whether or not he knew of the situation. |h]ISJ§.» ffeXf/U 7 Mo 0 The key question of what caused the
leak remains unanswered. &—A
It
I'nJ 0 {formal) He put a question to the
minister about the recent reforms.
{lfet)G:ltE6(J^7]§Jj&|n] A M 7 “ 7(61 IS 0 0 I hope the
police don’t ask any awkward questions. IS # M If A 7 f? ii ft Xl J& 69
fn] M o O In an interview try to ask open questions that don’t just need
‘Yes’ or ‘No’ as an answer. f£ ® i7 T fc 7
MiTAiWim “ji”
& "A” t
^ 0 2 [C] ~ (of sth) a matter or topic that needs to be
discussed or dealt with ( t&^&L316() ) ♦
If; iX
IS
; if IS : Let’s look at the question of security. n| if] A # 7 $. % Jr] IS o 0 The
question which needs to be
addressed is one of funding.
flrllffiXt69jl:$f7l'^ISo 0 Which route is better remains an open question
(= it is not decided). JiMA&69l"m
3 [u]
doubt or confusion about sth 7If; Her honesty
is beyond question. M 69 M ^ H Jft B If
69 Q 0 His suitability for the job is open to question. ilr7 3§.
A&XfflTfrllA'llo
0 Her version of events was accepted without question. l£ 1f 69 & 'AM M% 8tf»f
iif To m?7l bring/throw sth into question to cause sth to become
a matter for doubt and discussion 3[t&#A---697^
( ) : This case brings into
question the whole purpose of the law. flfBTXf
g7^^^j§697lf
o come into 'question to become a matter for doubt and
discussion J$A7lii ( )
69X9!£ good 'question! (informal) used to show that
you do not know the answer to a question ( A77£fl jH ) |rJ#£?: ‘How much is all this going to cost?’ ‘Good
question!’ “j&—” “fn1W!
” in question 1 that is being discussed ifik ( ) 7
6(1:
On the day in question we were in Cardiff. 7l9fi&69 M - A, m in f£ 9n 69 A o 2 in doubt;
uncertain M |nj;
7 51 7 : The future of public transport is not in question. 69 A A A JI £ 7 W B If 69 * just/
merely/only a question of
(sth/doing sth) used to say that sth is not difficult to predict,
explain, do, etc. (
mm. m) ifs
merely a
question of time before the business collapses. : ik
69
f&J l7 K Jl M" |s] IT IS „ 0 It’s just a question of deciding what
you really want. SPK 77^7*!^# A 69 |7 Mo out of the 'question impossible or not allowed and therefore
not worth discussing 7 Wit; 7 ft if; 7 ft % if i&:
Another trip abroad this year is out of the question. 7T#Aft SJl!^A:Etii69o
there is/was no question of (sth happening/sb doing sth) there is/ was no
possibility of sth ( ^ H 7 Rf til 69: There was no
question of his/him cancelling the trip so near the departure date. f^ftA
0 f&7nJt&lMTf3Io
—
more at beg, call v.,
moot adj., pop v.
■ verb 1 [VN]
~ sb (about/on sth) to ask sb questions about sth, especially
officially IE A ill lT; M i'll; |nj: She was arrested and
questioned about the fire, itfe g ifl, 17 7 AAA69#ff o O The
students were questioned on the books they had been studying,
iK
7 A § 69 17 IS o 0 Over half of those questioned said they rarely
took any exercise. M IiJ69A7^TlA±ift7 il l [also V speech] 2 to have or express
doubts or suspicions about sth A 7 If [7; '7®: [VN] I just accepted what he
told me. I never thought to question it.
0 No one has ever
questioned her judgement. Xf#S697J!tr /A&7 AA7:ii7lf o 0 [V wh-] He questioned whether the accident was solely the
truck driver’s fault, life '7 If ♦ &Ji^iSri#777t.7JL-A0
question-able /’kwestjanabl/ adj. 1 that
you have doubts about because you think it is not accurate or correct «I If 69; ^|i?JIS69; ( MlEm ) 60 S33
debatable : The conclusions
that they come to are highly questionable, ffe in # ft 60 M i& A 7 IrJ M 0 0 It is
questionable whether this is a good way of solving the problem. 7M&WS69jT#i£o 2 likely to
be
dishonest or morally wrong ♦ is 7 M ( ^t7itf§ ) 60; #il'7M'l>60
BCG1
suspect: Her motives for
helping are questionable. Mf!?fk69Ail#l7 A(felf» ► ques tionably /-abli / adv.
ques-tion-er /'kwestjana(r)/ noun a person who asks
questions, especially in a broadcast programme or a public debate (
rM7@^JFI#7^60 ) Hl«lA
ques-tion-ing/'kwestjamr)/ noun, adj.
« noun [u] the activity of asking
sb questions $i |r] ; it) |H]; | r] ; He was taken to the
police station for questioning. iifel&if 0 They faced some hostile
questioning over the cost of the project. AT 32795 @ 60
mm, mism «ma69M0
■
adj. showing that you need information, or that you have
doubts iOj |n] 60; A 7 7 If 60 : a questioning look 7 If 60 S 7 0 She
raised a questioning eyebrow. M7lf
Ao ► ques-tion-ing-ly adv.
'question mark noun the mark (?) used in
writing after a question }rJ 7 ITiTTTI a 'question mark over/ against sth used to say that sth
is not certain XT - 60 If
|h] ; Hj ft • ■
■ 7 60 fn 7: There’s still a big question mark hanging over his future
with the team. iifeA(A760iiu^7
'question master (also quiz-master) noun (both BrE) a person who asks the
questions in a quiz, especially
on television or the radio ( |n]|£ft^69 ) itlT#; i
±i#A
questionnaire /.kwestja'nea^); NAmE -'ner/ noun
~ (on/about sth) a written list of questions that are
answered by a number of people so that information can be collected from the
answers A A; l7 #: to complete a questionnaire ijt |nj # 0 (BrE) to
fill in a questionnaire ij( 01A A O (especially NAmE) to fill out a
questionnaire fRUilirA
'question tag (also 'tag question) noun {grammar if ?£) a phrase such as isn’t it? or don’t you? that you add to the
end of a statement in order to turn it into a question or check that the
statement is correct, as in You like mushrooms, don’t you? Iff 7 If IT AZT
7>7lf iTAE ( i!
queue /kju:/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 (BrE) {NAmE line) a
line of people, cars, etc. waiting for sth or to do sth (A, '/(7#6() )PA, T7J: the
bus queue A o I had to join a
queue for the toilets. M f f PA # B ± M 0f 0 o How
long were you in the queue? PAT? 0 There
was a queue of traffic waiting to turn right, ^ A $ 2 {computing
if) a list of items of data stored in a particular order ( M # 6(1 WiM ) fA^J ITS!?1 see jump v.
uverb (queu ing or queue-ing) 1 [V] {BrE) ~ (up) (for sth) to wait in a line of people, vehicles,
etc. in order to do sth, get sth or go somewhere (A, 7# ) j^PA^^: We had to queue up for an hour for the tickets. il l R %
—T^J^N'WPAA^o
0 Queue here for taxis.
)2
M PA o 2 {computing if) to add tasks to other tasks so that they are
ready to be done in order; to come together to be done in order ( ) f#IA; ?!]l
[VN] The system queues the jobs before they are processed.
■
taisov] cma be queuing up (for sth/to do sth) if people are said to be queuing up for
sth or to do sth, a lot of them want to have it or do it f# AItalian football
clubs are queuing up to sign the young star. Af!J
‘queue-jumping noun [u] (BrE) a situation in which a person moves to the front of a
queue to get served before other people who have been waiting longer f§
PA; M
quib ble/'kwibl/ verb, noun
m verb [V] ~ (about/over
sth) to
argue or complain about a small matter or an unimportant detail ( A 7 7 ) 7
i£,
tTi; ff ff it $& ; ‘ATiAiT It isn’t worth quibbling over such a
small amount.
mffffim,
u noun a small complaint or
criticism, especially one that is not important ( AE&M ) minor quibbles
quiche /ki:J/
noun [C, u] an open pie
filled with a mixture of eggs and milk with meat, vegetables,