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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

ask for bread and be given a stone
  1. 1. 求面包而得石头;求怜悯却遇到铁石心肠[来自《圣经》]

Examples

to ask a chairman for the floor
请求主席允许发言
to ask for a girl's hand
向某女子求婚!
hardly the person to ask
根本不是该问的人
hesitating to ask
不愿问
to ask a question with a rising intonation
用升调提问题
one may well ask
人们有理由这样问
Ask whether she will help.
问问她是否能帮帮忙。
They ask ten dollars for it.
此物他们讨价10美元。
Did you ask them their names?
你问过他们的名字吗?
If anyone arrives early, ask them to wait.
如果有人早到,就让他们等会儿。

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