked me quite a lot of difficult questions about my job.
他們就我的工作問了很多刁鑽的問題。
The survey included questions on age and smoking habits.
調查中包含關於年齡和吸煙習慣的問題。
in answer to somebody’s question
In answer to your last question, ‘Yes’.
對於你最後一個問題，我的回答是“是的”。
2  subject/problem 議題/問題SUBJECT [countableC] a subject or problem that needs to be discussed or dealt with 〔需要討論或處理的〕問題 SYN issue
question of
We discussed the question of confidentiality.
我們討論了保密性的問題。
This raises the question of government funding.
這就引出了關於政府資金的問題。
an urgent need to address the question of crime
解決犯罪問題的迫切需要
Several questions have still not been resolved.
有幾個問題仍然沒有得到解決。
The question is should I take the job in Japan, or should I stay here?
問題是，我應該接受在日本的那份工作，還是應該留在這兒？
Some important questions remain unanswered (=still have not been dealt with or explained).
一些重要問題依然沒有解決。
3  doubt 疑問DON'T THINK SO/DOUBT IT [countableC, uncountableU] if there is some question about something, there is doubt about it, or people feel uncertain about it 疑問，懷疑
The exact cause of death is still open to question (=not certain).
確切的死亡原因依然沒有確定。
call/bring/throw something into question (=make people doubt something) 引起對某事的懷疑
This has called into question people’s right to retire at 60.
這就對人們在60歲退休的權利提出了質疑。
He’s by far the best candidate, there’s no question about it (=it is completely certain).
他是到目前爲止最合適的人選，這是毫無疑問的。
There is no question that (=it is completely certain that) the government knew about the deal.
毫無疑問，政府是知道這筆交易的。
beyond question (=completely certain or definite) 不容懷疑
Her efficiency and intelligence are beyond question.
她的效率和智慧是不容懷疑的。
questions about/over something
There are questions about the system’s practicality.
對於系統的可行性尚有疑問。
4  without question 
a) CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYused to emphasize that what you are saying is true or correct 毫無疑問
Marilyn was, without question, a very beautiful woman.
瑪麗蓮毫無疑問是個大美人。
b) OBEYif you accept or obey something without question, you do it without expressing any doubt about whether it is correct or necessary 毫無異議地〔接受或服從〕
Clara accepted his decision without question.
克拉拉毫無異議地接受了他的決定。
Examples from the Corpus
without question• Insurance companies once paid medical bills almost without question, but no longer.• Their weapons technology is without question a threat to us.
5  there is no question of something happening/somebody doing something IMPOSSIBLEused to say that there is no possibility of something happening 某事是不可能發生的/某人是不可能做某事的
There is no question of the project being postponed.
這個項目不可能推遲。
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there is no question of something happening/somebody doing something• Each has much to offer to the other and there is no question of one tradition being right and the other wrong.• Even if the practice overspends its funds, there is no question of patients not getting the treatment they need.• Since there is no means of changing the weather, there is no question of protest.• This again suggests that the boys may have been in the wrong, which there is no question of in Ballantyne.• This particularly applies where there is no question of a divorced previous spouse.• This phenomenon is distinct from onomatopoeia - it is sometimes called sound symbolism: there is no question of auditory resemblance.• Yet there is no question of one's hair rising.
6  in question SUBJECT
a) the things, people etc in question are the ones that are being discussed 正被討論的，談論中的
Where were you during the evening in question?
所說的那天晚上你在哪兒？
b) if something is in question, there is doubt about it 有疑問的，被懷疑的
I’m afraid his honesty is now in question.
恐怕他的誠信現在令人懷疑了。
Examples from the Corpus
in question• Housing in the area in question would not violate zoning laws.
7  be a question of something MAINused to say what the most important fact, part, or feature of something is 問題在於，是一個…的問題
Dance is a question of control and creative expression.
舞蹈就是一個控制形體和創造性表達的問題。
I would love to come, but it’s a question of time.
我倒是想來，但問題是要看有沒有時間。
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be a question of something• It is a question of character.• It is a question of whether they are good at managing.• It is a question of which side of the river you take - the Maidenhead or the Buckinghamshire side.• It was a question of buying or not buying a locomotive.• It was a question of the light.• For Christians its precise location was a question of supreme importance; but they had no criteria for answering it.• It may not be a question of free will.• This is a question of people's personal decisions.• More train stations will be approved, it's just a question of when and where.
8  it’s just/only/simply a question of doing something spokenEASY used to say that what needs doing is easy or not complicated 只是個…的問題
It’s just a question of putting in a couple of screws.
只要擰上幾顆螺絲釘就行了。
Examples from the Corpus
it’s just/only/simply a question of doing something• Sometimes, it's simply a question of somewhere safe to go after school while parents are working.
9  be out of the question IMPOSSIBLEif something is out of the question, it is definitely not possible or not allowed 不可能；不允許
You can’t go in that old shirt – it’s out of the question.
你不能穿着那件舊襯衫去——這絕對不行。
Examples from the Corpus
be out of the question• The captain said that it was out of the question.• It was out of the question to put on an exhaustive exhibition, because it would have been too voluminous.• Either way, it looks as though 103 Dalmatians may now be out of the question.• Some of these families are so poor that Christmas presents are out of the question.• I guess a game of Scrabble is out of the question. 8: 55.• That is out of the question.• Investors and analysts took that to mean a rate cut before mid-year is out of the question.• Defending yourself was out of the question.
10  (that’s a) good question! spokenNOT KNOW used to admit that you do not know the answer to a question 好一個難題！問得好！〔用以表示不知道某問題的答案〕
‘How can we afford this?’ ‘Good question!’
“我們如何能負擔得起這個呢？”“問得好！”
Examples from the Corpus
(that’s a) good question!• "Does the program allow you to do that?" "That's a good question - I don't know."
11. pop the question informalMARRY to ask someone to marry you – used humorously 求婚〔幽默用法〕
Examples from the Corpus
pop the question• Boy goes back on radio and pops the question.• Meanwhile, his girlfriend of 17 years, Jenette, was delighted when Brian popped the question.• He put a ladder up to her office window to pop the question as she sat at her desk.
→ leading question at leading1(4), → rhetorical question at rhetorical(1), → beg the question at beg(6)
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a sentence or phrase that is used to ask for information or to test someone’s knowledge 問題；疑問
verbs
ask (somebody) a question 問(某人)問題
Don’t be afraid to ask questions.
别害怕提問。
have a question (=want to ask a question) 有問題
I just have one question: is the treatment effective?
我只有一個問題：這療法有效嗎？
pose a question formal (=ask a question) 提出問題
He poses the question, ‘What should we teach our children?’
他提出了一個問題:“我們該教孩子什麽？”
put a question to somebody (=ask a question in a formal situation) 〔在正式場合〕向某人提問
I recently put some of these questions to a psychologist.
最近我向一位心理學家請教了這其中的一些問題。
answer a question 回答問題
You haven’t answered my question.
你還沒有回答我的問題。
avoid/evade/dodge a question (=not give a direct answer) 避開/回避問題
nHe had skilfully evaded Margie’s questions.
nset a question (=invent a question for a test)
He used to set the questions for a TV quiz show.
rephrase a question (=ask it in a different way) 用另一種方式提出問題
nHe didn’t answer, so I rephrased my question.
bombard somebody with questions (=ask someone a lot of questions) 向某人連珠炮似的提問
nThey bombarded him with questions about the case.
nfield questions (=answer a lot of questions)
He fielded questions from reporters about the announcement.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + question
difficult/hard 難的
Some of the questions in the last section were very difficult.
最後一部分有些問題很難。
easy 容易的
These questions should be easy for you.
這些問題對你來說應該很容易。
a good question (=interesting or difficult to answer) 好問題
That’s a good question.
問得好。
a stupid/silly question (=one whose answer is obvious) 愚蠢的問題
Did you win, or is that a stupid question?
你赢了嗎？這問題是不是很蠢？
an awkward question (=one that someone does not want to answer) 尴尬的問題
How can we keep the press from asking awkward questions?
我們如何才能不讓媒體問尴尬的問題？
a tricky/tough question (=one that is difficult to answer) 難以回答的問題
That’s a really tricky question.
那是個很難回答的問題。
nan embarrassing question
The media began to ask embarrassing questions about MPs' expenses.
a personal question (=one relating to someone’s private life) 私人問題
Can I ask you a personal question?
我能問你一個私人問題嗎？
a simple question (=one that is easy to answer) 簡單的問題
nAll you have to do is answer the three simple questions below.
na searching/probing question (=one designed to find things out)
The immigration officer asked me some searching questions.
a direct question (=one that asks for information in a very direct way) 直截了當的問題
nShe was startled by the direct question.
an exam/a test question 考題
nYou have to answer twenty exam questions.
nan impertinent question (=one which you have no right to ask)
She did not answer the maid’s impertinent question.
a rhetorical question (=one that you ask without expecting an answer, in order to make a point) 反問
na multiple choice question (=where you are given a set of possible answers)
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a subject or problem that needs to be discussed or dealt with 〔需要討論或處理的〕問題
verbs
raise a question (=bring it to people’s attention)
This study raises several important questions.
address a question (=start trying to deal with it)
Two questions need to be addressed.
discuss a question
They discussed the question of the possible use of the atomic bomb.
consider a question
We must also consider the question of compensation.
deal with a question
This question will be dealt with in Chapter 4.
tackle a question (=try to deal with a difficult question )
Who has the ability to tackle the tough questions facing the nation?
resolve a question (=deal with it in a satisfactory way)
We will proceed just as soon as we can resolve the question of the fee.
adjectives
an important/big question
The book raises important questions about nationality and the role of a citizen.
a fundamental question
Their experiences have highlighted fundamental questions of human rights.
serious questions
The incident has raised serious questions about police conduct.
a vexed/thorny question (=one that is hard to deal with)
Finally, there’s the thorny question of money.
a burning question (=an important one that needs dealing with)
Little progress was made on the burning question of Africa’s debt.
a moral/ethical question (=one relating to principles of what is right and wrong)
This area of medical research poses serious ethical questions that doctors alone cannot answer.
unanswered/open (=not dealt with)
At this point a key question remains unanswered.
 THESAURUS – Meaning 1: a sentence or phrase that is used to ask for information or to test someone’s knowledge 問題；疑問
question something that you ask someone, either when speaking or when writing 問題
Would anyone like to ask any questions?
有沒有人提問？
I’ve emailed the hotel with one or two questions.
我已寫電子郵件向那家酒店咨詢了一兩個問題。
query /ˈkwɪəri $ ˈkwɪri/ especially British EnglishBrE a question that you ask when you are not sure you have understood something or that the information you have is correct 疑問；詢問
If you have any queries, please contact your travel agent.
如有疑問，請聯系旅行社。
Our staff are always available to answer customers’ queries.
我們的員工随時可以回答客戶的問詢。
inquiry (also enquiry especially British EnglishBrE) /ɪnˈkwaɪəri $ ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri/ a question you ask in order to get information or find out the details about something 詢問；查問
We’ve advertised the house, and we’ve already received lots of enquiries.
我們給房子登了廣告，已經有很多人來咨詢。
The police have been making some inquiries in the area.
警方一直在那個地區調查。
request a polite or formal question asking for something that you want or need 請求
The bank said ‘no’ to our request for more money.
銀行拒絕了我們繼續貸款的請求。
You must make your request in writing.
必須以書面形式提出請求。
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: if there is some question about something, there is doubt about it, or people feel uncertain about it 疑問，懷疑
phrases
nbe open to question (=not be certain or definitely true)
Whether he will survive politically is open to question.
nbe beyond question (=be definite)
Her loyalty is beyond question.
call/bring/throw something into question (=make people doubt it) 引起對某事的懷疑
nHe brought into question all the principles on which the Soviet system was based.
ncome into question (=start to be doubted)
The special protection given to these animals has come into question in recent years.
nthere’s no question (=it is certain)
There’s no question that they have done an outstanding job.
Examples from the Corpus
question• Eventually his questioners realized he was not the man they wanted and let him go.• Jim Lehrer was the only questioner of the candidates in the debate.• It is all a question of time.• Are you getting paid to ask questions or unload trucks?• These operations can save lives, but they raise difficult questions about animal rights.• That's a very difficult question to answer.• Last fall, questions were raised about the purchase of a $ 9. 2 million worth of fencing.• Mr Hayes is being kept at Newham police station for questioning.• Does anyone have any further questions?• How can we best help less developed countries? That's the really important question.• I hate it when strangers ask me questions about my private life.• One more question you might ask yourself is: Is it Worth the Fight?• Recent literature on public opinion has managed to shed fascinating new light on that age-old question.• The real question here is how can we integrate asylum seekers into communities.• The lawyer's questioning of the witness did not go on as long as expected.• There were several questions Melanie wanted to ask the interviewer.• Several questions had still not been resolved.• In the 1980s the question of whether photography was an art went to court.• She answered the questions in her interrogation with perfect candour, but her answers had the effect of crystallising her basic thinking.• Beyond the question of weight loss, olestra raises some messy health issues.• Gorbachev wrote that only he and Reagan, talking together, could resolve the questions he raised.
question about/on• This is a question on which I do not vet have a view.• Inevitably this raises a question about the logical structure of existential propositions in general.• And that presents a big problem for Gilbert town officials who field constant questions about voting, emergency services and insurance.• Initially, he had bucked against her restraints, often asking her direct questions about her previous life, about his father.• The White House sidestepped questions about linking the gas tax repeal with the minimum wage.• Ask one of the residents to devise the questions on perhaps a different theme each week.• Once the question of who has been resolved, we can explore more of the questions about how.
question of• Congress has been discussing the question of term limits.
open to question• It is certainly open to question.• It is in fact open to question whether it should be allowed at all, at least in certain types of cases.• It also is open to question how well equipped courts are to make this kind of determination-about the workings of economic markets.• But whether Republicans want to cooperate is open to question.• But how much longer he can survive as a credible force is open to question.• Whether the promises will be kept is open to question.• The entire business of basing regulations on animal tests is open to question.• Whether the yeast could ever be as abundant as this is open to question.• Nevertheless, it is still open to question whether these arrangements are an adequate substitute for parliamentary scrutiny.
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question2 ●●● S2 W3 verb [transitiveT]
1  SCPASK A QUESTIONto ask someone questions in order to get information about something such as a crime 詢問；盤問；審問 → interrogate
Two men have been arrested and questioned.
已有兩名男子被捕並受到盤問。
question somebody about something
She hates being questioned about her past.
她討厭被人問起她的過去。
Joseph questioned the doctors closely (=asked them a lot of questions).
約瑟夫問了醫生很多問題。
► see thesaurus at ask
2  DON'T THINK SO/DOUBT ITto have or express doubts about whether something is true, good, necessary etc 懷疑；對…提出質疑[異議]
question what/how/when etc
Are you questioning what I’m saying?
你是在懷疑我說的話嗎？
No one dared to question his decisions.
沒人敢質疑他的決定。
question whether
One questions whether he’s telling the truth.
你會懷疑他是不是在講真話。
 THESAURUS
question to ask someone questions in order to get information about something such as a crime 詢問；盤問；審問
nThe police questioned him for three hours before releasing him without charge.
nWhen questioned by reporters, he denied all knowledge about the affair.
ninterrogate to keep asking a lot of questions for a long time, sometimes using threats, in order to get information
He was interrogated by US agents about his alleged links to al-Qaeda.
ninterview to ask someone questions for a newspaper, TV programme etc, or to ask someone questions to find out if they are suitable for a job, course etc
Did you hear him being interviewed on ‘the Today Programme’?
The woman who interviewed me offered me the job.
ngrill informal to ask someone a lot of difficult questions about something, in a way that is tiring or annoying
She started grilling me about why I was so late coming home.
ncross-examine to ask someone a series of questions in court about their previous statements, in order to find out whether they have been telling the truth
The defence lawyer cross-examined the witness in order to test his evidence.
nbe helping police with their inquiries British EnglishBrE to be questioned by the police about a crime – used especially in news reports when the police think that this person may be guilty of the crime
Last night, a 21-year-old woman was helping police with their inquiries.
Examples from the Corpus
question• His leadership and integrity are being questioned.• They were stopped and questioned by the police, who thought they were the real thing.• They questioned her for three hours before releasing her.• We all wondered where Sylvia got the money, but no one dared question her.• What is happening to me? she questioned herself in dismay.• Roughly 1000 people were questioned in the November poll.• The lawyer questioned me about how money was transmitted to Mexico.• Liz was very well informed and questioned me about the political situation in Africa.• The interviewer questioned Miss Jarvis closely about her computer experience.• From a historical standpoint, no one can question the Huskers' right to be called a great team.• After questioning the suspect closely, investigators decided he was not a part of the drug operation.• I have had many letters asking for advice and questioning the use of bark and shavings because of coral spot fungus appearing.• His sin, anticipating Keynes, was to question the value of limitless saving.• But Justice Stanley Mosk questioned whether minors are, indeed, entitled to the same privacy rights as adults.
question somebody about something• Byner was questioned by police about the photograph.
question what/how/when etc• I followed his commands with blind obedience, never bothering to question what his purpose might have been.• She doesn't question what I do or decide.• Schwarz and Volgy question what it really means to live on the economy budget.• I never thought there was a question how low a strike zone is.• And her mind didn't question how she had got into this situation but how she was going to get out of it.• They 223 question what they read, all the while making and negotiating meaning.• Both chamberlain and clerk accepted it without question when they were dismissed from attendance.• Sierra Leone's press ridicules the peacekeepers as cowards, and questions what use they are.
From Longman Business Dictionary
questionques·tion1 /ˈkwestʃən/ noun [countableC]
1a sentence or phrase that asks for information
They asked me a lot of questions about my work experience.
Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
2a subject or problem that needs to be settled, discussed, or dealt with
The real question is whether the employee has any power over customers.
question of
This whole question of measuring risk has became a mess.
3a feeling of doubt about something
This incident raises further questions about airport security.
He is by far the best candidate. There is no question about it.
The wisdom of this policy is open to question (=it will be doubted by some people).
4in question the things, people etc in question are the ones that are being discussed or talked about
Is the information in question really a business secret?
5out of the question not possible or allowed
The idea of merging with another company was now out of the question.
questionquestion2 verb [transitiveT]
1to ask someone questions to find out what they know about something
None of the defendants was questioned by the police before their arrest.
question somebody about something
We have questioned many of our customers about the new services.
2to have doubts about whether something is true or if it is the right thing to do
The report questioned ISC’s heavy reliance on three international customers.
Origin question1
(1200-1300) Old French Latin quaestio, from quaestus, past participle of quaerere “to ask”

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