ask

ask
verb

[reporting verb]say something in order to obtain an answer or some information
问，询问
[with obj. and clause]I asked her what she meant.
我问她她说的是什么意思。
[with obj.]people are always asking questions.
人们总是在提问题。
[with direct speech]‘How much further?’ I asked.
“还有多远？”我问道。
[no obj.]the old man asked about her job.
那位老人打听她的工作情况。
■[no obj.](ask around)talk to different people in order to find out something
四处打听
there are fine meals to be had if you ask around.
如果你四处打听一下就能美美地吃上一顿。
■[no obj.](ask after)(或苏格兰)(for)enquire about the health or wellbeing of
询问(健康生活状况）
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
Mary asked her father for money.
玛丽向她父亲要钱。
[with obj. and infinitive]I asked him to call the manager.
我叫他给经理打电话。
[no obj.]don't be afraid to ask for advice.
别怕征求意见。
■[with clause]request permission to do something[with infinitive]
要求(允许做某事）
she asked if she could move in.
她问她能不能搬进来。
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）
■[no obj.](ask for)request to speak to
请求和…说话
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
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
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）
it's about time we asked Pam to dinner.
该我们请帕姆吃饭了。
she asked him round for a drink.
她邀他出来喝一杯。
■(ask someone along)invite someone to join one on an outing, typically with a group of others
邀请某人一起出游
do you want to ask him along?.
你想邀他一起出游吗?。
■(ask someone out)invite someone out socially, typically on a date
(多指在某一约定日期）邀请某人外出游玩，约某人出去娱乐

noun
[in sing.]

(chiefly N. Amer.)the price at which an item, especially a financial security, is offered for sale
(主北美)物品(尤指金融证券）的售价
[as modifier]ask prices for bonds.
政府债券的售价。

常用词组
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。”。

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.
要得到那工作对他来说简直是探囊取物。

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。

派生
asker
noun
语源

Old English āscian, āhsian, āxian, of West Germanic origin

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