ask
verb
noun
ɑːsk
verb
1
QUESTION
问题
to
speak
or
write
to
someone
in
order
to
get
an
answer,
information,
or
a
solution
问，询问，打听，提问
I,T
‘What’s
your
name?’
she
asked.
“你叫什么名字？”她问道 。
Don’t
ask
him
–
he
won’t
know.
别问他，他不知道。
That
kid’s
always
asking
awkward
questions
.
那孩子总是问一些尴尬的问题。
ask
who/what/where
etc
I
asked
him
where
he
lived.
我问他住在哪里。
ask
sb
sth
We’ll
have
to
ask
someone
the
way
to
the
station.
我们得问一下去车站怎么走。
ask
sb
if/whether
Go
and
ask
Tom
whether
he’s
coming
tonight.
去问问汤姆今晚来不来。
ask
(sb)
about
sth
Visitors
usually
ask
about
the
history
of
the
castle.
游客常常问起这座城堡的历史。
ask
around
(ask
in
a
lot
of
places
or
ask
a
lot
of
people)
到处打听
I’ll
ask
around,
see
if
I
can
find
you
a
place
to
stay.
我去问问，看是否能给你找个地方住。
2
FOR HELP/ADVICE ETC
寻求帮助/建议等
to
make
a
request
for
help,
advice,
information
etc
要求，请求
I,T
If
you
need
anything,
you
only
have
to
ask.
你需要什么，只要提出来就行。
ask
sb
to
do
sth
Ask
John
to
mail
those
letters
tomorrow.
请约翰明天把那些信寄出去。
ask
to
do
sth
Karen
asked
to
see
the
doctor.
卡伦请求看医生。
[+
for
]
Some
people
find
it
difficult
to
ask
for
help.
有些人觉得很难开口叫别人帮忙。
ask
sb
for
sth
He
repeatedly
asked
Bailey
for
the
report.
他一再要求贝利交报告。
ask
(sb)
if/whether
you
can
do
sth
Ask
your
mom
if
you
can
come
with
us.
问问你妈，你是否能跟我们一起去。
ask
that
Was
it
too
much
to
ask
that
he
be
allowed
some
privacy?
给他一些私人空间，这个要求过分了吗？
3
PRICE
价格
to
want
a
particular
amount
of
money
for
something
you
are
selling
索要〔价格〕
T
How
much
is
he
asking?
他要价多少？
ask
$50/$1,000
etc
for
sth
He’s
asking
£2,000
for
his
car.
他的车要价 2000 英镑。
They’re
asking
a
fortune
for
that
house.
那幢房子他们漫天要价。
4
INVITE
邀请
to
invite
someone
to
your
home,
to
go
out
with
you
etc
邀请
T usually + adv/prep
ask
sb
to
do
sth
Let’s
ask
them
to
have
dinner
with
us
some
time.
哪天我们请他们一起吃晚餐。
ask
sb
out
(ask
someone,
especially
someone
of
the
opposite
sex,
to
go
to
a
film,
a
restaurant
etc
with
you)
邀请某人出去
Jerry’s
too
scared
to
ask
her
out.
杰里没有勇气邀她出去。
ask
sb
in
(invite
someone
into
your
house,
office
etc)
邀请某人进去
Don’t
leave
them
standing
on
the
doorstep
–
ask
them
in!
别让他们在门口站着 — 请他们进来！
ask
sb
over/round
(invite
someone
to
come
to
your
home)
邀请某人去你家
We
must
ask
our
new
neighbours
over
for
a
drink.
我们得请新邻居过来喝一杯。
5
DEMAND
要求
if
you
ask
something
of
someone,
you
want
them
to
do
it
for
you
要求
T
It
would
be
better
if
he
cooperated,
but
perhaps
I’m
asking
too
much.
要是他合作就好了，不过，也许我要求过分了。
ask
sth
of
sb
You
have
no
right
to
ask
anything
of
me.
你没有权利对我提要求。
Expecting
the
children
to
do
an
hour’s
homework
after
school
is
asking
a
lot
of
them.
要小孩子放学后做一小时功课是对他们要求过高了。
6
be asking for trouble
to
do
something
that
is
very
likely
to
have
a
bad
effect
or
result
自找麻烦
Saying
that
to
a
feminist
is
just
asking
for
trouble.
对一个女权主义者说那样的话简直是在自找麻烦。
7
ask yourself sth
to
think
carefully
and
honestly
about
something
好好想想某事
You
have
to
ask
yourself
where
your
responsibilities
really
lie.
你得好好想想，自己的责任在哪里。
8
if you ask me
used
to
emphasize
your
own
opinion
依我看〔强调自己的观点〕
He’s
just
plain
crazy,
if
you
ask
me.
依我看，他就是疯了。
9
don’t ask me
used
to
say
you
do
not
know
the
answer
to
something
别问我〔我不知道〕
‘Where’s
she
gone
then?’
‘Don’t
ask
me!’
“那么她去哪儿了呢？”“别问我！”
10
don’t ask
10.
used
to
say
that
something
is
too
embarrassing
or
strange
to
explain
别问了〔用于表示某事说起来很尴尬或很奇怪〕
‘What
was
that
woman
selling?’
‘Don’t
ask.’
“那个女人在卖什么？”“别问了。”
11
be asking for it
11.
used
to
say
that
someone
deserves
something
bad
that
happens
to
them
自找麻烦，自作自受
It’s
his
own
fault
he
got
hit
–
he
was
asking
for
it.
他挨打是自己不好 — 他自找的。
12
be sb’s for the asking
12.
if
something
is
yours
for
the
asking,
you
can
have
it
if
you
want
it
[非正式] 只要提出要求〔就可以得到它〕
informal
The
job
was
hers
for
the
asking.
只要开口，这份工作就是她的了。
13
if
you
ask
after
someone,
you
want
to
know
whether
they
are
well,
what
they
are
doing
etc
问候〔某人〕
I
spoke
to
James
today.
He
was
asking
after
you.
今天我和詹姆斯聊天，他问你好。
14
if
you
ask
for
someone,
you
want
to
speak
to
them
找〔某人〕说话
There’s
someone
at
the
door
asking
for
Dad.
门口有人找爸爸。
noun
15
a big ask
a
situation
in
a
sports
competition
when
someone
needs
to
get
a
lot
of
points
or
do
something
very
difficult
in
order
to
win
〔体育比赛中〕难以取胜的局面
We
need
to
win
the
next
three
games.
It’s
a
big
ask,
but
I’m
confident
we
can
do
it.
我们接下来三场比赛都要赢，这是个很高的要求，但我相信我们能做到。