[reporting verb]say something in order to obtain an answer or some information
问,询问
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I asked her what she meant 我问她她说的是什么意思
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people are always asking questions 人们总是在提问题
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How much further?’ I asked “还有多远?”我问道
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the old man asked about her job. 那位老人打听她的工作情况。
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四处打听
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there are fine meals to be had if you ask around. 如果你四处打听一下就能吃上美食。
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询问…的健康(或生活状况)
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if I see him I'll tell him you were asking after him. 如果我见到他我会告诉他你曾问起他的健康状况。
[with obj.]request (someone) to do or give something
请求…做,要求… 给予
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Mary asked her father for money 玛丽向她父亲要钱
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I asked him to call the manager 我叫他给经理打电话
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don't be afraid to ask for advice. 别怕征求意见。
[with clause]request permission to do something
要求(允许做某事)
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she asked if she could move in 她问她能不能搬进来
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he asked to see the officer involved. 他要求见有关的官员。
request (permission) of someone
请求(某人允许)。
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请求和…说话
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when I arrived I asked for Katrina. 我一到就去找卡特里娜谈。
request (a specified amount) as a price for selling something
索价,要价
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he was asking £250 for the guitar. 这把吉他他要价250英镑。
expect or demand (something) of someone
指望(从某人那里)得到;(向某人)索取
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it's asking a lot, but could you look through Billy's things? 你要求得太多了,不过你能不能到比利的东西里翻翻看?
[with obj.]invite someone to (one's home or a function)
邀请(某人到家里或参加宴会)
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it's about time we asked Pam to dinner 差不多该我们请帕姆吃饭了
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she asked him round for a drink. 她邀他出来喝一杯。
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邀请某人一起出游
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do you want to ask him along? 你想邀他一起出游吗?
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(多指在某一约定日期)邀请某人外出游玩,约某人出去娱乐。
〈美〉 物品(尤指金融证券)的售价
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ask prices for bonds. 政府债券的售价。
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〈非正式〉 较为棘手的要求(或情形),非轻而易举之事
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it is a big ask for him to go and play 90 minutes 要他上场踢90分钟真有点为难他
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it was a tough ask, but they delivered. 这有一定的难度,但他们做到了。
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ask me another informal used to indicate that one does not know the answer to a question 〈非正式〉 [用 于表示不知道问题的答案] 我不知道 ‘What do they quarrel about?’ queried Ruth. ‘Ask me another. ’ “他们在吵什么?”鲁思问 -
“我也不知道
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be asking for trouble (或it )informal behave in a way that is likely to result in difficulty for oneself 〈非正式〉 自找麻烦 -
a big ask Austral. /NZ informal a difficult demand to fulfil 〈澳/ 新西兰,非正式〉 难以满足的要求 -
don't ask me! informal used to indicate that one does not know the answer to a question and that one is surprised or irritated to be questioned 〈非正式〉 [用 于表示不知道问题的答案并对被问到很感惊讶或恼火] 别问我,我不知道!for the asking used to indicate that someone can easily have something if they want it [用 于表示如果想得到某种东西就能轻易到手] 只需提出要求便能得到the job was his for the asking. 只要他提出,那工作他便能轻易到手 -
I ask you! informal an exclamation of shock or disapproval intended to elicit agreement from one's listener 〈非正式〉 [用 于表示惊诧或不赞成,意在使听者表示同意自己刚说过的话] 这算怎么回事!这说得过去吗?ringing me up on Christmas Day, I ask you! 圣诞节给我打电话,这说得过去吗?if you ask me informal used to emphasize that a statement is one's personal opinion 〈非正式〉 [用于强调所言仅是个人看法] 我认为,依我看if you ask me, it's just an excuse for laziness. 依我看,这不过是一个偷懒的借口
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ask (sb) for sth (向某人)寻求某物
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ask for help/advice/permission 寻求帮助/建议/许可
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ask (sb) to do sth. 请求(某人)做某事;要求(某人)做某事
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ask (sb) sth 问(某人)某事
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ask (sb) + 从句 问(某人)...
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ask (sb) about sth 问(某人)关于某事的情况
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间接引语, sb asked “...”,某人问
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