英汉词典

ask 基本解释

• vt. 问，询问；要求；需要；邀请；讨价
• vi. 问，询问；要求
• n. (Ask)人名；(芬、瑞典)阿斯克

ask 词态变化

ask 中文词源

来自PIE *ais, 希望，愿望。

ask 英文词源

ask

ask: [OE] The Old English ancestor of ask existed in two main forms: āscian and ācsian. The first produced descendants such as asshe, which died out in the 16th century; the second resulted in axe (still extant in some dialects), which by metathesis – the reversal of the consonant sounds k and s – became modern English ask. Ultimately the word comes from a prehistoric West Germanic verb *aiskōjan (source of German heischen, a poetical term for ‘ask’); cognates in other, non-Germanic, Indo- European languages include Latin aeruscāre ‘beg’ and Sanskrit iccháti ‘seek’.

ask (v.)

Old English ascian "ask, call for an answer; make a request," from earlier ahsian, from Proto-Germanic *aiskon (cognates: Old Saxon escon, Old Frisian askia "request, demand, ask," Middle Dutch eiscen, Dutch eisen "to ask, demand," Old High German eiscon "to ask (a question)," German heischen "to ask, demand"), from PIE *ais- "to wish, desire" (cognates: Sanskrit icchati "seeks, desires," Armenian aic "investigation," Old Church Slavonic iskati "to seek," Lithuanian ieškau "to seek").

Form in English influenced by a Scandinavian cognate (such as Danish æske; the Old English would have evolved by normal sound changes into ash, esh, which was a Midlands and southwestern England dialect form). Modern dialectal ax is as old as Old English acsian and was an accepted literary variant until c. 1600. Related: Asked; asking. Old English also had fregnan/frignan which carried more directly the sense of "question, inquire," and is from PIE root *prek-, the common source of words for "ask" in most Indo-European languages (see pray). If you ask me "in my opinion" is attested from 1910. Asking price is attested from 1755.

ask 词组搭配

ask 英文释义

1. inquire about;

"I asked about their special today"

"He had to ask directions several times"

2. make a request or demand for something to somebody;

"She asked him for a loan"

3. direct or put; seek an answer to;

"ask a question"

4. consider obligatory; request and expect;

"We require our secretary to be on time"

"Aren't we asking too much of these children?"

"I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

5. require or ask for as a price or condition;

"He is asking $200 for the table"

"The kidnapers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

6. address a question to and expect an answer from;

"Ask your teacher about trigonometry"

"The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

7. require as useful, just, or proper;

"It takes nerve to do what she did"

"success usually requires hard work"

"This job asks a lot of patience and skill"

"This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"

"This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"

"This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"

ask 同义词解析

ask, demand, inquire, question

这些动词均含有"问，询问"之意。

ask：最普通用词，可与demand, inquire和question换用，但ask用于口语中，指提出问题让人回答。

demand：指根据自己的权利、职责或身份认为有必要弄清情况而正式发问，常隐含命令对方回答的意味。

inquire：较正式用词，指为得到真实情况而详细询问或调查了解。

question：指因感到可疑或为了解情况，弄清究竟而发问，有时指一连串的发问。

ask, beg, demand, require, request, implore, claim, pray, entreat

这些动词均有"要求，请求"之意。

ask：最普通用词，指向对方提出要求或请求，长、晚辈，上下级之间都可使用。

beg：指恳切地或再三地请求或要求，常含低三下四意味，也多用于应酬场合。

demand：一般指理直气壮地提出强烈要求，或坚持不让对方拒绝的要求。

require：强调根据事业、需要或纪律、法律等而提出的要求。

request：正式用词，指非常正式，有礼貌的请求或恳求，多含担心因种种原因对方不能答应的意味。

implore：书面用词，着重指迫切、焦急或痛苦地恳求或哀求，常含较强的感情色彩。

claim：指有权或宣称有权得到而公开提出的要求。

pray：语气庄重，指热情、诚恳和敬祈的要求，现不很常用。

entreat：泛指一般"恳求或哀求"，含企图说服对方或用热烈的请求软化反对意见的意味。

ask 双语例句

1. That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie.

那表示尼古拉斯还想要一块巧克力曲奇。

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2. He was too proud to ask his family for help and support.

他自尊心太强，不愿向家人寻求帮助和支持。

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3. Can I just ask something 'cos I'm really quite interested in this.

我能不能问个问题，因为我对这个真的很感兴趣。

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4. They try to tease out the answers without appearing to ask.

他们试图不动声色地套出答案。

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5. We rang Duncan to ask where he was going on holiday.

我们打电话给邓肯，问他要去哪里度假。

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ask 实用场景例句

He asked where I lived.

他问我住在哪里。

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I had to ask the teacher what to do next.

我不得不问老师下一步做什么。

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I was asked if/whether I could drive.

有人问我会不会开车。

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‘Are you sure? ’ he asked her.

“你有把握吗？”他问她。

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He asked about her family.

他询问了她的家庭情况。

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How old are you─if you don't mind me/my asking ?

要是你不介意我提问——你多大年纪了？

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The interviewer asked me about my future plans.

采访者问了我的未来计划。

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Can I ask a question ?

我能提个问题吗？

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Did you ask the price?

你问了价钱没有？

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She asked the students their names.

她问了学生们的姓名。

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I often get asked that!

我常常被问到那件事！

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‘Where are you going? ’ she asked.

“你去哪里？”她问道。

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'She's got other things on her mind, wouldn't you think?' 'Don't ask me,' murmured Chris. 'I've never met her.'

“她还有别的心事，你不觉得吗？”“别问我，”克里斯嘀咕道，“我从未见过她。”

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He knew the nomination was his for the asking.

他知道只要他开口就能得到那项提名。

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That silly old bat. I ask you, who'd she think she was?

那个老蠢货。我倒要问一问，她以为她是谁呀？

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May I ask where you're going, sir?

先生，请问您要去哪？

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He was nuts, if you ask me.

要我说的话，他是个疯子。

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To go ahead with the match after such clear advice had been asking for trouble.

都劝说得这么明白了还要继续比赛，这简直就是自讨苦吃。

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There's a man at the gate asking for you.

门口有个人想见你。

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Please ask permission from whoever pays the phone bill before making your call.

打电话前请先征得话费支付方的同意。

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Couldn't you ask Jon to the party?...

你不能邀请乔恩参加聚会吗？

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She asked me back to her house.

她又邀请我去了她家。

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Mr Pantelaras was asking £6,000 for his collection.

潘特莱拉斯先生为他的藏品要价6,000英镑。

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I decided to go to the next house and ask for food...

我决定去隔壁那家要点吃的。

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Who asked for your opinion?

谁问你的意见了？

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She said she had been asked to take two suitcases to Africa by a man called Sean.

她说有个名叫肖恩的男人要她带两个手提箱去非洲。

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I asked to see the Director.

我要求见主任。

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'How is Frank?' he asked...

“弗兰克怎么样了？”他问道。

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I asked him his name...

我询问了他的名字。

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We had to ask him to leave...

我们不得不要求他离开。

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