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1. VERB 问；询问 If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer. 

  • 'How is Frank?' he asked...

    “弗兰克怎么样了？”他问道。

  • I asked him his name...

    我询问了他的名字。

  • I wasn't the only one asking questions...

    不只是我一个人提出了问题。

2. VERB 要求…（做…）；请求…（做…） If you ask someone to do something, you tell them that you want them to do it. 

  • We had to ask him to leave...

    我们不得不要求他离开。

  • She said she had been asked to take two suitcases to Africa by a man called Sean.

    她说有个名叫肖恩的男人要她带两个手提箱去非洲。

3. VERB 要求（做…）；请求（做…） If you ask to do something, you tell someone that you want to do it. 

  • I asked to see the Director.

    我要求见主任。

4. VERB 索要;请求，恳求（给予） If you ask for something, you say that you would like it. 

  • I decided to go to the next house and ask for food...

    我决定去隔壁那家要点吃的。

  • Who asked for your opinion?

    谁问你的意见了？

5. VERB 求见 If you ask for someone, you say that you would like to speak to them. 

  • There's a man at the gate asking for you.

    门口有个人想见你。

6. VERB 请求，征求（许可、意见、谅解） If you ask someone's permission, opinion, or forgiveness, you try to obtain it by putting a request to them. 

  • Please ask permission from whoever pays the phone bill before making your call.

    打电话前请先征得话费支付方的同意。

7. VERB 邀请;约请 If you ask someone to an event or place, you invite them to go there. 

  • Couldn't you ask Jon to the party?...

    你不能邀请乔恩参加聚会吗？

  • She asked me back to her house.

    她又邀请我去了她家。

8. VERB 要（价）；索（价） If someone is asking a particular price for something, they are selling it for that price. 

  • Mr Pantelaras was asking £6,000 for his collection.

    潘特莱拉斯先生为他的藏品要价6,000英镑。

9. CONVENTION （通常用于表示对询问感到恼怒或惊讶）不要问我 You reply 'don't ask me' when you do not know the answer to a question, usually when you are annoyed or surprised that you have been asked. 

  • 'She's got other things on her mind, wouldn't you think?' 'Don't ask me,' murmured Chris. 'I've never met her.'

    “她还有别的心事，你不觉得吗？”“别问我，”克里斯嘀咕道，“我从未见过她。”

10. PHRASE 只要开口（便可得到）；唾手可得 If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to. 

  • He knew the nomination was his for the asking.

    他知道只要他开口就能得到那项提名。

11. EXCLAM （强调反对）请问，真是，这还了得 If you say 'I ask you', you are emphasizing how much you disapprove of someone or something. 

  • That silly old bat. I ask you, who'd she think she was?

    那个老蠢货。我倒要问一问，她以为她是谁呀？

12. PHRASE （一种正式的询问方式，表示感到困扰或心生疑虑）请问 You can say 'may I ask' as a formal way of asking a question, which shows you are annoyed or suspicious about something. 

  • May I ask where you're going, sir?

    先生，请问您要去哪？

13. PHRASE 依我看；我认为 You can say 'if you ask me' to emphasize that you are stating your personal opinion. 

  • He was nuts, if you ask me.

    要我说的话，他是个疯子。

14. PHRASE 自找麻烦；自讨苦吃 If you say that someone is asking for trouble or is asking for it, you mean that they are behaving in a way that makes it very likely that they will get into trouble. 

  • To go ahead with the match after such clear advice had been asking for trouble.

    都劝说得这么明白了还要继续比赛，这简直就是自讨苦吃。

相关词组：
ask after  ask around 
Noun

1. the verbal act of requesting

Adjective

1. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation

1. What was I asking about? Ay, yes, I was asking what did you do yesterday.
刚才我问什么？哦，有了，（想起来了）我是问你昨天做了些什么。

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2. After asking many experts for advice,you can become an expert yourself.
问遍千家成行家。

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3. As the chairman is ill, I'm asking Mr. Sharp to act for him.
由于主席患病，我请夏普先生代理主席一职。

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4. Asking your father to pay your debts isn't quite the thing, especially after he's already given you what should have been enough for all your needs.
要求你父亲替你还债不合适，尤其是在他满足了你所有的要求以后。

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5. Children are given to asking questions.
孩子们喜欢问问题。

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6. He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.
他病得很厉害，再三要求见他的女儿。

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7. I am reluctant about asking him to do this.
我极不愿意让他去干此事。

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8. I don't care if you borrow my dictionary sometimes, but taking it without asking and keeping it is something else again.
我不在乎你偶尔用我的字典，但是未经允许而擅自取用，用后不归还，那就是另一回事了。

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9. I had intended asking for my cards in June, but I think I shall stick it out till the end of the year.
我本来打算6月里要求辞职的，不过我想还是坚持到年底。

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10. I hate asking favors of people.
我不愿求别人给予照顾。

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11. I hate asking favours of people.
我不愿求别人给予照顾。

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12. I wonder at your courage in asking him directly!
你直接问他的胆量使我很吃惊！

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13. I would never dream of asking you to make such a sacrifice.
我决没想到要你做出这样的牺牲。

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14. I'm afraid you rather caught me on the wrong foot, asking for it at such short notice.
真抱歉，你这么急迫地向我要这个东西，我实在有点措手不及。

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15. It's no good asking him for a contribution; you'll get no joy from him.
不必要他捐助什么，从他那里你得不到什么。

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16. It's no good asking him for a contribution; you'll have no joy from him.
不必要他捐助什么，从他那里你得不到什么。

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17. It's no use asking Tim to deliver any message for you.Everything I say to him goes in one ear and out of the other.
让蒂姆捎信没有用，我对他讲的任何事他都当作耳边风。

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18. Jones has been asking after you.
琼斯一直在探问你的健康状况。

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19. Leave this notice hanging on your door, asking the servant to make up your room.
留张便条挂在你房门上，请服务员把你的房间整理一下。

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20. Many people have written into us asking for samples.
许多人来信索取样品。

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