| 单词 | ask |
| 释义 | ask (once / 9 pages) v To ask is to pose a question or request something. If you say "What time is lunch?", then you're asking a question. You've probably heard people say "Can I ask you a question?" That pretty much sums up what asking is: trying to get information or make a request. A teacher asks students to answer questions, but a student has to ask the teacher for permission to use the bathroom. In business, the asking price is the amount the seller wants you to pay. Asking is how you find things out and get what you need. WORD FAMILYask: asked, asker, asking, asks+/asked: unasked/asker: askers/asking: askings USAGE EXAMPLESMaker asked his former boss to screen tape of Robinson and perhaps consider him as a walk-on. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Electrodes were attached to the activist’s fingertips and small cameras trained on his pupils while he was asked questions. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Dr. Michael E. Busha, a primary care physician at IU Health in Indianapolis, asked quietly as he updated Mr. Johnson’s electronic record. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v make a request or demand for something to somebody She asked him for a loan Hypo|Hyper request ask (a person) to do something solicitmake a solicitation or petition for something desired enjoin, order, say, tellgive instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority callorder, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role bid, inviteask someone in a friendly way to do something declare oneself, offer, pop the question, proposeask (someone) to marry you bespeak, call for, quest, request express the need or desire for; ask for 2v direct or put; seek an answer to ask a question Syn|Hyper enquire, inquire inquire about articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word put into words or an expression 3v address a question to and expect an answer from Ask your teacher about trigonometry The children asked me about their dead grandmother Syn|Hypo|Hyper enquire, inquire inquire about query, question pose a question interrogate, questionpose a series of questions to enquire, inquire, wonderhave a wish or desire to know something interpellatequestion formally about policy or government business examinequestion closely pumpquestion persistently check out, feel out, sound outtry to learn someone's opinions and intentions debriefput someone through a debriefing and make him report address, turn to speak to 4v inquire about I asked about their special today He had to ask directions several times Syn|Hypo|Hyper enquire, inquire pry be nosey confer with, consultget or ask advice from communicate, intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings 5v 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 Hyper demand request urgently and forcefully 6v consider obligatory; request and expect Aren't we asking too much of these children? Syn|Hypo|Hyper expect, require call require the presentation of for redemption before maturation demand request urgently and forcefully 7v require as useful, just, or proper This job asks a lot of patience and skill Syn|Ant|Hypo call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take claim, exact, take take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs eliminate, obviate, rid of do away with claim, exact, take take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs governrequire to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood drawrequire a specified depth for floating costrequire to lose, suffer, or sacrifice cry for, cry out forneed badly or desperately compelnecessitate or exact |
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