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  • v. 询问;请求;邀请;要求;开价;期待
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自PIE *ais, 希望,愿望。
      verb(动词)
      1. [ I or T ] 问,询问;请求,征求
      2. 仔细考虑某事
      3. [ I or T ] 请求
      4. [ T ] 请;邀请;约请
      5. [ T ] 期望;索要;要求(得到)

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I or T ] 问,询问;请求,征求

      She asked me a question.

      她问了我一个问题。

      She asked a question about Welsh history.

      她问了一个有关威尔士历史的问题。

      She asked me about Welsh history.

      她问我有关威尔士历史的问题。

      She asked about Welsh history.

      她问了有关威尔士历史的问题。

      I've no idea what time the train leaves. Ask the guard whether he knows.

      我不知道火车什么时候开,问问列车长是否知道。

      I asked the guard the time of the train's departure.

      我问了问列车长火车的离站时间。

      I asked when the train would leave.

      我问了问火车什么时候开。

      “What time does the train leave?” I asked.

      “火车什么时候开?”我问道。

    2. 仔细考虑某事

      She needs to ask herself why nobody seems to like her.

      她应当好好想想为什么好像没有人喜欢她。

    3. [ I or T ] 请求

      If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask.

      如果有需要帮忙的地方,请尽管说。

      She asked (her manager) if/whether she could leave early to pick up the kids.

      她问(经理)自己是否可以提早离开去接孩子。

      I asked to see my accountant.

      我要求见我的会计师。

      You should ask (your accountant) for some financial advice.

      你应该(向你的会计师)征求财务方面的建议。

      You should ask your accountant to give you some financial advice.

      你应该让你的会计师给你一些财务方面的建议。

      Can I ask you a favour?/formal Can I ask a favour of you?

      你可以帮我个忙吗?

      I'd like to ask your advice/opinion on a financial matter.

      我遇到一个财务方面的问题,想听听你的建议/意见。

      You have to ask permission to leave.

      你必须征得许可方能离开。

      We ask that any faulty goods be returned in their original packaging.

      我们要求凡有质量问题的货物都装回原包装内退回。

      The solicitor asked that her client be allowed to make a phone call.

      律师要求允许她的当事人打个电话。

    4. [ T ] 请;邀请;约请

      I've asked David to the party.

      我已经邀请了戴维参加聚会。

      I've asked David to come to the party.

      我已经邀请了戴维来参加聚会。

      “Are you going to Muriel's party?” “No, I haven't been asked.”

      “你去参加缪里尔的聚会吗?”“不,我没有接到邀请。”

      Jorge has asked us over for dinner next Friday.

      豪尔赫邀请我们下星期五共进晚餐。

      Ian's asked us round to/for dinner next Friday.

      伊恩请我们下周五去吃晚饭。

      In fact they've asked us to stay for the whole weekend.

      实际上他们请我们过去呆上整个周末。

    5. [ T ] 期望;索要;要求(得到)

      Greg's asking (= expecting to be paid) £250,000 for his house.

      格雷格的房子要价25万英镑。

      He asks too much of me – I can't always be there to help him.

      他对我的要求太过分了——我不能总在那里帮他吧。

      It's asking a lot when your boss wants you to work weekends as well as evenings.

      如果你的老板想让你晚上加班,周末也工作,那就太过分了。

    小知识

    To ask is to pose a question or request something. If you say “What time is lunch?”, then you're asking a question.

    You've probably heard people say “Can I ask you a question?” That pretty much sums up what asking is: trying to get information or make a request. A teacher asks students to answer questions, but a student has to ask the teacher for permission to use the bathroom. In business, the asking price is the amount the seller wants you to pay. Asking is how you find things out and get what you need.

    实用短语

    1. ask for

      请求,要求,询问

    2. ask the dust

      问尘情缘,心尘情缘,问红尘,预告片

    3. ask after

      询问,探问,问候,找某人

    4. ask price

      沽盘价,卖出价,买价,卖盘价

    5. ask this of rikyu

      寻访千利休,一代茶圣千利休,岩代太郎,寻访利休

    6. ask for help

      求人,请求帮助,寻求帮助,求助

    7. ask for leave

      请假

    8. do not ask

      不问,别问,不论不问,无论不问

    9. to ask sky

      向问天,问天空

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    以下这些动词均含有问,询问的意思
    ask:最普通用词,可与demand,inquire和question换用,但ask用于口语中,指提出问题让人回答。
    demand:指根据自己的权利、职责或身份认为有必要弄清情况而正式发问,常隐含命令对方回答的意味。
    inquire:较正式用词,指为得到真实情况而详细询问或调查了解。
    question:指因感到可疑或为了解情况,弄清究竟而发问,有时指一连串的发问。
    query:查询;询问;疑问;问号
    句型积累
    ask sb to do 要求某人做某事
    ask sb not to do sth 要求某人不要做某事

    同义词辨析

    ask, demand, inquire, question

    这些动词均含有”问,询问”之意。

    • ask:最普通用词,可与demand, inquire和question换用,但ask用于口语中,指提出问题让人回答。
    • demand:指根据自己的权利、职责或身份认为有必要弄清情况而正式发问,常隐含命令对方回答的意味。
    • inquire:较正式用词,指为得到真实情况而详细询问或调查了解。
    • question:指因感到可疑或为了解情况,弄清究竟而发问,有时指一连串的发问。
    ask, beg, demand, require, request, implore, claim, pray, entreat

    这些动词均有”要求,请求”之意。

    • ask:最普通用词,指向对方提出要求或请求,长、晚辈,上下级之间都可使用。
    • beg:指恳切地或再三地请求或要求,常含低三下四意味,也多用于应酬场合。
    • demand:一般指理直气壮地提出强烈要求,或坚持不让对方拒绝的要求。
    • require:强调根据事业、需要或纪律、法律等而提出的要求。
    • request:正式用词,指非常正式,有礼貌的请求或恳求,多含担心因种种原因对方不能答应的意味。
    • implore:书面用词,着重指迫切、焦急或痛苦地恳求或哀求,常含较强的感情色彩。
    • claim:指有权或宣称有权得到而公开提出的要求。
    • pray:语气庄重,指热情、诚恳和敬祈的要求,现不很常用。
    • entreat:泛指一般”恳求或哀求”,含企图说服对方或用热烈的请求软化反对意见的意味。

    同义词

    vt.问;询问;请求;要求

    invite  /  inquire  /  beg  /  solicit  /  find  /  demand  /  out  /  interrogate  /  request  /  question  /  query  /  answer

    其他释义

    apply  /  out  /  beseech  /  request  /  plead  /  inquire  /  bid  /  find  /  call  /  question  /  invite  /  entreat

    反义词

    vt.问;要求,请求;邀请

    answer  /  reply  /  respond

    其他释义

    reply  /  answer

    同根词

    词根:ask

    n.

    asking请求

    asker请求者;发问者

    v.

    asking问(ask的现在分词)