question [ 'kwestʃən] n.发问；问题；疑问
question [ 'kwestʃən] vt.问，询问，讯问
beside the question 离题，和本题无关
beyond question 毫无疑问，无可争辩
call in question 对…表示怀疑
in question 正在谈论的
out of question 毫无疑问
out of the question 不可能的；不必谈的
without question 毫无疑问
make no question of 对…不加怀疑；承认
past question 毫无疑问
to the question 针对所讨论的问题
in question 正在考虑
in question
正在考虑
question ['kwestʃən] vt.询问 n.问题
question ['kwestʃən] n.问题
求大同,存小异 seek common ground on major question while reserving differences on minor ones
悬而未决的问题 outstanding question
For more information, call …, Our staff will be pleased to answer your questions 了解详情请打电话……, 我们的职员会给你满意的回答。
beyond question 毫无疑问
in question 正在谈论的
out of the question 毫无可能的
without question 关于,至于,
without question 毫无疑问
question marks 问题类
questioning 询问法
Agreement between the British and Chinese sides on the Question of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong 《中英双方关于香港终审法院问题的协议》
defensive question and answer 答问资料；补充答问；备用答问资料
initial question 初步问题
Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong [Sino-British Joint Declaration] 《中华人民共和国政府和大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国政府关于香港问题的联合声明》〔中英联合声明〕
Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Construction of the New Airport in Hong Kong and Related Questions 《关于香港新机场建设及有关问题的谅解备忘录》
Provisional Legislative Council question 临时立法会问题
question 问题；质询；议题〔临时立法会〕
supplementary question 补充问题
An increasing number of experts believe that migrants will exert positive effects on construction of city. However, this opinion is now being questioned by more and more city residents, who complain that the migrants have brought many serious problems like crime and prostitution.
越来越多的专家相信移民对城市的建设起到积极作用。然而，越来越多的城市居民却怀疑这种说法，他们抱怨民工给城市带来了许多严重的问题，像犯罪和卖淫。
This view is now being questioned by more and more people.
这一观点正受到越来越多人的质疑。
There is a general discussion these days over education in many colleges and institutes. One of the questions under debate is whether education is a lifetime study.
当前在高校和研究机构对教育存在着大量争论，其中一个问题就是教育是否是个终身学习的过程。
Although people’s lives have been dramatically changed over the last decades, it must be admitted that, shortage of funds is still the one of the biggest questions that students nowadays have to face because that tuition fees and prices of books are soaring by the day.
近几十年，尽管人们的生活有了惊人的改变，但必须承认，由于学费和书费日益飞涨，资金短缺仍然是学生们面临的最大问题之一。
However, this idea is now being questioned by more and more experts, who point out that it is unhealthy for children who always stay with their parents at home.
然而，这一想法正遭受越来越多的专家的质疑，他们指出，孩子总是呆在家里，和父母在一起，是不健康的。
There is a general discussion over fashion in recent years. One of the questions under debate is whether a person should choose comfortable clothes, which he or she likes, regardless of fashion.
近些年，关于时尚存在着广泛的争论。其中一个问题就是一个人是否应选择他喜欢的舒适的衣服，而不管是否时尚。
There is much discussion over science and technology. One of the questions under debate is whether traditional technology and methods are bound to die out when a country begins to develop modern science and technology.
关于科学技术存在许多争论，其中一个问题是当国家发展现代科学技术时，传统的技术方法是否可能会消亡？ 130. As for me, the declining of traditional technology and methods is not a bad thing; it is the natural result of progress of society.
我认为，传统技术方法的消亡不一定是坏事，这是社会进步的自然结果。
特定问题委员会 Committee of Inquiry into Special Questions
Beyond all questions you are right.
毫无疑问，你是对的。
Even a child can answer this question.
即使小孩儿都能回答这个问题。
Religions revolve madly round sexual questions.
种种宗教都围绕着两性问题疯狂地打转。
No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.
最难回答的问题是答案明显的问题。
Three fundamental truths without a recognition of which there can be no effective liberty: that what we believe is not necessarily true; that what we like is not necessarily good; and that all questions are open.
有三条基本真理，如果不承认就不会有实在的自由：我们相信的未必真实，我们喜爱的未必美好，一切问题都无定论。
In the last analysis, it is our conception of death which decides our answers to all the questions that life puts to us.
归根结底，是对死亡的看法决定了我们对生活所提出的一切问题的回答。
This year our meeting focuses on the question of children's rights.
今年我们的会议集中讨论儿童权益的问题。
How are you going to solve the questions put forward？
你打算怎样解决人们所提出的这些问题？
They plagued the teacher with many questions.
他们用许多问题来烦老师。
The question of his future has plagued him recently.
最近她一直在为自己的前途问题苦恼。
He said he wasn't going to plague the teacher with a lot of questions.
他说他不再提许多问题将老师的军了。
It is difficult to find a solution to this question.
这个问题很难找到解决办法。
Please respond to the question.
请回答这个问题。
When people ask us questions we usually respond to their questions by trying to answer them.
当人们问我们问题时，我们通常用回答来对问题作出反应。
This question is peculiarly difficult.
这个问题特别难。
He said he would bring up the question of the loan at the meeting.
他说他会在会上提出贷款问题。
He didn't respond to my question.
他没有回答我的问题。
We failed the test because many of the questions were about details.
我们考试没通过，因为许多问题都是关于细节方面的内容。
I'm not concerned with the morality of the question.
我不关心这个问题的是非道德。
His question was not related to the question at hand.
他的问题与眼下的问题无关。
Don't interrupt the speaker now; he will answer questions later.
现在不要打断演讲人的话，过一会儿他 将回答问题。
I asked him a question but he made no response.
我问了他一个问题，但他没有反应。
We sought an answer to the question, but couldn't find one.
我们寻求这个问题的答案，可是没能找到。
He posed a difficult question to me.
他问了我一个很难的问题。
At the conclusion of the program, I asked the children if they had any questions they wanted to ask me.
节目结束时，我问孩子们是否有什么问题要问。
He posed a difficult question to me.
他问了我一个很难的问题。
The football star declined to answer the news writer's question.
那位足球明星拒绝回答新闻记者的提问。
Her question was not related to the matter at hand.
她提的问题跟正在考虑的事情无关。
There are two specific questions we must answer.
有两个具体问题我们必须回答。
It's not a question of morality but a question of conscience.
不是道德问题，而是良心问题。
What he said has nothing to do with the question at hand.
他所说的与眼下的问题无关。
He tried to avoid answering my questions.
他竭力回避回答我的问题。
The new arrival was showered with questions.
人们向新来的人提了很多问题。
In a case of murder, the police questioned everyone who might have a motive.
在谋杀案里，警察审问了每一个可能有谋杀动机的人。
In addition to a summary table some specific examples are given of questions and the results they produced.
除了综述表格外，还给出了问题及其产生的后果的一些具体例子。
She faced a battery of questions.
她受到一连串的质问。
This book deals with questions concerning the French Revolution.
这本书论及有关法国大革命的一些问题。
Tom's formula for his success in passing the examination is to study on his own but ask the teacher for help whenever he has any questions.
汤姆成功通过考试的诀窍就是坚持自学，但如有疑问，就请教老师。
I’m afraid I differ with you on that question.
对于那个问题，恐怕我与你有不同的看法。
She questioned whether it was feasible to increase investment in these regions.
她问是否可以增加对那些地区的投资。
He's surprised you bother with such silly questions.
你在为这样一些愚蠢的问题伤脑筋，这让他很吃惊。
Any questions?
有什么问题吗？
Asking Questions
提问题
May I ask you a question?
我能问你个问题吗？
I don't think it's necessary for us to discuss this question any further.
我想我们没有必要进一步讨论这个问题。
May I ask some questions? 我可以问几个问题吗?
Beyond all questions you are right. 毫无疑问，你是对的。
The question will be settled tonight. 这个问题将在今晚解决。
Even a child can answer this question.即使小孩儿都能回答这个问题。
This question is too complicated for me.这个问题对我说来太复杂了。
He bothered me with a great many questions.他对我提了一大堆问题，真烦!
He asked me some personal questions, but I would never answer them.他问了我几个个人问题，我根本不愿回答。
For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travellers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it , let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface.
除了一些洲际旅行者和以大海为生的人，对于大多数人来说，大海是遥远的，没有什么必要提出太多问题，更别说思考大海海底的东西了。
The first time that the question “ What is at the bottom of the oceans?” had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed.
当铺设一条从欧洲到美洲的海底电报光缆的时候，出于商业动机，人们第一次不得不回答这个问题“海底是什么东西”。
While the fact of this consumer revolution is hardly in doubt, three key questions remain: who were the consumers? What were their motives? And what were the effect of the new demand for luxuries?
然而这种消费革命的情况还有疑问，三个关键的问题是：消费者是什么人？他们的动机是什么？对于奢侈品的新型需求的效果是什么？
But these beliefs about peptide hormones were questioned as laboratory after laboratory found that antiserums to peptide hormones, when injected into the brain, bind in places other than the hypothalamus, indicating that either the hormones or substances that cross-react with the antiserums are present.
但是这些对于肽激素的信仿，被一个又一个的实验室质疑，他们发现抗血清被注入大脑后，并不在下丘脑那里才凝固，显示出肽激素和与抗血清反作用的物质都不存在。
Do you know the answer to this question?
你知道这道题的答案吗？
May I ask a question?
我可以问一个问题吗？
She tried to avoid answering my questions.
她试图避而不答我的问题。
You are not legally bound to answer these questions.
在法律上，你没有义务非回答这些问题不可。
Your answer to the question is correct.
你对这个问题的回答是正确的。
Your answer to this question is false.
你对这个问题的回答是错误的。
I felt rather foolish when I couldn't answer the teacher's question.
当我回答不出老师的提问时，我觉得自己很愚蠢。
Questions are invited after the meeting.
会后请听众提问。
Soldiers are expected to obey their orders without question.
军人应当绝对服从命令。
May I ask a question?
我可以问一个问题吗？
I would never question his honesty.
我对他的诚实绝不怀疑。
He gave a quick answer to the teacher's question.
他对老师的提问作出了迅速的回答。
I refuse to answer that question.
我不愿回答那个问题。
He gave me no chance to reply to his question.
他没有给我回答他问题的机会。
Since you can't answer the question, perhaps we'd better ask someone else.
既然你无法回答这个问题，我们最好再问问别人。
那完全是胡说八道。
That's absolute nonsense.
I saw you steal the money. (我看见你偷人家钱了。)
That's absolute nonsense. (那完全是胡说八道。)
Don't be so unreasonable. (别那么不讲道理。)
That's out of the question. (那根本不可能。)
That's quite impossible. (那根本不可能。)
①那好吧，拜托您了!/那谢谢了。②为什么不行?
Why not? *Why not? 有两种意思。(1)accepting (接受承诺)在别人的建议下回答“麻烦您……”，作“谢谢。”时使用。(2) questioning (询问理由)是询问“为什么不行?”的。
什么问题都可以。
Any question will do. *催促别人提问时“请提问题吧”。
Ask anything.
这可不算答复。
It doesn't answer my question.
That's no answer.
That's not what I want to know. (这不是我想知道的事情。)
You didn't answer my question. (你没有回答我的问题。)
我想打听点儿事。
May I ask you something?
May I ask you something? (我想打听点儿事。)
Sure. Go ahead. (当然，请说吧。)
May I ask (you) a question?
I'd like to ask you something.
I have a question.
Could you tell me something?
Do you have time to answer a question?
Could you answer a question?
I hate to bother you, but can I ask you a question? (真不好意思，打扰您了，我可以问个问题吗?)
我可以问一个问题吗?
May I ask you a question?
May I ask you a question? (我可以问一个问题吗?)
Sure, what is it? (当然，什么问题?)
Our first bill came yesterday, and we have some questions.
我们昨天收到的第一张帐单，有一些问题。
Would it be too much to ask you to respond to my question by tomorrow?
可以请你在明天以前回复吗？
I would like to ask you a question.
我想问你一个问题。
Would you care to answer my question on the warranty?
你可以回答我有关保证的问题吗？
I could not catch your question. Could you repeat it, please?
我没听清楚你们的问题，你能重复一次吗？
That brings us to the question of price. What do you have in mind?
那使我们想起价钱问题，你心目中的价钱是多少？
In that case, we might need to reopen the question of prices.
如果是那样，我们也许需要重新讨论价格。
Excuse me, I'd like to ask you a question.
对不起，我可以问个问题吗？
Excuse me, but may I ask a question?
对不起，我可以问个问题吗？
Forgive me for interrupting, but I have a question.
对不起我插个嘴，我有一个问题。
Before you go on, I have a question.
在你接着干之前，我有一个问题。
I'm sorry, but I didn't understand your question. Could you please restate it?
对不起，你的问题我没有理解，请你再说一遍好吗？
Would you please clarify your question?
请你把你的问题说清楚好吗？
Could you hold your questions until I've finished?
请你把你的问题留到我把事情做完再问好吗？
I'd appreciate it if you'd wait until be end for questions.
如果你等我做完再询问我会感激你的。
There'll be time for questions at the end.
最后会有时间发问的。
That's a tough question to answer.
那是一个很难回答的问题。
Now, ladies and gentlemen, I'd be happy to answer any questions that you might have.
各位女士各位先生，现在你们有任何问题我都乐意答复。
Are there any questions?
还有什么问题吗？
Do you have any questions at this point?
就这一点你们还有什么问题吗？
If you have no questions, may I go on to the next stage?
如果你们没有问题了，我可以进行下一阶段吗？
Now, I'd be happy to answer your questions.
现在，我乐意答复你们的问题。
I'd like to allow anyone to ask whatever questions they may have.
我乐意接受任何人提出的任何问题。
Your question is how we developed our product?
你的问题是我们是如何发展我们的产品？
For those of you that didn't hear it, the question was how soon we could expect the product to be on sale.
你们并未听说过，问题是产品多快能上市。
To answer the first part of your question, I'd like to say that our studies were very extensive.
你问题的第一部分，我要说的就是我们的研究非常广泛。
If you have further questions, please contact the people listed on the last page of the report.
如果你还有问题的话，请和报告最后一页名单上的人员联系。
Let me direct that question to the manager.
让我直接问经理好了。
I still have some questions concerning our contract.
就合同方面我还有些问题要问。
别人问你不愿公开的问题，切勿用“It’s my secret ,Don’t ask such a personal question .”回答，一来显得你没有个性，二来也让对方尴尬。你可以说“I would rather not say .”（还是别说了吧！）。
A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.
一愚发问，七智结舌。
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
愚者所问，智者难答。
Ask no questions and you will be told no lies.
如果你少问，谎言就难进。
There are two sides to every question.
每个问题都有两个方面。
We would remind you that we have not had a reply yet from you to our question.
需提醒你方,我方尚未得到你方对...问题的答复。
As to the question of ... I agree with you that...
就...问题,我同意你...
If you have any questions on the details， feel free to ask.
如果对某些细节有意见的话，请提出来。
Would it be too much to ask you to respond to my question by tomorrow?
可以请你在明天以前回复吗？
Would you care to answer my question on the warranty?
你可以回答我有关保证的问题吗？
I could not catch your question. Could you repeat it, please?
我没听清楚你们的问题，你能重复一次吗？
I still have some questions concerning our contract.
就合同方面我还有些问题要问。
I hope no questions about the terms.
我看合同的条款没有什么问题了。
It's out of the question.
这是不可能的。
A You've been to a lot of restaurants here. Do you have a favourite?
A 你已经去过了这里的许多家餐馆。你有最喜欢的吗？
B That's a difficult question. There are so many good restaurants.
B 这是一个很难回答的问题。这里有如此之多的餐馆。
A But you must have a favourite. I definitely have a favourite.
A 但是你一定有自己最喜欢的。我有自己最喜欢的。
B OK. Tell me your favourite.
B 好吧。告诉我你最喜欢的是哪家。
A I really liked The Blue Lotus Thai restaurant. I thought the food was brilliant – and the staff was very friendly.
A 我非常喜欢蓝莲花泰国餐馆。我认为那里的饭菜一流——而且员工都非常友好。
B Yes, I think that's one of my favourites, too.
B 是的，我也认为那是我最喜欢的餐馆之一。
A You've been to a lot of restaurants here. Do you have a favourite?
A 你去过这附近的很多餐厅。你有最喜欢的吗？
B That's a difficult question. There are so many good restaurants.
B 这是个很难回答的问题。那里有很多很好的餐厅。
A I really like the Mongolian Hotpot restaurant. I thought the food was brilliant – and the staff were very friendly.
A 我很喜欢那家蒙古火锅。我记得那里的食物真是棒极了－服务员也非常友善。
B Yes, I think that's one of my favourites, too.
B 是呀。那也是我最喜欢的餐厅之一。
It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.
Magaret Mead, USA humanist
一个有待解决的问题是：基于是害怕无休止的惩罚而产生的行为是被视作有道德的呢，还是应该被视作懦弱的？
美国人文学家米德.M.
He who nothiong questions, nothing learns.
Sthephen Gosson, British writer
什么也不问的人什么也学不到。
英国作家戈桑.S.
Animals are such agreeable friends --they ask no questions, they pass no criticism.
George Eliot, British novelist
动物是极易相处的朋友，它们从来不提问，也从不会批评。
英国小说家艾略特.G.
He chipped in when I was about to answer his question.
He chipped in when I was about to answer his question.
Damn! I answered the questions in the wrong order.
可恶！我把答案的顺序弄错了！
@@@ 不可能
be the last person (某人)是最不可能...的人
out of question 不可能的, 不予考虑的
under no circumstances 决不可能; 无论如何都不
@@@ 表示
call in question 对...表示怀疑
come right out 透露; 表达
have pity/sympathy on 对...表示怜悯
in honor of 向...表示敬意; 为纪念
indicative of 表示或暗示...的
let ... show 让...表现出来
make sb. welcome 表示欢迎
object to 反对, 对...表示怀疑
put across 表达清楚; (使人)接受
shrug off 轻视, 耸肩以表示不屑
testify to 作证, 证明; 表示
It's out of the question.
这是不可能的。
May I ask you a question?
我可以问一个问题吗？
out of question 无疑的
out of the question 不可能
beside the question 离题
- pop the question 求婚
Can you tell me how you popped the question to your wife ? Maybe I can learn something from you.
Shall we take up the question of inspection today?
今天咱们讨论商品检验问题吧。
I think it premature for us to discuss the question of agency.
我认为现在讨论代理问题为时过早。
We are not yet prepared to take the question of sole agent into consideration for the time being.
我们目前还不准备考虑有关独家代理的问题。
The loss in question was beyond the coverage granted by us.
损失不包括在我方承保的范围内。
查问 interrogate; question
If you want to ask where something is, you use the question word: Where . . .? / Where . . ? For example, in a hotel, you might ask: Where are the lifts? / Where are the lifts? (Another word for lifts / lifts you might hear is: elevator / elevator.)
如果你想问某个地方在哪里，你可以问：Where . . .? /……在哪里？例如，在宾馆里，你可以问：Where are the lifts? / 电梯在哪里? (电梯的一种说法是lifts / 电梯，另一种说法是 elevator / 电梯。)
Again, if you want to ask where something is, use the question word Where? / Where ? Where is the Coffee Bar? / Where is the Coffee Bar?
如果你想问某物在哪里，可以用疑问词Where? /在哪里？如Where is the Coffee Bar? /咖啡厅在哪里？
A positive way to respond to this kind of question is: It’s great. I really like it. / It’s great. I really like it.
肯定回答是：It’s great. I really like it. / 太棒了，我非常喜欢它。
If you want to ask someone where they come from, you can say it in several ways: Where do you come from? / Where do you come from?; What country do you come from? / What country do you come from? You can also use the question word Which? / Which?: Which country do you come from? / Which country do you come from?
如果你想问某人来自哪里，你可以用几种说法来问：Where do you come from? / 你从哪里来？; What country do you come from? /你从哪个国家来？ 你还可以用疑问词 Which? /哪个？: Which country do you come from? /你从哪个国家来？
You can ask about something or find out information by starting a question with: Do you know . . . ? / Do you know . . .? e.g.: Do you know a good restaurant? / Do you know a good restaurant?; Do you know where I can get a taxi? / Do you know where I can get a taxi?; Do you know the way to the airport? / Do you know the way to the airport?
要询问某事或者找到相关的信息，你可以这样问：Do you know . . . ? /你知道…吗？例如：Do you know a good restaurant? / 你知道哪家餐馆好吗?; Do you know where I can get a taxi? / 你知道我在哪里能打到出租车吗?; Do you know the way to the airport? / 你知道去机场的路吗?
To ask someone about where they are going, or where something is, begin the sentence with the question word Where . . . ? / Where . . . ? e.g.: Where are you going? / Where are you going? ; Where is the restaurant? / Where is the restaurant?
要问某人在做什么，或者某地在何处，你可以用疑问词Where . . . ? / . . .在哪里 ?例如：Where are you going? / 你要去哪里? ; Where is the restaurant? /餐馆在哪里?
If you want to ask someone how they do something, use the question word How . . . ? / How . . . ? e.g. How do you practice? / How do you practice? ; How do you travel to work? / How do you travel to work?
如果你想问某人如何做某事，用疑问词How . . . ? / 怎么 . . . ?例如How do you practice? / 你怎样练习? ; How do you travel to work? / 你怎么上班?
啊 [á] /an interjection/to express doubt or to question/to show realization/to stress/
便难 [biàn nàn] /retort with challenging questions/debate/
不闻不问 [bù wén bù wèn] /not bother to ask questions or listen to what's said/show no interest in sth/be indifferent to something/
不行 [bù xíng] /won't do/be out of the question/be no good/not work/not be capable/
常问问题 [cháng wèn wèn tí] /frequently asked questions/FAQ/
出难题 [chū nán tí] /to raise a tough question/
反问 [fǎn wèn] /ask (a question) in reply/rhetorical question/
会不会 [huì bù huì] /(posing a question: whether someone, something) can or not/is able to or not/
基础问题 [jī chǔ wèn tí] /basic issue/fundamental question/
拷问 [kǎo wèn] /to question via torture/
吗 [ma ] /(question tag)/
呢 [ne ] /(question particle)/
刨 [páo] /eliminate/to dig/to question/
普通问题 [pǔ tōng wèn tí] /common questions/general questions/
提问 [tí wèn] /put questions to/quiz/
问答 [wèn dá] /(n) question and answer/
问号 [wèn hào] /question mark/unknown factor/unsolved problem/interrogation/
问话 [wèn huà] /questioning (a suspect)/interrogation/
讯 [xùn] /to question/to ask/to interrogate/rapid/speedy/fast/news/information/
质问 [zhì wèn] /(ask a) question/inquire/interrogate/
质疑 [zhì yí] /call into question/question (truth or validity)/
追问 [zhuī wèn] /(v) intensively ask questions in order to fully understand/
Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers?
为什么那么多美国人不相信自己在报纸上看到的东西？
The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question.
美国新闻编辑协会正试图回答这个痛苦的问题。
The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project.
该组织正深深陷入一个长期的自我剖析过程，即新闻可信度调查项目。
In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle size cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area.
在最近一次调查中，问卷被送到了全国五座中等城市及一座大都市的记者手中，
Then residents in these communities were phoned at random and asked the same questions.
然后随机地给这些城市的居民打电话，问他们同样的问题。
There's no question that the big are getting bigger and more powerful.
无疑，大企业正在变得更大、更强。
Multinational corporations accounted for less than 20% of international trade in 1982.
跨国公司在1982年只占有国际贸易不到20％的份额。
Today the figure is more than 25% and growing rapidly.
而现在，这个数字上升到25％强，并且还在迅速上升。
This, though it fulfills the laws and requirements of Futurist poetry, can hardly be classed as Literature.
尽管这符合未来派诗歌的规则和要求，却很难被归入文学之列。
All the same, no thinking man can refuse to accept their first proposition: that a great change in our emotional life calls for a change of expression. 实际上，没有一个善于思考的人会拒绝接受他们的第一个观点：即情感生活的巨大变化要求表达方式也随之变化。
The whole question is really this: have we essentially changed?
实际问题是：我们发生了根本的变化吗？
The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japan's rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs.
战后婴儿出生高峰期的到来及妇女进入男性主宰的就业市场，限制了青少年的发展机遇，这些青少年已经开始质疑在进好学校，找好工作，攀登日本等级森严的社会阶梯的过程中所做出的沉重的个人牺牲是否值得。
But that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles.
但是，那也许与日本人的生活方式关系更大。
"In Japan," says educator Yoko Muro, "it's never a question of whether you enjoy your job and your life, but only how much you can endure."
“在日本，”教育家 Yoko Muro说，“问题绝对不是你是否喜欢自己的工作和生活，而仅仅是你能承受多大的负荷。”
The panel has not yet reached agreement on a crucial question, however, whether to recommend legislation that would make it a crime for private funding to be used for human cloning.
然而，该小组尚未在一个关键问题上达成一致，即是否建议立法机关把将私人资金用于克隆人的行为视为犯罪。
What kept them in place?
是什么使它们处于现在的位置呢？
Why didn't they fall out of the sky?
它们为什么不落到天空之外呢？
The fact that the apple fell down toward the earth and not up into the tree answered the question he had been asking himself about those larger fruits of the heavens, the moon and the planets.
苹果向下落到地面不是向上飞到树上，这一事实回答了他长期以来一直对天空中更大果实——月球和行星所存有的疑问。
Anti-science clearly means different things to different people.
显然，反科学对不同的人有不同的含义。
Gross and Levitt find fault primarily with sociologists, philosophers and other academics who have questioned science's objectivity.
格罗斯和莱维特主要挑那些质疑科学客观性的社会学家、哲学家和其他学者的毛病。
Sagan is more concerned with those who believe in ghosts, creationism and other phenomena that contradict the scientific worldview.
而萨根则更关注那些相信鬼怪、上帝造物论和其他与科学世界观相左的人。
The environmentalists, inevitably, respond to such critics.
毫无疑问，环境主义者要对这些批评做出反应。
The true enemies of science, argues Paul Ehrlich of Stanford University, a pioneer of environmental studies, are those who question the evidence supporting global warming, the depletion of the ozone layer and other consequences of industrial growth.
作为环境研究的先驱者，斯坦福大学的保罗·埃利希认为，科学的真正的敌人是那些对支持全球变暖、臭氧层稀薄和工业增长带来的其他后果的证据提出质疑的人。
It is not possible to determine whether both continents are moving in opposite directions or whether one continent is stationary and the other is drifting away from it. Hot spots, anchored in the deeper layers of the earth, provide the measuring instruments needed to resolve the question.
人们不能确定两个大陆是在朝相反的方向运动，还是一个大陆停止不动而另一个从它身边漂移开去。位于地球更深层的热点提供了解决该问题的测量仪器。
"Is this what you intended to accomplish with your careers?" Senator Robert Dole asked Time Warner executives last week.
"You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our nation and threaten our children as well?"
At Time Warner, however, such questions are simply the latest manifestation of the soul-searching that has involved the company ever since the company was born in 1990.
It's a self-examination that has, at various times, involved issues of responsibility, creative freedom and the corporate bottom line.
参议员罗伯特·多尔上星期质问时代华纳公司高级人员时说：“难道这就是你们要成就的事业吗？你们已经出卖了自己的灵魂，难道你们还非要腐化我们的国家，威胁我们的孩子不成？”不过，对于成立于1990年的时代华纳公司而言，
这样的质问仅仅只是公司自我反思的最新表白，是在不同时期涉及责任、创作自由和公司底线问题的自我反省。
Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today.
去哪儿寻找专家信息，如何确定接受哪条专家建议成了当今许多人面临的问题。
{adj: absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated} freed from any question of guilt
"is absolved from all blame"
"was now clear of the charge of cowardice"
"his official honor is vindicated"
{adj: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous} incongruous;inviting ridicule
"the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
"that's a cockeyed idea"
"ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
"a contribution so small as to be laughable"
"it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
"a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
"her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
{adj: academic} hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
"an academic discussion"
"an academic question"
{adj: afraid} filled with fear or apprehension
"afraid even to turn his head"
"suddenly looked afraid"
"afraid for his life"
"afraid of snakes"
"afraid to ask questions"
<-> unafraid
{adj: apt, disposed, given, minded, tending} (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
"he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"
"I am not minded to answer any questions"
{adj: arguable, debatable, disputable, moot} open to argument or debate
"that is a moot question"
{adj: at issue, in dispute, in hand, in question, under consideration} now in consideration or under discussion
"regarding the matter in hand"
{adj: at loggerheads} in a dispute or confrontation
"Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"
{adj: awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable} hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"
"an awkward pause followed his remark"
"a sticky question"
"in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
{adj: baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea} perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
"obviously bemused by his questions"
"bewildered and confused"
"a cloudy and confounded philosopher"
"just a mixed-up kid"
"she felt lost on the first day of school"
{adj: capable, open, subject} possibly accepting or permitting
"a passage capable of misinterpretation"
"open to interpretation"
"an issue open to question"
"the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
{adj: catchy, tricky} having concealed difficulty
"a catchy question"
"a tricky recipe to follow"
{adj: certain} established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
"what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"
"it is certain that they were on the bus"
"his fate is certain"
"the date for the invasion is certain"
<-> uncertain
{adj: clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant} demanding attention
"clamant needs"
"a crying need"
"regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken
"insistent hunger"
"an instant need"
{adj: clear, unmortgaged} (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
"I have clear title to this property"
{adj: conceptional, ideational, notional} being of the nature of a notion or concept
"a plan abstract and conceptional"
"to improve notional comprehension"
"a notional response to the question"
{adj: conclusive} forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
"conclusive proof"
"the evidence is conclusive"
<-> inconclusive
{adj: confused} mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
"the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
<-> clearheaded
{adj: devious, oblique} indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
"used devious means to achieve success"
"gave oblique answers to direct questions"
"oblique political maneuvers"
{adj: direct} extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action
"a direct question"
"a direct response"
"a direct approach"
<-> indirect
{adj: disbelieving, skeptical, sceptical, unbelieving} denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
"a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles"
{adj: discomfited, embarrassed} caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable
"was discomfited by the personal questions"
"the child felt embarrassed by the attention of the adults"
{adj: divinatory, mantic, sibylline, sibyllic, vatic, vatical} resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
"the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"
"mantic powers"
"a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions"
{adj: doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in question} open to doubt or suspicion
"the candidate's doubtful past"
"he has a dubious record indeed"
"what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"
"it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney
{adj: doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical} marked by or given to doubt
"a skeptical attitude"
"a skeptical listener"
{adj: equivocal, ambiguous} open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
"an equivocal statement"
"the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"
"the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"
"popularity is an equivocal crown"
"an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
<-> unequivocal
{adj: equivocal} open to question
"aliens of equivocal loyalty"
"his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson
{adj: germane, related} having close kinship and appropriateness
"he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"
{adj: glib} marked by lack of intellectual depth
"glib generalizations"
"a glib response to a complex question"
{adj: important, of import} of great significance or value
"important people"
"the important questions of the day"
<-> unimportant
{adj: impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable} totally unlikely
{adj: improbable, unlikely} not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
"legislation on the question is highly unlikely"
"an improbable event"
<-> probable
{adj: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip} marked by casual disrespect
"a flip answer to serious question"
"the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
{adj: in disagreement} without agreement
"were in disagreement on the question of women's rights"
{adj: incessant, perpetual, endless} occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted
"a child's incessant questions"
"your perpetual (or continual) complaints"
{adj: inconclusive} not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
"an inconclusive reply"
"inconclusive evidence"
"the inconclusive committee vote"
<-> conclusive
{adj: incontestable, indisputable, undisputable} not open to question; obviously true
"undeniable guilt"
"indisputable evidence of a witness"
{adj: inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering} showing curiosity
"if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"
"raised a speculative eyebrow"
{adj: inquisitorial} especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge
<-> accusatorial
{adj: intelligent} having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
"is there intelligent life in the universe?"
"an intelligent question"
<-> unintelligent
{adj: intensive} characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
"the questioning was intensive"
"intensive care"
"research-intensive"
"a labor-intensive industry"
{adj: interrogative} relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood
"not all questions have an interrogative construction"
{adj: involved, mired} entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire
"the difficulties in which the question is involved"
"brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion"
{adj: involved} enveloped
"a castle involved in mist"
"the difficulties in which the question is involved"
{adj: loaded} (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence
"a loaded question"
{adj: mathematical} beyond question
"a mathematical certainty"
{adj: misunderstood} wrongly understood
"a misunderstood criticism"
"a misunderstood question"
{adj: multiple-choice} offering several alternative answers from which the correct one is to be chosen; or consisting of such questions
"multiple-choice questions"
"a multiple-choice test"
<-> true-false
{adj: open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved} not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
"an open question"
"our position on this bill is still undecided"
"our lawsuit is still undetermined"
{adj: open-ended} allowing for a spontaneous response
"an open-ended question"
{adj: perspicacious, sagacious, sapient} acutely insightful and wise
"much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"
"observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"
"a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
{adj: questionable} subject to question
"questionable motives"
"a questionable reputation"
"a fire of questionable origin"
<-> unquestionable
{adj: questioning, quizzical} perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
"he had a quizzical expression"
{adj: rhetorical} concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking
"a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply"
<-> unrhetorical
{adj: strained} under great stress
"her voice was strained as she asked the question"
{adj: thorny} bristling with perplexities
"the thorny question of states' rights"
{adj: ultimate} furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
"the ultimate achievement"
"the ultimate question"
"man's ultimate destiny"
"the ultimate insult"
"one's ultimate goal in life"
<-> proximate
{adj: unimportant} not important
"a relatively unimportant feature of the system"
"the question seems unimportant"
<-> important
{adj: unpremeditated} not prepared or planned in advance
"asked an unpremeditated question"
{adj: unquestionable} incapable of being questioned
"unquestionable authority"
<-> questionable
{adj: unquestionable} not open to question
"an unquestionable (or unequivocal) loss of prestige"
{adj: unquestioning} not inclined to ask questions
{adv: absolutely} totally and definitely; without question
"we are absolutely opposed to the idea"
"he forced himself to lie absolutely still"
"iron is absolutely necessary"
{adv: aggressively, sharply} in an aggressive manner
"she was being sharply questioned"
{adv: ardently} in an ardent manner
"the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired"
{adv: artlessly, ingenuously} in an ingenuous manner
"she answered the judge's questions artlessly"
{adv: back, in reply} in answer
"he wrote back three days later"
"had little to say in reply to the questions"
{adv: clearly} without doubt or question
"they were clearly lost"
"history has clearly shown the folly of that policy"
{adv: decidedly, unquestionably, emphatically, definitely, in spades, by all odds} without question and beyond doubt
"it was decidedly too expensive"
"she told him off in spades"
"by all odds they should win"
{adv: defensively} in a defensive manner
"the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis"
<-> offensively
{adv: disingenuously, artfully} in a disingenuous manner
"disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work"
{adv: easily} without question
"easily the best book she's written"
{adv: enthusiastically} with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
"they discussed the question enthusiastically"
<-> unenthusiastically
{adv: flippantly, airily} in a flippant manner
"he answered the reporters' questions flippantly"
"this cannot be airily explained to your children"
{adv: herein} in this place or thing or document
"I shall discuss the question herein"
{adv: implicitly} without doubting or questioning
"I implicitly trust him"
{adv: in due course, in due season, in good time, in due time, when the time comes} at the appropriate time
"we'll get to this question in due course"
{adv: in unison, in chorus} speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously
"they shouted `Yes!' in unison"
"they responded in chorus to the teacher's questions"
{adv: insensitively} in an insensitive manner
"the police officer questioned the woman rather insensitively about the attack"
<-> sensitively
{adv: intermittently} in an intermittent manner
"intermittently we questioned the barometer"
{adv: interrogatively} in a questioning format
{adv: on earth} used with question words to convey surprise
"what on earth are you doing?"
{adv: on the spot} at the place in question; there
"they were on the spot when it happened"
"it had to be decided by the man on the spot"
{adv: on the spot} in a difficult situation
"that question really put him on the spot"
{adv: persistently} in a persistent manner
"he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently..."
{adv: placidly} in a placid and good-natured manner
"I put the questions, and she answered them placidly"
{adv: pointedly} in such a manner as to make something clearly evident
"he pointedly ignored the question"
{adv: primarily, in the first place} of primary import
"this is primarily a question of economics"
"it was in the first place a local matter"
<-> secondarily
{adv: privately, in private, in camera} kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
"it was discussed privately between the two men"
"privately, she thought differently"
"some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"
"he was questioned in private"
<-> publicly
{adv: quaveringly} in an unsteady quavering manner
"the man began quaveringly to question the soldier"
{adv: questioningly, quizzically} in a quizzical and questioning manner
"they looked quizzically at the doctor"
{adv: questioningly, wonderingly} in a curious and questioning manner
"they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions"
{adv: reticently} with reticence; in a reticent manner
"she answered the questions reticently"
{adv: sensitively} in a sensitive manner
"she questioned the rape victim very sensitively about the attack"
<-> insensitively
{adv: seriously, earnestly, in earnest} in a serious manner
"talking earnestly with his son"
"she started studying snakes in earnest"
"a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
{adv: truthfully} with truth
"I told him truthfully that I had just returned from my vacation"
"he answered the question as truthfully as he could"
<-> untruthfully
{adv: undoubtedly, doubtless, beyond question, without doubt, beyond any doubt} with certainty
"it's undoubtedly very beautiful"
{adv: unquestionably, unimpeachably} without question
"Fred Winter is unquestionably the jockey to follow"
"they hired unimpeachably first-rate faculty members"
{adv: verily} in truth; beyond doubt or question
"trust in the Lord...and verily thou shalt be fed"- Ps 37:3
{adv: wholesomely} in a wholesome manner
"the papers we found shed some valuable light on this question, wholesomely contradicting all lies"
{n: Ask Jeeves} a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms
{n: California Personality Inventory, CPI} a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.
{n: FAQ} a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers
{n: Huss, John Huss, Hus, Jan Hus} Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)
{n: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Chiefs} the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps
{n: Master in Public Affairs} a master's degree in questions of public concern
{n: Socratic irony} admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning
{n: Socratic method, maieutic method} a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students
{n: Upanishad} a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions
"the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads"
{n: Urim and Thummim} lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions
{n: accuracy, truth} the quality of being near to the true value
"he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"
"the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
<-> inaccuracy
{n: adequacy, adequateness} the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
<-> inadequacy
{n: adverse witness, hostile witness} a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party
"a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined"
{n: advisability} the quality of being advisable
"they questioned the advisability of our policy"
<-> inadvisability
{n: agony aunt} a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in
{n: alibi} (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
{n: answer, reply, response} a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
"I waited several days for his answer"
"he wrote replies to several of his critics"
{n: answer} the speech act of replying to a question
<-> question
{n: aspect, facet} a distinct feature or element in a problem
"he studied every facet of the question"
{n: attribution, ascription} assigning to a cause or source
"the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"
"he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso"
{n: audacity, audaciousness} aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
"he had the audacity to question my decision"
{n: barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught} the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
"a barrage of questions"
"a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
{n: boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek} impudent aggressiveness
"I couldn't believe her boldness"
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
{n: calling into question, demand for explanation} a challenge to defend what someone has said
{n: catechetical instruction} teaching religious principles by questions and answers
{n: catechism} a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
{n: catechism} an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
{n: challenge} questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
"his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
{n: consultation} a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question
"frequent consultations with his lawyer"
"a consultation of several medical specialists"
{n: cross-examination} (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
{n: cross-examiner, cross-questioner} someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)
{n: cross-question} a question asked in cross-examination
{n: deliberation} (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
"the deliberations of the jury"
{n: direct examination} (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
{n: discussion, treatment, discourse} an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
"the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"
"his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
{n: dodge, dodging, scheme} a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
{n: doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question} uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something
"the dubiousness of his claim"
"there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
{n: examination, exam, test} a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
"when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
{n: examination, testing} the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
{n: family history} part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases
{n: freedom from self-incrimination, privilege against self incrimination} the civil right (guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself
{n: heckler, badgerer} someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
{n: indaba} a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question
{n: indisputability, indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness} the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt
{n: inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker} someone who asks a question
{n: interrogation, examination, interrogatory} formal systematic questioning
{n: interview} the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
"my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"
{n: intonation pattern} intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements
{n: issue} an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
"the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"
"politicians never discuss the real issues"
{n: judge, justice, jurist, magistrate} a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
{n: leading question} a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination
{n: line of inquiry, line of questioning} an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument
{n: misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking} putting the wrong interpretation on
"his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"
"there was no mistaking her meaning"
{n: motion, question} a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
"he made a motion to adjourn"
"she called for the question"
{n: myrmidon} a follower who carries out orders without question
{n: obiter dictum, dictum} an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
{n: objection} (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality
{n: ordering, order, ordination} logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
{n: petitio principii, petitio} the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question
{n: philosophy} the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
{n: phrasal verb} an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit
"`turn out' is a phrasal verb in the question `how many turned out to vote?'"
{n: plebiscite} a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
{n: point of order} a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
{n: politics, political sympathies} the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
{n: poser, stumper, toughie, sticker} a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
{n: press conference, news conference} a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
{n: previous question} a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly
{n: problem} a question raised for consideration or solution
"our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"
{n: prolonged interrogation} a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hours
{n: pseudohermaphrodite} someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth
{n: public discussion, ventilation} free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest
"such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion"
{n: quantum field theory} the branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the theory of fields; it was motivated by the question of how an atom radiates light as its electrons jump from excited states
{n: question mark, interrogation point} a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
{n: question master, quizmaster} the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game
{n: question of fact, matter of fact} a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide
{n: question of law, matter of law} a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide
{n: question time} a period during a parliamentary session when members of British Parliament may ask questions of the ministers
{n: question, head} the subject matter at issue
"the question of disease merits serious discussion"
"under the head of minor Roman poets"
{n: question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation} an instance of questioning
"there was a question about my training"
"we made inquiries of all those who were present"
<-> answer
{n: question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence} a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
"he asked a direct question"
"he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
{n: questioning, inquiring} a request for information
{n: questionnaire} a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
{n: question} an informal reference to a marriage proposal
"he was ready to pop the question"
{n: quiz program} a game show in which contestants answer questions
{n: quiz} an examination consisting of a few short questions
{n: range} a variety of different things or activities
"he answered a range of questions"
"he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"
{n: reasonableness, tenability, tenableness} the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
"he questioned the tenability of my claims"
{n: redirect examination, reexamination} (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
{n: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter} a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
"it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
{n: rhetorical question} a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered
"he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions"
{n: rubber stamp} routine authorization of an action without questions
{n: scientific research, research project} research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses
{n: selective amnesia} amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember
"why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?"
{n: side, position} an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
"there are two sides to every question"
{n: singleness, straightforwardness} without hypocrisy
"the singleness of his motives could not be questioned"
{n: stonewalling} stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate
{n: sufficiency, adequacy} the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
"he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
<-> inadequacy, insufficiency
{n: sufficiency} sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
"her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"
{n: talk show, chat show} a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience
"in England they call a talk show a chat show"
{n: territory} an area of knowledge or interest
"his questions covered a lot of territory"
{n: test paper, examination paper, exam paper, question sheet} a written examination
{n: tetartanopia, yellow-blindness} a form of dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to yellow light; so rare that its existence has been questioned
{n: third} following the second position in an ordering or series
"a distant third"
"he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
{n: trap, snare} something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
"the exam was full of trap questions"
"it was all a snare and delusion"
{n: umbrage, offense, offence} a feeling of anger caused by being offended
"he took offence at my question"
{n: vote} the opinion of a group as determined by voting
"they put the question to a vote"
{n: wanted notice, wanted poster} a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person
{n: whereabouts} the general location where something is
"I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"
{n: yes-no question} a question that can be answered by yes or no
{v: address} address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
{v: address} direct a question at someone
{v: answer, reply, respond} reply or respond to
"She didn't want to answer"
"answer the question"
"We answered that we would accept the invitation"
{v: answer, resolve} understand the meaning of
"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
{v: answer} give the correct answer or solution to
"answer a question"
"answer the riddle"
{v: ask} address a question to and expect an answer from
"Ask your teacher about trigonometry"
"The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
{v: ask} direct or put ; seek an answer to
"ask a question"
{v: bandy, kick around} discuss lightly
"We bandied around these difficult questions"
{v: besiege} harass, as with questions or requests
"The press photographers besieged the movie star"
{v: call} challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
"call the speaker on a question of fact"
{v: cash out} choose a simpler life style after questioning personal and career satisfaction goals
"After 3 decades in politics, she cashed out and moved to Polynesia"
{v: catechize, catechise} examine through questioning and answering
{v: chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate} reflect deeply on a subject
"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
"philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"
"The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
{v: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate} make free from confusion or ambiguity ; make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?"
"Clear up the question of who is at fault"
{v: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate} be confusing or perplexing to ; cause to be unable to think clearly
"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"
{v: cross examine, cross question} question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side
"The witness was cross-examined by the defense"
{v: cry out for, cry for} need badly or desperately
"This question cries out for an answer"
{v: debate} argue with one another
"We debated the question of abortion"
"John debated Mary"
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