| 释义 |
Noun: asking ãsking- The verbal act of requesting
- request
Verb: ask ãsk- Inquire about
"I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
- inquire, enquire [Brit, Cdn] - Make a request or demand for something to somebody
"She asked him for a loan" - Direct or put; seek an answer to
"ask a question" - Consider obligatory; request and expect
"Aren't we asking too much of these children?"
- require, expect - Address a question to and expect an answer from
"Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" - Require as useful, just, or proper
"This job asks a lot of patience and skill"
- necessitate, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand - Require or ask for as a price or condition
"He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
Derived forms: askings See also: ask in, ask out, ask over, asker Type of: address, articulate, bespeak, call for, communicate, demand, formulate, give voice, intercommunicate, phrase, quest, request, speech act, turn to, word Encyclopedia: Ask Ask, Hordaland Ask, Akershus Asking |