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ask for bread and be given a stone
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- ask for bread and be given a stone
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求面包而得石头;求怜悯却遇到铁石心肠[来自《圣经》]
Examples
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to ask a chairman for the floor
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请求主席允许发言
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to ask for a girl's hand
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向某女子求婚!
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hardly the person to ask
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根本不是该问的人
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hesitating to ask
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不愿问
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to ask a question with a rising intonation
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用升调提问题
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one may well ask
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人们有理由这样问
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Ask whether she will help.
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问问她是否能帮帮忙。
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They ask ten dollars for it.
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此物他们讨价10美元。
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Did you ask them their names?
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你问过他们的名字吗?
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If anyone arrives early, ask them to wait.
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如果有人早到,就让他们等会儿。
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