cross-ques·tion

verb

/ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃən/

/ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃən/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cross-question	/ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃən/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃən/
he / she / it cross-questions	/ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃənz/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃənz/
past simple cross-questioned	/ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃənd/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃənd/
past participle cross-questioned	/ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃənd/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃənd/
-ing form cross-questioning	/ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/

cross-question somebody to question somebody carefully and in great detail and often in a way that seems aggressive盘问；追问
- Two police officers spent the next hour cross-questioning me.接下来的一个小时里，两名警察盘问了我。