Word · Frequency #221
questions
询问；提问；审问
questions is the third person singular of question.
to ask someone questions in order to get information; to interrogate or examine
- 1.
To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
询问
- 2.
To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
质疑
- 3.
To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
提问或询问
怀疑；质疑；询问；质疑；提问或询问；审问
In use
The journalist questioned the minister about the new policy.
I question whether this plan is really feasible.
The police questioned the witness for three hours.
Verb forms
base question · third person questions · -ing questioning · past questioned · past participle questioned
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- question someone about something
- 向某人询问某事
- The police questioned him about the incident.警方就这一事件询问了他。
- question whether...
- 质疑是否……
- I question whether this plan will work.我质疑这个计划是否可行。
- question the validity of something
- 质疑某事的有效性
- She questioned the validity of the results.她质疑这些结果的有效性。
- question authority
- 质疑权威
- He was not afraid to question authority.他不怕质疑权威。
- question a witness
- 询问证人
- The lawyer questioned the witness on the stand.律师在证人席上询问了证人。
- question the decision
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 question 想成‘快提问’：qu 发音像‘快’，遇到不懂就快点问出口。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：警方讯问、学术讨论、正式调查 作为动词时，question 通常比 ask 正式：在“审问/盘问”和“质疑”等义项中多用于正式场合，如警方讯问、学术或商务讨论；日常口语中较少用。实际选择时需根据具体义项判断。
Grammar Note
通常用作及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɛstʃən/ 结尾，与 question /ˈkwɛstʃən/ 押韵。注意：questionnaire /ˌkwɛstʃəˈnɛər/ 拼写相近但重音和结尾不同；quest /kwɛst/ 和 gesture /ˈdʒɛstʃər/ 也不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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