词汇 | ask |
释义 | ask verb uk /ɑːsk/ us /æsk/ askverb (QUESTION)B1[ I or T ] to put a question to someone, or to request an answer from someone: 问,询问;请求,征求 [ + two objects ]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 asked the guard the time of the train's departure.我问了问列车长火车的离站时间。 [ + question word ]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。 [ + question word ]I asked when the train would leave.我问了问火车什么时候开。 [ + speech ]"What time does the train leave?" I asked.“火车什么时候开?”我问道。 to ask a question askI asked him what time the museum opened, but he didn't know. inquireShe called to inquire when her car would be ready. consultConsult your doctor if your symptoms don't improve. ask aroundI'll ask around and see if anyone knows of a good carpenter. questionThe police are questioning him about the robbery. interviewAfter the race, she was interviewed by journalists. ask yourselfsomething C2 to consider something carefully: 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。 First I'd like to ask you a few questions about your childhood. I just wanted to ask you if you're free this afternoon.我只是想问你今天下午有没有空。 I hate having to ask for money. If you want any time off work you'll have to ask the boss. We had to ask our guide to interpret for us.我们不得不请导游为我们翻译。 Questioning people & asking questions in general ask after someone ask questions of someone/somethingidiom be someone's for the askingidiom beat something out of someone bombard consultative Gallup poll inquisition inquisitor outpoll pin someone down ply someone with something poll pry put someone through the millidiom put someone through the wringeridiom quiz shoot survey trick question askverb (REQUEST)B1[ I or T ] to speak or write to someone saying that you want them to do something, to give you something, or to allow you to do something: 请求 She asked (her manager) if 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。 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。 ask forYou 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。 ask permission You have to ask permission to leave.你必须征得许可方能离开。 ask toI asked to see my accountant.我要求见我的会计师。 ask sb's adviceI'd like to ask your advice on a financial matter. ask sb's opinionCould I ask your opinion about something? ask a favourCan I ask you a favour?/formal Can I ask a favour of you?你可以帮我个忙吗? [ + to infinitive ]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。 [ + that ]formalThe 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。 [ + that ]formalWe 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。 to ask for something ask forI asked the waiter for another glass. requestThe department has requested permission to spend money on new equipment. apply forWe applied for planning permission to build an extension. demandPeople are demanding the right to return to their homes. appeal forThe prime minister appealed for calm. call forA group of religious leaders are calling for an end to racism and injustice in the city. Making appeals & requests adjuration appellate apply for something apply to appreciate ask a lot besiege car wash cry entreat entreaty imploringly importunately importunity invite invocation leech push scrounge ticket askverb (INVITE)A2[ T ] to request or invite someone to go somewhere with you or to come to your home: 请;邀请;约请 "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。” [ + to infinitive ]USI've asked David to come to the party.我已经邀请了戴维来参加聚会。 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。 ask someone to somethingUKI've asked David to the party.我已经邀请了戴维参加聚会。 ask someone overJorge has asked us over for dinner next Friday.豪尔赫邀请我们下星期五共进晚餐。 UKIan's asked us round to dinner next Friday.伊恩请我们下周五去吃晚饭。 UKIan's asked us for dinner next Friday. I dare you to ask him to dance.我谅你也不敢请他跳舞。 He told me - and this is strictly entre nous - that he's going to ask Ruth to marry him.他告诉我——绝对不要跟别人说——他要向露丝求婚。 He couldn't get up the courage to ask her for a date. She managed to muster the courage to ask him to the cinema.她终于鼓起勇气请他去看电影。 Inviting & summoning ask someone in ask someone out call call (something) out call someone in call someone over convene friend invite invite someone in invite someone over invitee plus one recall resummon shout shout on someone summons uncalled uninvited askverb (EXPECT)[ T ] to expect or demand something: 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。 ask a lot 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。 They were asking £180,000 for the place, so I put in an offer of £170,000. They're asking £60,000 for their flat, but the market price is nearer £55,000. We thought they were asking a very high price. I thought being asked to miss my lunch was a bit much.我认为要求我不去午餐太过分了。 To expect me to look after her kids all day is asking a bit much. Giving orders & commands all-points bulletin boss someone around bossily bossiness bossyboots commanding decree demand dictate exact expect instruct push someone around put something on self-ordained shove shove someone around stick summons task GrammarAsk and ask for Ask is a verb meaning ‘put a question or seek an answer from someone’: … Ask Ask is a verb meaning ‘put a question or seek an answer from someone’: … Ask for If you ask for something, it means that you want someone to give you something: … Ask and ask for: typical error We use for when we request someone to give us something: … Idiomsask questions of someone/something be someone's for the asking be asking for it/trouble don't ask me I ask you! if you ask me you may well ask Phrasal verbsask after someone ask around ask for someone ask for someone/something ask someone in ask someone out ask yourselfsomethingphrase C2 to consider something carefully: 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。 You have to ask yourself what it is about this guy that makes him so successful. We need to start asking ourselves what our priorities really are. I often ask myself what I'm doing here. He constantly asked himself whether he could have done anything differently that day. See also ask(QUESTION) ask | American Dictionaryask verb us/æsk/ askverb (QUESTION OR REQUEST)[ I/T ] to state a question to someone, or to request something from someone: [ T ]Can I ask you a question? [ T ]If you are asking me if I was foolish, yes, I was foolish. [ + question word ]We kept asking why he had done it. [ + question word ]He asked how much the necklace cost. [ I ]He asked for more time to repay the loan. [ T ]You should ask your lawyer for advice. [ T ]I’d like to ask your advice on a financial matter. [ + to infinitive ]I asked to see my accountant. "How much time do we have left?" he asked. [ I ]Our neighbors are selling their house, but I don’t know how much they’re asking for it (= how much they want for it). askverb (INVITE)[ T ] to invite someone to go somewhere: "Are you going to Michelle’s party?" "No, I haven’t been asked." Megan’s asked us over for dinner next Friday. Idiomasking for trouble Phrasal verbsask someone out ask around ask | Business Englishask verb[ T ] uk /ɑːsk/us to state the price that you want for something that you are selling: ask sth for sthWhat is he asking for his share of the business? ask sb for interview HR to ask someone to come and see you so that you can give them an interview for a job: Of the 150 candidates, we asked six for interview. ask sb to leave HR to make someone leave their job: be asked to leaveThey said I had breached confidentiality rules, and I was asked to leave. See also dismiss Phrasal verbask sb back Examples of askask Upon acceptance of a paper, the author will be asked to transfer copyright to the publisher. They agree, and then ask where she is planning to go. Participants were given two digitally altered photographs and asked to find as many differences as they could. For each of the six trials, children were asked to predict the returning character's false belief. Such a perception prompts people to ask whether something valuable is lost when non-market modes of interaction are replaced by market ones. The parent who requests a label does not ask to be enlightened, but to test and reinforce the child's lexicon. The period of reference is the past 1 month and detailed questions were asked about the past 1 week. Although teachers minimally are asked to perform as practitioners, it is preferable that they be encouraged to assume other roles as well. Pupils were told that they could ask their teachers, another adult or friend for help with the sheets if they needed this. The magician told the child she had hurt her hand and asked the child to get a band-aid from a backpack. For our present purpose it is enough to ask what quantity the numerical solution is supposed to approximate, at least to a first-order approximation. Subjects were asked to report ' worst lifetime ' symptoms. The party preference equation represents the selection process that determined which respondents were asked the strategic party switching question. Questions regarding the bill may then be asked, and debate follows. Here, a story-completion approach was also used around attachment and emotion themes, and children were asked to complete the stories and describe the characters' feelings. See all examples of ask These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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