| 单词 | questioning |
| 释义 | questioning (once / 445 pages) nadj Questioning is an appeal or demand for an answer, or for more information. Sometimes the police will bring a witness to a crime into the station for questioning. When you participate in questioning, you may very well have a questioning look on your face. As an adjective, questioning can mean "curious," "confused or perplexed," or even "skeptical." If you show up at school in a clown costume, your teachers and friends might look at you in a questioning way — or they may dive right into the questioning, demanding: "What on earth are you wearing?" WORD FAMILYquestioning: questioningly, questionings, unquestioning+/question: questionable, questioned, questioner, questioning, questions/questionable: questionablest, questionably, unquestionable/questioned: unquestioned/questioner: questioners/unquestionable: unquestionability, unquestionableness, unquestionably/unquestionably: unquestionablys/unquestioning: unquestioningly USAGE EXAMPLESThe questioning Monday night was apparently related to the less serious of the two, which concerns gifts from businessmen, according to the media reports. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) He also underwent questioning by a special Marine interrogation squad. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Pegula defended the Bills at a time critics are questioning the team’s direction. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a request for information Syn|Hypo|Hyper inquiring challenge questioning a statement and demanding an explanation enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query, questionan instance of questioning examination, interrogation, interrogatoryformal systematic questioning catechisma series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views deposition(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office inquisitiona severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) third degreeinterrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession cross-examination(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination direct examination(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness redirect examination, reexamination(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination interviewthe questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists debriefingreport of a mission or task asking, request the verbal act of requesting 2adj perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) Syn quizzical perplexed full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment 3adj marked by or given to doubt Syn doubting, sceptical, skeptical distrustful having or showing distrust 4adj showing curiosity Syn inquisitive, speculative, wondering curious eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) |
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