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inquire

inquire
[英] [inˈkwaiə] [美] [ɪnˈkwaɪr] 生词本

vt.& vi.

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1. VERB 询问;查询;打听 If you inquire about something, you ask for information about it. 

  • 'Is something wrong?' he enquired...

    “有什么不对劲吗?”他问道。

  • 'Who are you?' he enquired of the first man...

    “你是谁?”他问第一个人。

  • I rang up to inquire about train times...

    我打了电话查询列车时刻。

2. VERB 调查;查究 If you inquire into something, you investigate it carefully. 

  • Inspectors were appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company.

    督查员受委派调查该公司的事务。

相关词组：
inquire after 
Verb

1. inquire about;

  • "I asked about their special today"
  • "He had to ask directions several times"

2. have a wish or desire to know something;

  • "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"

3. conduct an inquiry or investigation of;

  • "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"
  • "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"

法律

  • 1.询价
  • 2.质问
  • 3.询问

计算机

  • 1.询问，查询
1. Excuse me. May I ask you a question?
请原谅，我可以问个问题吗？inquire 是较正式的书面用词，含有“渴望知道某人或某事确实情况“的意思，如：

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2. He went to the hospital to inquire about her.
他到医院去打听她的情况。

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3. I must inquire after my sick friend.
我得去问候我那得了病的朋友。

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4. I will inquire when to begin our lessons.
我要去问一下我们什么时候开始上课。

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5. It would be well to inquire.
该查问一下。

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6. They determined to inquire thoroughly into the matter.
他们决定彻底调查这件事。

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7. We must inquire into the matter.
我们必须调查此事。

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8. Why don't you inquire by telephone?
你何不打电话去问一问？

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9. You can inquire of your new neighbors where the post office is.
你可以问问你的新邻居邮局在哪儿。

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