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单词 question mark
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Definition of question mark in English:

question mark

noun
  • 1A punctuation mark (?) indicating a question.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Every sentence ended with a question mark, and was punctuated by a popping bubble or annoying giggle.
    • Can I finish a sentence in this paragraph without using a question mark?
    • The second sentence in that note had a question mark too.
    • If I were a cartoon, I'd have a question mark over my head right now.
    • The difference between these two things is evident in the way that Mendeleyev's table leaves gaps, some with a question mark inserted.
    • Entries without the question mark have been verified by exhaustive search.
    • The question mark is more likely to be interpreted as indicating that the group suggested has no known name.
    • The interrobang combined the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point.
    • In both cases, the question mark comes after the marks that relate to the quoted names, and before the mark or marks that close the sentence of speech.
    • Sometimes a Web site adds variables or tracking information after a question mark or related symbol.
    • The lilt of her voice stuck a question mark on the end of every sentence she uttered.
    • These are a set of chance cards, one of which is drawn when either a Leader or a Secret Agent lands on a question mark.
    • Regions where no obvious candidate genes were found are indicated by a question mark.
    • One of the first mistakes in transmission appears to have been the inclusion of a question mark at the end of the third line.
    • I am having my normal discussion with myself about whether hypothetical questions actually need a question mark.
    • In the desert, I always wrote down the words ‘new world order’ in my notebook followed by a question mark.
    • It also made me think whether there's a single other track I could think of with a comma and question mark in it.
    • And make no mistake, that's an exclamation mark rather than a question mark at the end of the sentence.
    • Who made the error in punctuation of putting a question mark after the sample questions, the SQA or the Scotsman?
    Synonyms
    symbol, sign, character
    1. 1.1 Used to express doubt or uncertainty about something.
      there's a question mark over his future
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Bury's uncertain future means there's a question mark over the club's youth and reserve teams next season.
      • However, there is a question mark over the legality of such a loan under EU rules.
      • Even the president of the country now says there's a question mark over whether elections can be held at the end of this month.
      • But his mental toughness remains a question mark, which is a key to the consistency and determination required for Le Tour.
      • He said a strike could put a question mark over fare levels and peripheral services, and that the pension fund situation made matters worse.
      • By how much, and exactly in which quarters, still has a little bit of a question mark over it, and we'll get back to that later.
      • Although a huge question mark hangs over the next-generation technology, there are many folk going out of their way to get it working.
      • But there are question marks over their sideline and that's a big question mark to have hanging over you.
      • There was a big question mark over the Selby factory's future.
      • The sacking also puts a question mark over her future in Congleton where she has been MP for more than 20 years.
      • Without their support there would be a major question mark over the effectiveness of unilateral action.
      • Some character issues make him more of a question mark than he probably should be.
      • Follow these steps to ensure that your children's future isn't a question mark.
      • There is a significant question mark over the level of pensions which members expect to receive and what they will actually get.
      • There is even a question mark over whether the ambulance trust has acted within its statutory function by providing the service.
      • They further magnify the question mark over the police version of events.
      • How he will react to the grind of a full NHL season, however, is a question mark.
      • All of this leaves a huge question mark over Montenegro's future.
      • Boston College didn't throw to him much, so Green's receiving skills are a question mark.
      • He has gone from being a big question mark in 1999 to the team's most reliable offensive weapon.
      Synonyms
      uncertainty, lack of certainty, unsureness, indecision, hesitation, hesitancy, dubiousness, suspicion, confusion
 
 

Definition of question mark in US English:

question mark

nounˈkwɛstʃən ˌmɑrkˈkwesCHən ˌmärk
  • 1A punctuation mark (?) indicating a question.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Can I finish a sentence in this paragraph without using a question mark?
    • The question mark is more likely to be interpreted as indicating that the group suggested has no known name.
    • In both cases, the question mark comes after the marks that relate to the quoted names, and before the mark or marks that close the sentence of speech.
    • And make no mistake, that's an exclamation mark rather than a question mark at the end of the sentence.
    • The second sentence in that note had a question mark too.
    • Entries without the question mark have been verified by exhaustive search.
    • Sometimes a Web site adds variables or tracking information after a question mark or related symbol.
    • If I were a cartoon, I'd have a question mark over my head right now.
    • The interrobang combined the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point.
    • The lilt of her voice stuck a question mark on the end of every sentence she uttered.
    • These are a set of chance cards, one of which is drawn when either a Leader or a Secret Agent lands on a question mark.
    • I am having my normal discussion with myself about whether hypothetical questions actually need a question mark.
    • The difference between these two things is evident in the way that Mendeleyev's table leaves gaps, some with a question mark inserted.
    • Regions where no obvious candidate genes were found are indicated by a question mark.
    • In the desert, I always wrote down the words ‘new world order’ in my notebook followed by a question mark.
    • One of the first mistakes in transmission appears to have been the inclusion of a question mark at the end of the third line.
    • Who made the error in punctuation of putting a question mark after the sample questions, the SQA or the Scotsman?
    • Every sentence ended with a question mark, and was punctuated by a popping bubble or annoying giggle.
    • It also made me think whether there's a single other track I could think of with a comma and question mark in it.
    Synonyms
    symbol, sign, character
    1. 1.1 Used to express doubt or uncertainty about something.
      there's a question mark over his future
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is even a question mark over whether the ambulance trust has acted within its statutory function by providing the service.
      • There was a big question mark over the Selby factory's future.
      • He has gone from being a big question mark in 1999 to the team's most reliable offensive weapon.
      • They further magnify the question mark over the police version of events.
      • The sacking also puts a question mark over her future in Congleton where she has been MP for more than 20 years.
      • He said a strike could put a question mark over fare levels and peripheral services, and that the pension fund situation made matters worse.
      • Without their support there would be a major question mark over the effectiveness of unilateral action.
      • Some character issues make him more of a question mark than he probably should be.
      • Boston College didn't throw to him much, so Green's receiving skills are a question mark.
      • By how much, and exactly in which quarters, still has a little bit of a question mark over it, and we'll get back to that later.
      • But there are question marks over their sideline and that's a big question mark to have hanging over you.
      • All of this leaves a huge question mark over Montenegro's future.
      • There is a significant question mark over the level of pensions which members expect to receive and what they will actually get.
      • How he will react to the grind of a full NHL season, however, is a question mark.
      • But his mental toughness remains a question mark, which is a key to the consistency and determination required for Le Tour.
      • Even the president of the country now says there's a question mark over whether elections can be held at the end of this month.
      • Bury's uncertain future means there's a question mark over the club's youth and reserve teams next season.
      • However, there is a question mark over the legality of such a loan under EU rules.
      • Follow these steps to ensure that your children's future isn't a question mark.
      • Although a huge question mark hangs over the next-generation technology, there are many folk going out of their way to get it working.
      Synonyms
      uncertainty, lack of certainty, unsureness, indecision, hesitation, hesitancy, dubiousness, suspicion, confusion
 
 
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