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词汇 inquire
释义 inquire
verb[ I or T ]
(UK alsoenquire)uk /ɪnˈkwaɪər/ us /ɪnˈkwaɪr/
B2
to ask for information: 询问,打听
inquire aboutShall I inquire about the price of tickets?我可以问一下票价吗?
[ + question word ]She called to inquire when her car would be ready.她打电话询问她的车何时能准备好。
[ + speech ]"Where are we going?" he inquired politely.“我们要去哪儿?”他客气地问道。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

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.
"How is your wife now, Charles?" "She's improving, thank you. It's kind of you to inquire."
Mrs Tuck called half an hour ago to inquire whether her order was ready.
I thought it might be rude to inquire about her ex-husband.
I have a customer on the phone inquiring about the publication date.
"Are you the manager of this establishment?", he inquired sternly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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
outpoll
pin someone down
ply someone with something
poll
pry
put someone through the millidiom
put someone through the wringeridiom
rhetorical question
roll
shoot
survey
trick question

Idiom


inquire within

Phrasal verbs


inquire after someone
inquire into something

inquire | American Dictionary


inquire
verb
(alsoenquire)us/ɪnˈkwɑɪər/
to ask for information:
[ I ]Officials from around the country have called to inquire about the program.
[ + question word ]Phil inquired whether I wanted to meet his roommate.

inquiring


adjective(alsoenquiring)us/ɪnˈkwɑɪər·ɪŋ/
You have a very inquiring mind.

Phrasal verb


inquire into something

inquire | Business English


inquire
verb[ I ]
(UK alsoenquire)uk /ɪnˈkwaɪər/us
to ask for information:
inquire about sthMost callers are inquiring about train times and ticket prices.
inquire what/whether/whySomebody might inquire whether other opportunities are available.
 inquire within
written on a notice on a building, especially in a shop window, meaning that information can be found inside:
Part-time chef required. Inquire within.

Phrasal verb


inquire into sth

Examples of inquire


inquire
Trimming hides and augments the beginnings and ends of dresses; it confuses the issue of construction and baffles the inquiring eye.
As part of this interview, she inquired about the child's language experience across all sources, including family, daycare, other adults, peers and television.
During periods of active surveillance, health workers visited each volunteer home twice weekly, inquiring as to occurrence of diarrhoea since the last visit.
Moreover, doctors who had not been in attendance at a death often accepted the word of those who were, without inquiring further.%!
The interviews inquired about physical symptoms, social concerns, psychological problems, and existential issues.
The proof hence appears to be a tool for inquiring into the range of problems for which the procedure can be used.
After inquiring with two provincial agencies, the association found reports concluding there was no evidence to support the implementation of systematic bone densitometry screening programs.
They never inquired into the over-all problem of sanitary functions themselves.
Our inquiring minds are seldom satisfied with incomplete accounts, such as ' 'to get to the other side' '.
A law student inquires whether a correction of sneaked to snuck suggests misinformation and misguided rigidity.
Finally, the article inquires into the key repercussions of introducing binding regulations.
In order to measure social capital, therefore, we need to extend the range of questions beyond those inquiring about human nature in interpersonal relations.
If you order a mason to build an oven, he immediately inquires about the progress of the peace, and descants on the preliminaries.
Clearly, the 1992 question referred to the feeling at the time of the interview, while the 2000 question inquired about the state over a period.
Another steward, carrying a plate of ' hearts ' is preceded by an obsequious figure inquiring which ' heart ' his lordship required for the day.
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