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  • Conjugation : past  asked ; pp  asked ; ing  asking
  • Derivatives : n  asker ; n  asking
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

ask [ɒːsk]
  1. 1. vt. to ask (sb) a question 问(某人)一个问题
  2. 2. vt. (invite) 邀请
    I asked her to the party.
    我邀请她参加聚会。
  3. 3. vi. 问
    to ask (sb) whether/why...
    问(某人)是否/为什么...
    to ask sb to do sth
    请求某人做某事
    to ask to do sth
    要求做某事
    to ask sb the time
    向某人询问时间
    to ask sb about sth
    向某人打听某事
    I asked him his name
    我问他叫什么
    to ask (for/sb's) permission/forgiveness
    请求(某人的)许可/原谅
    to ask sb's opinion
    征询某人意见
    if you ask me
    据我看
    to ask (about) the price
    询问价钱
    to ask sb out to dinner
    请某人出去吃饭

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

ask [æsk] [ɑːsk]
  1. 1. vt. 问，询问，打听
    She asked me about you and your family.
    她向我询问有关你和你的家庭情况。
  2. 2. vt. 向…提问题
    Can I ask you a question?
    我能问你个问题吗？
  3. 3. vt. 请求，要求；恳求
    I have to ask you a big favor.
    我得请你帮我个大忙。
    If you are busy I can ask somebody else to help me.
    你忙的话我就找别人帮我。
  4. 4. vt. 讨（价等），要（价）；问（价）
    They ask ten dollars for it.
    此物他们讨价10美元。
    He is asking 1000RMB for that table, it's a little too much.
    那张桌子他要价1000元人民币，这有点儿太贵了。
  5. 5. vt. 请，邀请
    I was asked to write a dialogue and 30 sentences.
    他们要我写一个对话和三十个句子。
    The boss asked us to stay a little bit longer to finish this project.
    老板让我们再多留一会儿，好做完这个项目。
    I've asked Eric to the dinner, do you mind?
    我邀请了埃里克来吃饭，你介意吗？
  6. 6. vt. 需要（某事物）
  7. 7. vt. [archaic] 在教堂中于婚礼前将婚事公诸于众以征求意见；公布某人的结婚预告
  8. 8. vi. 请求；需要，向…要…；要求（for）
  9. 9. vi. 询问，问候，探问（about，after或for）
  10. 10. vi. 招惹，招致，自找（麻烦），自讨（苦吃）（for）
  11. 11. noun 开价
  12. 12. noun [verbal] 要求

Collins English-English Dictionary

ask [ɑːsk]
  1. 1. vb [often foll by about] to put a question (to); request an answer (from)
    she asked (him) about God
  2. 2. vt. [tr] ask out ask over to request (a person) politely to come or go to a place; invite
    he asked her to the party
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to inquire about
    she asked him the time of the train
    she asked the way
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to direct or put (a question)
  5. 5. vt. [may take a clause as object or an infinitive; often foll by for] to make a request or demand
    she asked (him) for information
    they asked for a deposit
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to demand or expect (esp in the phrases ask a lot of, ask too much of)
  7. 7. vt. [tr] to need; require
    the job asks both time and patience
  8. 8. vt. [tr] [archaic] to proclaim (marriage banns)
  9. 9. n See also ask after ask for
  10. 10. n [Etymology] Old English ascian; related to Old Frisian askia, Old Saxon escon, Old High German eiscon
See more results for ask in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

to ask a chairman for the floor
请求主席允许发言 → floor
to ask for a girl's hand
向某女子求婚! → hand
hardly the person to ask
根本不是该问的人 → hardly
hesitating to ask
不愿问 → hesitate
to ask a question with a rising intonation
用升调提问题 → intonation
one may well ask
人们有理由这样问 → well
Ask whether she will help.
问问她是否能帮帮忙。 → whether
They ask ten dollars for it.
此物他们讨价10美元。 → ask
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。 → them
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