英[ˈkwestʃən] 美[ˈkwestʃən]

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

[复数] questions [第三人称单数] questions

[现在分词] questioning

[过去式] questioned   [过去分词] questioned

【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】

◇ for, you see, as she couldn’t answer either question, it didn’t much matter which way she put it.

---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)

◇ 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.

---- Sightseeing in the United Kingdom

◇ And it was out of the question to eat delicious Chinese foods though many optional cafeterias served abundant substitutes.

---- Study in America