inquire

英[ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] 美[ɪn'kwaɪər]
  • vt. 询问；查究
  • vi. 询问；查究
inquiringly enquire inquirer inquired inquired inquiring inquires
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详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 打听，询问，查问，质问
    2. 调查，盘查，查究

英英释义

Verb:
  1. inquire about;

    "I asked about their special today"
    "He had to ask directions several times"

  2. have a wish or desire to know something;

    "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"

  3. conduct an inquiry or investigation of;

    "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"
    "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"

双语例句

1. Inspectors were appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company.
督查员受委派调查该公司的事务。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Elsie called to inquire after my health.
埃尔茜打电话来问候我。

来自柯林斯例句

3. You can inquire of your new neighbors where the post office is.
你可以问问你的新邻居邮局在哪儿.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He went to the hospital to inquire about her.
他到医院去打听她的情况.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. We must inquire into the matter.
我们必须调查此事.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. We inquired the way of a boy.
      我们向一个男孩问路。
    2. I shall inquire of him why the train is late.
      我要去问他火车为什么晚点。
    3. He frowned and determined to inquire thoroughly into the matter.
      他把眉头一皱，决计要把事情查究个彻底。
    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. I recommend that you inquire about the job.
      我建议你打听一下这项工作。
    2. He went to inquire for a letter at the post office.
      他到邮局去查问一封信。
    3. The police will inquire into the cause of his death.
      警方将调查他的死因。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
inquire, ask, interrogate, query, question
  • 这组词都有“问,询问”之意。其区别是：
  • ask是最常用词,指对不了解的事情提出问题,并期望得到答复,常用在口语中,例如：
  • Did you ask him his name and address?你问他的姓名和地址了吗?
  • inquire多用作书面语,比ask正式,常译作“询问,调查”,指为得到某人或某物的真实确切情况而详细“询问”,但不一定要有被问者,例如：
  • The police are trying to inquire into the cause of his death.警察正在设法查出他的死因。
  • question指对某人或某物主动提出问题,以便了解详细情况,意思为“提出,质问”,含有审问的意思,例如：
  • The prisoner was questioned by the police.犯人被警察所质问。
  • interrogate意为“盘问,提问题”,多指为了某种特殊目的,希望把一切搞清楚而进行的有条理的询问,可与question互换,例如：
  • The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully.律师花了很长的时间来彻底地盘问证人。
  • query作“质问”或“提出疑问”解,这种“质问”多指向自己的上级或有权势的人提出的质问,目的在于消除疑问,例如：
  • They queried the President about his intentions.他们对总统的想法提出了疑问。
    • 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。

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