question mark
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈquestion mark ●●○ noun [countable] 1. SLAthe mark (?) that is used at the end of a question 问号2 there is a question mark over something/a question mark hangs over something UNCERTAINused to say that there is a possibility that something will not be successful or will not continue to exist 某事还是个大问号，某事尚不确定 A big question mark hangs over the company’s future. 公司的将来如何还是个大问号。
Examples from the Corpus
question mark• Why did it have a question mark?• But when he looked at me, that furrow of care between his eyes turned into a question mark.• They grew up in the Depression, when the certainty of a meal was a question mark.• Another question mark will be how the offering apportions the values of Wired, HotWired and HardWired.• In the middle was a sharp little machine self-portrait, with a blinking question mark inside on the screen inside the screen.• If the bolts were responsible, then a further question mark will hang over the future of the industry.• All the mirrors grew convex, she fingered the globe in its pregnant question mark.From Longman Business Dictionaryquestion markˈquestion mark noun [countable] a question mark over if there is a question mark over something, there is a possibility that it will not be successful or will not continue to existThere is a big question mark over the bank’s long-term future.ˈquestion mark nounChineseSyllable
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question mark
ˈquestion mark
noun [countable]
1. the mark (?) that is used at the end of a question
2. there is a question mark over something/a question mark hangs over something used to say that there is a possibility that something will not be successful or will not continue to exist:
A big question mark hangs over the company’s future.
ˈquestion mark
noun [countable]1. the mark (?) that is used at the end of a question
2. there is a question mark over something/a question mark hangs over something used to say that there is a possibility that something will not be successful or will not continue to exist:
