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●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 noun , adjective ◆a question-begging argument 回避问题实质的论点 |