que·ry

noun

/ˈkwɪəri/

/ˈkwɪri/

(plural queries)

a question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about something疑问；询问
- Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries.我们的助理很乐意回答诸位的问题。
- If you have a query about your insurance policy, contact our helpline.若对保险单有疑问，请拨打我们的咨询热线。
Extra Examples
- I posted my query on the website and got an immediate reply.我把自己的疑问贴在网站上，立即就得到了回复。
- I've a query to put to the last speaker.我想向最后一位发言者提一个问题。
- We had queries from people all over the country.我们接到来自全国各地的询问。
- We regret that we cannot deal with queries on individual cases.很抱歉，我们不能一一处理关于每个个案的问询。
- Have you any queries about what you're supposed to do?关于你应该做的事，你有什么疑问吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- customer
- email
- search
- …
verb + query
- have
- raise
- email
- …
preposition
- query about
- query as to
- query concerning
- …
a question mark to show that something has not been finished or decided问号
- Put a query against Jack's name—I'm not sure if he's coming.在杰克的名字旁边打个问号，我不确定他是否会来。

Word Originmid 17th cent.: anglicized form of the Latin imperative quaere!, used in the 16th cent. in English as a verb in the sense ‘inquire’ and as a noun meaning ‘query’, from Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’.

que·ry

verb

/ˈkwɪəri/

/ˈkwɪri/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they query	/ˈkwɪəri/ /ˈkwɪri/
he / she / it queries	/ˈkwɪəriz/ /ˈkwɪriz/
past simple queried	/ˈkwɪərid/ /ˈkwɪrid/
past participle queried	/ˈkwɪərid/ /ˈkwɪrid/
-ing form querying	/ˈkwɪəriɪŋ/ /ˈkwɪriɪŋ/

to express doubt about whether something is correct or not or what something means怀疑；质疑
- query something We queried the bill as it seemed far too high.账单上的费用似乎太高了，我们对此表示怀疑。
- I'm not in a position to query their decision.我无权怀疑他们的决定。
- He hoped his expense account would not be queried too closely.他希望他的费用账户不会受到过分的询问。
- query what, whether, etc… Both novels query what it means to be American.这两部小说都质疑身为美国人意味着什么。
to ask a question; to put a question to somebody提问；询问
- + speech ‘Who will be leading the team?’ queried Simon.“由谁当队长呢？”西蒙问道。
- ‘Why ever not?’ she queried.“为什么不呢？”她问道。
- query somebody (especially North American English) I queried a few people on the subject.我就这事询问了几个人。