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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++que·ry1 /ˈkwɪəri $ ˈkwɪri/ ●●○ noun (plural queries) [countable]  ASK A QUESTIONa question that you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correct 疑问；询问query about Give us a ring if you have any queries about the contract. 如对合同有任何疑问，请给我们打电话。 Staff are always available to answer your queries. 员工随时为您解答疑问。► see thesaurus at question

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query• If anyone has a query I'll deal with it at the end of the meeting.• One of the students raised a query about the marking system.• Menlo angrily replied to a query from a reporter.• Since the TV programme the advice bureau has received lots of queries about maternity rights.• I would be happy to answer people's queries if they write to me at my home address.• The query seems like a jolt of reality, following stories Mrs Clinton has been telling of her college days.• The query command is shown in Figure 3.13 along with an example of its results in Figure 3.14.• On major and minor issues you should give fair answers to queries about the job to avoid misunderstandings and resentment later on.• Seers galore will be on hand to shed a little light on those and other troubling queries at the Renaissance Psychic Fair.• Another rather unusual query ... Is it possible to make your own garden gnomes - by casting them?• We can obtain top management replies to your queries.have ... queries• I have already had queries about what will happen.• But users may also have queries where the data comes from two or more relations.• The College maintains a 24-hour telephone helpline for students who have queries or problems with their studies.• Please do not hesitate to contact me here at the above number if you have any other queries or concerns.• If you have any queries about the travel arrangements Betty Syrett or Hilda Hewitt will be happy to advise you. 7.• If you have any queries on the above please contact Miss Middlemiss on extension 3088.• If you have any queries, you can ring me on 453-3366.query2 ●○○ verb (queried, querying, queries) [transitive]  1  NOT SUREto express doubt about whether something is true or correct 质疑，对…表示疑问 Both players queried the umpire’s decision. 两名球员都质疑裁判员的判罚。query whether Many people are querying whether the tests are accurate. 很多人都对测试的准确性表示怀疑。2  ASK A QUESTIONto ask a question 问，提问 ‘What time are we leaving?’ Maggie queried. “我们什么时候出发？”玛吉问道。→ See Verb table

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query• Why do we not query everything, even the act of querying itself?• I've always made the list out and you've never queried it before, well not like that.• Not one of the customers queried liked the service.• If you have any queries our team will be happy to help.• Derbyshire folk may query the authenticity of this but I defy them not to enjoy the results.• The manager queried the figures.• Those bold enough to query the official faith risk detention and death.• When I queried this I learned that Microwriter no longer employed a press officer.• I could have queried whether the castle was going to be part of an entire medieval town.query whether• They are querying whether all his night calls are really necessary.• In each case many people queried whether any harm had been done.• I could have queried whether the castle was going to be part of an entire medieval town.• Philip Vernon was beginning to question the efficiency of tests by querying whether they measured accurately.• A nurse intercepted him before he left and queried whether William had requested it.From Longman Business Dictionaryqueryque‧ry1 /ˈkwɪəriˈkwɪri/ noun (plural queries) [countable]1a question you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correctA team of telephone operators are here to answer your queries.2COMPUTING one or more words or signs that you put into a computer in order to get a particular piece of information from a store of information held on the computerYou can make complex queries by setting up a set of conditions that check the date every time you run the program. → parallel data queryqueryquery2 verb (queried, querying, queries) [transitive]1to express doubt that something is legal, true, or correctA VAT officer queried the VAT returns of the business.query whetherI’d query whether these figures are reliable.2to ask someone questionsThe survey queries 5,000 households about their perception of present business conditions.→ See Verb tableOrigin query1 (1600-1700) quere “question” ((16-19 centuries)), from Latin quaere! “ask!”

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que‧ry¹ /ˈkwɪəri $ ˈkwɪri/ noun (plural queries) [countable]a question that you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correct
    query about
    Give us a ring if you have any queries about the contract.
    Staff are always available to answer your queries.
     

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   ▪ question something that you ask someone, either when speaking or when writing: Would anyone like to ask any questions? | I’ve emailed the hotel with one or two questions.
   ▪ query /ˈkwɪəri $ ˈkwɪri/ especially British English a question that you ask when you are not sure you have understood something or that the information you have is correct: If you have any queries, please contact your travel agent. | Our staff are always available to answer customers’ queries.
   ▪ inquiry (also enquiry especially British English) /ɪnˈkwaɪəri $ ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri/ a question you ask in order to get information or find out the details about something: We’ve advertised the house, and we’ve already received lots of enquiries. | The police have been making some inquiries in the area.
   ▪ request a polite or formal question asking for something that you want or need: The bank said ‘no’ to our request for more money. | You must make your request in writing.

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query² verb (past tense and past participle queried, present participle querying, third person singular queries) [transitive]
1. to express doubt about whether something is true or correct:
    Both players queried the umpire’s decision.
    query whether
    Many people are querying whether the tests are accurate.
2. to ask a question:
    ‘What time are we leaving?’ Maggie queried.