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单词 question mark
释义
question mark
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkwes.tʃən ˌmɑːk/us
/ˈkwes.tʃən ˌmɑːrk/
B1
thesymbol? used in writing at the end of a phrase orsentenceto show that it is aquestion
问号
Examples
  • Was there aquestionmarkat the end of thesentence?
  • Where is thequestionmarkon thiskeyboard?
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Grammar

Punctuation
The most common punctuation marks in English are: capital letters and full stops, question marks, commas, colons and semi-colons, exclamation marks and quotation marks.…
Punctuation: question marks (?) and exclamation marks (!)
We use question marks to make clear that what is said is a question. When we use a question mark, we do not use a full stop:…

Idiom

a question mark oversomething
(Definition ofquestion markfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

question mark| American Dictionary

question mark
noun[C]
us
/ˈkwes·tʃən ˌmɑrk/
asymbol(?) used in writing at the end of a word orgroupof words to show that it is a question
(Definition ofquestion markfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

question mark| Business English

question mark
noun
uk
us
[C,usually singular]
afeelingofdoubtabout something:
a question mark over/about sthThere is abigquestionmarkover people'swillingnesstoinvestin thisscheme.
Thebiggestquestionmarkhangingover China'sexportsliesin thecurrencyexchangerate.
[C]MARKETING
aproductorcompanythat has asmallshareof amarketthat isgrowingveryfast:
If nothing is done tochangethemarketshare,questionmarkswill justabsorblargeamountsofcash.
See also
cash cow
dog
starnoun
(Definition ofquestion markfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofquestion mark

question mark
Aquestionmarkindicates that the probability is either indeterminate or indeterminable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aquestionmarkmeans that no lower bound is known yet.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They can serve as anything from aquestionmarkto a page from the user manual.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aquestionmarkindicates our uncertainty in categorizing a particular species.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The appearance of thequestionmarkfurther indicated that participants were allowed to blink and rest their eyes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aquestionmark(?) indicates that the pedigree is not fully resolved.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is still a largequestionmarkover the issue of pre-colonial taxation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Supposed stratigraphic ranges indicated by dashed lines with aquestionmark.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I suspect that thequestionmarkcan now be removed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thequestionmarkindicates an informed estimate for this figure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He argued that the widespread support for dictatorships puts aquestionmarkagainst the usefulness of the totalitar ian paradigm.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is why it appears in two cells with aquestionmark.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aquestionmarkbefore a personal name means that it is not certain if the person translated the work in question.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If a symbol is not recognized, it is marked with aquestionmark"?" and its confidence set to zero.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Aquestionmark(?) indicates insufficient information in the reporting of the study.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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