释义 |
inquire after someone phrasal verb with inquireverb[ I or T ](UK alsoenquire)uk /ɪnˈkwaɪər/ us /ɪnˈkwaɪr/ mainly UK(UK alsoenquire after someone) to ask for information about someone, especially about their health, in order to be polite: 问候,询问(尤指健康状况) She inquired after his grandfather's health.她询问了他祖父的健康状况。 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 pin someone down ply someone with something poll pry put someone through the millidiom put someone through the wringeridiom put someone to somethingidiom rhetorical question roll shoot survey trick question |