question /ˈkwestʃən/► SEE ALLbeyond/without questionbring/call/throw sth into questiongood question!in questionit’s (just, etc.) a question of sthout of the questiona question mark hangs over sb/sththere’s a question mark (hanging) over sb/sththere’s some/no question of sth/of doing sth without questionbeg the questiona leading questionbe a moot point/questionan open questionpop the questionthe sixty-four thousand dollar questionit’s only, just, etc. a matter/a question of time (before…)a vexed question ●beyond/without ˈquestionwithout any doubt毫无疑问◆She is without question the best student in the class. 毫无疑问，她是班上最优秀的学生。◆The view is, beyond question, the most spectacular in the whole area. 这片风景无疑是整个地区最棒的。●bring/call/throw sth into ˈquestioncause sth to become a matter for doubt and discussion引起对…的怀疑（或讨论）◆Scandals like this call into question the honesty of the police. 诸如此类的丑闻使人们开始怀疑警方的诚信。◆The high number of accidents has brought government policy on industrial safety into question. 大量的事故引发了人们对政府工业安全政策的质疑。●ˌgood ˈquestion! (spoken) used to show that you do not know the answer to an important question（表示不知道重要问题的答案）问得好，好一个难题◆‘How much is all this going to cost?’ ‘Good question!’ “这一切得花多少钱？”“问得好！”●in ˈquestion (formal) 1.that is being discussed讨论（或议论）中的◆On the day in question we were in Cardiff. 在所说的那一天，我们在加的夫。◆The money in question doesn’t belong to you; it belongs to your sister. 所说的这笔钱并不归你，是你姐姐的。2.in doubt; uncertain有疑问；不确定◆The future of public transport is not in question. 公共交通的前景不容置疑。●it’s (just, etc.) a ˈquestion of sthit concerns sth; it is really about sth（只不过）是…的问题◆It’s not a question of money; it’s much more a question of principle. 这不是钱的问题，而是原则问题。◆If it’s a question of paying you a bit more, then I think we can consider that. 如果只是再多付你点儿钱的问题，那我想我们可以考虑。●out of the ˈquestionimpossible and so not worth considering不可能；不值得考虑◆An expensive holiday is out of the question this year. 今年是不可能花好多钱去度假了。●a ˈquestion mark hangs over sb/sth●there’s a ˈquestion mark (hanging) over sb/sththere is some doubt about sb/sth在…上画问号；对…有疑问◆A question mark hangs over the future of this club. 俱乐部的未来还是个问号。◆There’s a question mark over his loyalty to the company. 他对公司是否忠诚还是个问号。●there’s some/no question of sth/of doing sththere is some/no possibility of sth/doing sth有可能／无可能做某事◆I’m afraid there is no question of you leaving work early this afternoon. 恐怕今天下午你不可能早下班了。◆Apparently there is some question of our getting three days’ extra leave this year. I hope we do. 今年咱们好像有可能多休三天假，我希望我们能休。● without ˈquestionif you do sth without question, you do it without arguing or complaining毫无异议地（做某事）◆I expect officers to obey my orders without question. 我希望军官们毫无异议地服从我的命令。◆Her version of events was accepted without question. 她对这些事件的说法没人提出质疑。●beg the ˈquestion1.make sb want to ask a question that has not yet been answered使人想要提出某个尚未触及的问题◆All of which begs the question as to who will fund the project.所有的这一切使人不禁要问：谁来为这项工程提供资金？2.talk about sth as if it were definitely true, even though it might not be把假定作为事实进行讨论；想当然地认为；回避问题◆This proposal begs the question of whether a change is needed at all.这个提议绕开了一个实质性的问题：到底是否需要变革？▸ˈquestion-begging
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◆a question-begging argument回避问题实质的论点●a ˌleading ˈquestiona question that you ask in a particular way in order to get the answer you want诱导性提问◆That’s a leading question.那个问题有诱导性。◆Lawyers are experts on leading questions. You have to be very careful when you answer them.律师都善于在问题里设圈套，回答时要加倍小心。●be a moot ˈpoint/ˈquestionbe a subject that people disagree on or are uncertain about有争议的问题；悬而未决的事◆It’s a moot point whether women or men make better drivers.是男性还是女性更善于驾车？这是一个有争议的问题。ORIGINA moot was a group of people who met to discuss questions of local or national law during the Anglo-Saxon period. A moot point was a question of law discussed at this meeting. * moot 指盎格鲁 - 撒克逊时代聚集在一起讨论地方法或国法的一群人。moot point 指会上讨论的法律问题。●an open ˈquestion ( open to ˈquestion) a matter that cannot be decided easily or that people hold several different views on悬而未决的问题；存有异议的问题◆Whether private schools give children a better education is open to question.私立学校是否能给孩子更好的教育还没有定论。◆It’s an open question whether meat is bad for you.肉类是否对身体有害尚存疑问。●pop the ˈquestion (informal) ask sb to marry you开口求婚◆Where were you when he popped the question?他在哪里向你求婚的？●the sixty-four thousand dollar ˈquestion ( the million dollar ˈquestion) a very important question which is difficult or impossible to answer难以（或不可能）回答的重要问题；重量级难题◆The sixty-four thousand dollar question for modern astronomy is ‘Is there life elsewhere in the universe?’当代天文学中一个重大难题是“宇宙中的其他地方有生命存在吗？”ORIGINThis phrase originated in the 1940s as ‘the sixty-four dollar question’. It came from a popular US radio quiz programme at the time on which the top prize was $64.这个短语源于 20 世纪 40 年代美国一档颇受欢迎的广播问答节目“ 64 美元奖金的问题”，该节目的头等奖是 64 美元。●it’s only, just, etc. a matter/a question of ˈtime (before…)used to say that a thing will definitely happen in the future, although it may not happen immediately只不过是时间问题；迟早；早晚的事◆Don’t worry, you’ll get a job if you keep looking. It’s just a matter of time.别担心，只要继续找下去，你会找到工作的，这只是时间问题。◆It’s only a question of time before the fighting spreads to the city.战火迟早会蔓延到这座城市。●a vexed ˈquestiona difficult problem that people often talk and argue about争论不休的问题；棘手的问题◆They’re discussing the vexed question of private health insurance.他们正在讨论私人医疗保险这个总被人争论不休的问题。
