ask
ask
ask¹ / æsk ; ɑ:sk /
◙verb
1. QUESTION 问题, [I,T] to speak or write to someone in order to get an answer, information, or a solution
• 问，询问，打听，提问:
»'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 alwaysaskingawkwardquestions.
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, [I,T] to make a request for help, advice, information etc
• 要求，请求:
»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, [T] to want a particular amount of money for something you are selling
• 索要〔价格〕:
»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, [T usually + adv / prep] to invite someone to your home, to go out with you etc
• 邀请:
»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, [T] if you ask something of someone, you want them to do it for you
• 要求:
»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。
【S PHR】
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, 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, 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, [informal] if something is yours for the asking, you can have it if you want it
• 只要提出要求〔就可以得到它〕:
»The job was hers for the asking.
只要开口，这份工作就是她的了。
【FOCUS】
WORDS MEANING ASK表示“请求，询问”的单词▪ request to officially ask for something
请求，正式要求
▪ consult to ask someone for advice
咨询
▪ demand to ask for something very forcefully
强烈要求
nag / pester to keep asking for something many times, in an annoying way
纠缠
beg / plead to ask for something in an anxious or urgent way, because you want it very much
乞求，恳求
question / interrogate to ask someone questions – used especially about the police or the army
〔尤指警方或军队〕审问，讯问
▪ grill [informal] to ask someone a lot of difficult questions
质询
▪ cross-examine to ask someone questions in court – used about lawyers
〔指律师〕盘问
▪ poll to ask a lot of people for their opinion about something
对…进行民意调查
【PHR V】
◘ask after sb• [BrE] 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。
◘ask for sb
• 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。
ask²
◙noun
1. 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。
