单词	query
释义	query1 nounquery2 verb queryque‧ry1 /ˈkwɪəri $ ˈkwɪri/ ●●○ noun (plural queries) [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINquery1 Origin: 1600-1700 quere ‘question’ (16-19 centuries), from Latin quaere! ‘ask!’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I would be happy to answer people's queries if they write to me at my home address. If anyone has a query I'll deal with it at the end of the meeting. Menlo angrily replied to a query from a reporter. One of the students raised a query about the marking system. Since the TV programme the advice bureau has received lots of queries about maternity rights. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Another rather unusual query ... Is it possible to make your own garden gnomes - by casting them? On major and minor issues you should give fair answers to queries about the job to avoid misunderstandings and resentment later on. Seers galore will be on hand to shed a little light on those and other troubling queries at the Renaissance Psychic Fair. The query command is shown in Figure 3.13 along with an example of its results in Figure 3.14. The query seems like a jolt of reality, following stories Mrs Clinton has been telling of her college days. We can obtain top management replies to your queries. Thesaurus THESAURUS► question something that you ask someone, either when speaking or when writing: · Would anyone like to ask any questions?· I’ve emailed the hotel with one or two questions. ► query especially British English a question that you ask when you are not sure you have understood something or that the information you have is correct: · If you have any queries, please contact your travel agent.· Our staff are always available to answer customers’ queries. ► inquiry (also enquiry especially British English) a question you ask in order to get information or find out the details about something: · We’ve advertised the house, and we’ve already received lots of enquiries.· The police have been making some inquiries in the area. ► request a polite or formal question asking for something that you want or need: · The bank said ‘no’ to our request for more money.· You must make your request in writing. Longman Language Activatorsomething that you ask someone► question what you say or write when you are asking for information: · That's a very difficult question to answer.· Does anyone have any further questions?· There were several questions Melanie wanted to ask the interviewer.question about: · I hate it when strangers ask me questions about my private life. ► query British a question that you ask when you have not completely understood something or you are not sure that something is true or correct: · If anyone has a query I'll deal with it at the end of the meeting.· I would be happy to answer people's queries if they write to me at my home address.query about: · Since the TV programme the advice bureau has received lots of queries about maternity rights.raise a query (=ask a question): · One of the students raised a query about the marking system. ► inquiry also enquiry especially British a question you ask in order to get information or find out the details about something: · We have only just put the house up for sale, and we've already received lots of enquiries.inquiry about: · For all inquiries about flight schedules, please call the following number. ► leading/loaded question a question that deliberately tricks someone, so that they give you the answer that you want or say something that they do not intend to say: · You don't expect me to answer a loaded question like that, do you?· The jurors said interviewers used leading questions and coached the children on how they should answer. ► trick question a question that seems easy to answer but has a hidden difficulty: · "Did you have a good time while I was gone?" "That's a trick question, right? If I say yes, you'll be angry that I didn't miss you." Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► have ... queries  Give us a ring if you have any queries about the contract. ► answer ... queries  Staff are always available to answer your queries. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► answer · We answer three of your queries about getting hair into tip-top condition.· It gives clear detailed instructions, answers queries and suggests ways to improve your technique.· The Bank staff are there to help you, answer your queries or take details of your complaint.· Please note: We can not answer queries personally and no correspondence will be entered into.· Our advisory services answer thousands of queries from people all over the country.· I can't do much to answer your queries about Kaama.· Station and telephone enquiry bureaux can answer queries on individual services.· Gold Seal unit I should be grateful if you could answer a few technical queries for me. ► respond · It can be helpful to limit your reading time, allowing time for taking notes, or responding to queries.· Some three weeks later they are still responding to queries and will continue to send out packs.· The Orientalia Division of the Library of Congress promptly responded to my queries. a question that you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correctquery about Give us a ring if you have any queries about the contract. Staff are always available to answer your queries.► see thesaurus at question query1 nounquery2 verb queryquery2 ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle queried, present participle querying, third person singular queries) [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE query Simple Form Present I, you, we, they query he, she, it queries Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they queried Present perfect I, you, we, they have queried he, she, it has queried Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had queried Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will query Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have queried Continuous Form Present I am querying he, she, it is querying you, we, they are querying Past I, he, she, it was querying you, we, they were querying Present perfect I, you, we, they have been querying he, she, it has been querying Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been querying Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be querying Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been querying Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Not one of the customers queried liked the service. The manager queried the figures. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Derbyshire folk may query the authenticity of this but I defy them not to enjoy the results. I've always made the list out and you've never queried it before, well not like that. I could have queried whether the castle was going to be part of an entire medieval town. If you have any queries our team will be happy to help. Those bold enough to query the official faith risk detention and death. When I queried this I learned that Microwriter no longer employed a press officer. Why do we not query everything, even the act of querying itself? 1to express doubt about whether something is true or correct:  Both players queried the umpire’s decision.query whether Many people are querying whether the tests are accurate.2to ask a question:  ‘What time are we leaving?’ Maggie queried.
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