【question音标】 英[ˈkwestʃən] 美[ˈkwestʃən]
【单词释义】 question是什么意思：
n.问题；疑问；怀疑；议题
vt.询问；怀疑；审问；问（某人）问题；对（某事物）表示[感到]怀疑
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] questions [第三人称单数] questions
[单词现在分词] questioning
[单词过去式] questioned
[单词过去分词] questioned
【关联词/派生词】
questionable adj.可疑的，有疑问的；不确定的，有问题的
unquestioning adj. 不提出疑问的；不犹豫的；无异议的
unquestionably adv. 无可非议地；确凿地；肯定地
unquestionable adj. 毫无疑问的；确实的；无可挑剔的
【question形近词/近似词】
congestion n.[U]（交通）拥塞，塞车，堵车；充血，淤血
digestion n.[U] 消化；消化能力；消化系统；分解
indigestion n.[U][医]消化不良(症)
suggestion n.建议；暗示
【常用短语】
out of question 毫无疑问
out of the question 不可能；不知底细；根本谈不上
without/no question 毫无疑问
【近义词解析】
◇ 询问
ask (v. 问，询问)：最普通用词，指提出问题让人回答，多用于口语中。
inquire ([四级，亦作enquire v. [正式]询问，打听)：较正式用词，指为了解真实情况而详细询问。
query (v. 提问，询问)：作此义解时，可与 ask 换用。
question (v. 询问，审问)：指因感到可疑或为了解情况、弄清究竟而正式地发问，尤指就某一罪案进行盘问。
【单词例句】
◇ Lovers pluck off the leaves, and as they pluck each leaf, they ask a question about their lovers; thus? "Does he or she love me?—Ardently? Distractedly? Very much? A little? Not at all?"and so on.
她是这样作的：情人们把她的花瓣一片一片地摘下来，每摘一片情人就问一个关于他们恋人的事情：“热情吗？——痛苦吗？——非常爱我吗？只爱一点吗？——完全不爱吗？”以及诸如此类的问题。
---- The Butterfly
◇ "So why do you want to work here?"Eventually this question comes up in every interview. Over the course of the last 30 years, I have been and I continue to ask this question all the time.
“为什么你想来这里工作？”每次面试最终都会谈到这个问题。在过去30年里，我一直在询问求职者这个问题，也将继续问下去。
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ And it was out of the question to eat delicious Chinese foods though many optional cafeterias served abundant substitutes.
而且不可能吃到地道的中国食品，尽管可选的许多餐馆都有提供丰富的替代品。
---- Study in America
◇ He faxed a letter to me in English yesterday. To my delight, he no longer made any tense error. And his description roughly clarified my questions about the UK--its currency, its administration, the institution which divides it into four provinces, and the historical conflicts and quarrels when Southern Ireland broke away from the UK.
他昨天传真了一封英文信给我，让我高兴的是，他再也不犯时态错误了，而且他的描述也粗略地向我阐明了关于英国的一些问题——它的货币啦，行政管理啦，把它分成四个行政区的制度啦，还有在南爱尔兰脱离联合王国时发生的一些历史上的冲突和争拗。
---- Sightseeing in the United Kingdom
◇ They were given regular surveys, which included the question: 'how often do you eat breakfast?'
这些人定期接受调查，他们要回答的问题包括“你多久吃一次早餐？”
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%
◇ This question helps the employer understand whether the candidate has done their research into what the job requires of them on an everyday basis, and whether they can marry their skill set up with it.
这一问题有助于雇主了解求职者是否对这份工作的日常要求做过功课，求职者的技能和岗位要求是否匹配。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ In fact, the aversion touched many cultures, from the long-standing taboo in Islamic countries against eating and drinking with one's left hand, to the expectation in ancient Japan that any wife who didn't favor her right could be legally divorced on the spot, no questions asked.
事实上，古人对左手的厌恶跨越多国文化，从伊斯兰国家长久以来对于用左手吃喝的禁忌，到日本古代不爱用右手的妻子可能会当场被休，合理合法，连质询都不需要。
---- Why are wedding rings worn on the left hand?
◇ The gardener answered, "Someone dressed in snow-white came from heaven and closed the head gate so the spirit could walk through the moat. Because it must have been an angel I was afraid, and I asked no questions, and I did not call out. After the spirit had eaten the pear it went away again."
园丁回答说：“有个浑身雪白的人从天而降。他筑起一道堤坝拦住了水，让幽灵走了过来。我想那人准是个天使，所以有些惧怕，没敢出声。幽灵吃完梨就走了。”