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

• 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。
• My back's crooked like a question mark.
  我的背像问号一样弯曲。
• Which letter can replace the question mark?
  哪个字母能代替问号？
• 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？
• 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。
• To show a question mark in the message box.
  在消息框中显示问号。
• You must make him take you to the question mark.
  你必须让他带你到问号的地方。
• Drag to add a question mark to indicate a question.
  拖动该形状添加问号，表示一个问题。
• On the sign-in sheet of a literature class, he simply scribbled a question mark instead of his name.
  在文学课的签名簿上，他只签了个潦草的问号代替自己的名字。