question tag

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ˈquestion tag noun [countable]  technicalSLG a phrase such as ‘isn’t it?’, ‘won’t it?’, or ‘does she?’ that you add to the end of a statement to make it a question or to check that someone agrees with you, as in the sentence: ‘You’re from Hamburg, aren’t you?’ 附加疑问句，反意疑问句

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question tag
ˈquestion tag noun [countable]
technical a phrase such as ‘isn’t it?’, ‘won’t it?’, or ‘does she?’ that you add to the end of a statement to make it a question or to check that someone agrees with you, as in the sentence: ‘You’re from Hamburg, aren’t you?’

question tagBrE /ˈkwestʃən tæɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkwestʃən tæɡ/ 🔊 (also ˈtag question) noun (grammar 语法) a phrase such as isn't it? or don't you? that you add to the end of a statement in order to turn it into a question or check that the statement is correct, as in You like mushrooms, don't you? 附加疑问成分，反意疑问成分（缀于陈述句之后，以将其变为问句或核实陈述句的正确性）