in question 관용구
call…in question
declare that one has doubt about对…提出怀疑
Several people called in question the truth of his story．一些人对他的话持怀疑态度。
This soldier's courage has never been called into question．这位士兵的勇气从未受到过怀疑。
in question
under consideration or discussion 正被谈论或考虑的
Where is the man in question？ 刚刚谈到的这个人在哪儿？
Here are the two students in question．这就是我们所谈到的两个学生。
The book in question was published in 1990．该书是1990年出版的。
call in question|call|call in doubt|call into ques
v. phr. To say (something) may be a mistake; express doubt about; question.
Bill called in question Ed's remark that basketball is safer than football.
in question|question
adj. phr. 1. In doubt; in dispute; being argued about or examined.
I know Bill would he a good captain for the team. That is not in question. But does he want to be captain? Antonym: BEYOND QUESTION. 2. Under discussion; being talked or thought about.
The girls in question are not in school today. On the Christmas Day in question, we could not go to Grandmother's house, as we do every year.
call in question
call in question Also,
call into question. Dispute, challenge; also, cast doubt on. For example,
How can you call her honesty into question? This usage was first recorded in John Lyly's
Euphues (1579): “That ... I should call in question the demeanour of all.”
in question
Currently actuality discussed or beneath consideration. I aloof don't see how that is pertinent to the affair in question. The account in catechism is this scarf, which was apparent at the arena of the crime.Learn more: questionin question
Under consideration, apropos to the accountable actuality discussed, as in No new facts accept been apparent about the aeon in question. Shakespeare acclimated this argot in Cymbeline (1:1): "His ancestor ... had, besides the admirer in question, two added sons." [c. 1600] Also see call in question. Learn more: questionin ˈquestion
(formal)
1 that is actuality discussed: On the day in catechism we were in Cardiff. ♢ The money in catechism doesn’t accord to you; it belongs to your sister.
2 in doubt; uncertain: The approaching of accessible carriage is not in question.Learn more: question in question
Beneath application or discussion.Learn more: question