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ask
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- Conjugation :
past
asked
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pp
asked
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ing
asking
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Derivatives :
n
asker
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n
asking
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- ask
[ɒːsk]
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1.
vt.
to ask (sb) a question 问(某人)一个问题
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2.
vt.
(invite) 邀请
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I asked her to the party.
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我邀请她参加聚会。
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3.
vi.
问
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to ask (sb) whether/why...
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问(某人)是否/为什么…
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to ask sb to do sth
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请求某人做某事
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to ask to do sth
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要求做某事
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to ask sb the time
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向某人询问时间
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to ask sb about sth
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向某人打听某事
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I asked him his name
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我问他叫什么
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to ask (for/sb's) permission/forgiveness
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请求(某人的)许可/原谅
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to ask sb's opinion
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征询某人意见
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if you ask me
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据我看
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to ask (about) the price
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询问价钱
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to ask sb out to dinner
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请某人出去吃饭
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- ask
[ɑːsk]
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1.
vt.
邀请
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2.
verb
询问，打听
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I asked if there were any additional forms I needed to fill out.
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我询问我是否还需要填写其他任何表格。
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He had to ask directions several times.
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他不得不多次询问方向。
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I asked about their special today.
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我询问当天的特价菜。
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3.
verb
要求某人给某事物或做某事物
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We asked the waitress for another glass of wine.
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我们请那位女侍者再来一杯酒。
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She asked him for a loan.
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她向他借钱。
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4.
verb
提问
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5.
verb
要求；请求
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We ask that all employees wash their hands before returning to work.
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我们要求所有员工在返回工作前洗手。
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The customers were asking for a refund on their purchases.
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顾客要求退还他们的购物款。
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Aren't we asking too much of these children?
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我们是不是对这些孩子要求太多了啊？
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6.
vt.
（向…）问；（向…）打听
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The boys asked about their missing dog.
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男孩子们打听他们丢失的狗的下落。
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The children asked me about their dead grandmother.
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孩子们问起了他们过世的奶奶。
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7.
vt.
需要
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This position asks for a higher understanding of math than my current position.
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这个职位要求比我的现有职位具备更高的数学知识。
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This job asks a lot of patience and skill.
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这份工作要求申请人具有很强的耐心和良好的技能。
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8.
vt.
要价；讨价
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He is asking for 400RMB for the computer.
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他对那台计算机要价400元人民币。
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The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage.
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绑架者索要100万美元作为释放人质的交换条件。
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He is asking $200 for the table.
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那张桌子，他要价200美元。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- ask
[ɒːsk]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
ask out ask over to request (a person) politely to come or go to a place; invite
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he asked her to the party
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2.
vb
[often foll by about]
to put a question (to); request an answer (from)
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she asked (him) about God
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to inquire about
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she asked him the time of the train
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she asked the way
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to direct or put (a question)
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5.
vt.
[may take a clause as object or an infinitive; often foll by for]
to make a request or demand
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she asked (him) for information
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they asked for a deposit
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6.
vt.
[tr]
to demand or expect (esp in the phrases ask a lot of, ask too much of)
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to need; require
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the job asks both time and patience
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8.
vt.
[tr]
[Archaic]
to proclaim (marriage banns)
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9.
n
See also ask after ask for
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10.
n
[Etymology]
Old English ascian; related to Old Frisian askia, Old Saxon escon, Old High German eiscon
Examples
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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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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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Ask whether she will help.
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问问她是否能帮帮忙。
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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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