question mark

英 [ˈkwestʃən mɑːk]

美 [ˈkwestʃən mɑːrk]

n.  问号

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习惯用语

n.

a question mark over/against sth
• 对…的疑问；画在…上的问号
  used to say that sth is not certain
• There's still a big question mark hanging over his future with the team.
  他在队中的前途还是个大问号。

牛津词典

noun

• 问号
  the mark ( ? ) used in writing after a question

柯林斯词典

• 问号
  Aquestion markis the punctuation mark? which is used in writing at the end of a question.
• N-COUNT 不确定的事;尚有疑问的事
  If there is doubt or uncertainty about something, you can say that there is aquestion mark overit.
  1. There are bound to be question marks over his future...
     他的未来必然还存有很多不确定的因素。
  2. There's now a huge question mark hanging over the success of the negotiations.
     谈判能否成功目前还是一个大大的问号。

英英释义

noun

• a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
  Synonym:interrogation point

双语例句

• Soon, the elder tiger received a letter in which there was nothing except a question mark.
  不久，虎兄收到一封信。信中除了一个问号以外，什么字也没有。
• Which is the first time in my writing career I've ever put a question mark after an exclamation.
  什么是在我的写作生涯中，在惊叹之后我在提出了问题的第一次？
• My back's crooked like a question mark.
  我的背像问号一样弯曲。
• There is a question mark over the future of geriatric care
  老年保健医学的前景还是一个问号。
• Unfinished as it is, the "House in the Trees" remains an interesting question mark.
  由于它的未完成性，“树林中的房子”依然留有一张有趣问题的面罩。
• What number should replace the question mark?
  什么数字能代替问号？
• Add the tags to these questions. Don't forget to add the question mark.
  给下列问句加上附加疑问句。别忘了加问号。
• There are bound to be question marks over his future
  他的未来必然还存有很多不确定的因素。
• You must make him take you to the question mark.
  你必须让他带你到问号的地方。
• The effect has been to leave a question mark over the long-term future of monetary union.
  其效果就是给货币联盟的长期未来打上了一个问号。