ask
英 [ɑ?sk]
美[?sk]
- vt. 問，詢問；要求；需要；邀請；討價
- vi. 問，詢問；要求
- n. (Ask)人名；(芬、瑞典)阿斯克
英英釋意
- 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"