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单词 ask
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askask /æsk/ verb 1 to ask questions► ask
to say something that is a question, for example in order to get information or help:
  • "How old are you?” she asked.
  • Several people asked questions at the end of the class.
    • ➔ GRAMMAR: Don’t say: I asked to him to help me or I asked to help me. Say: I asked him to help me.
    ► demand
    to ask a question in a firm or angry way:
  • “Why are you so late?” he demanded.
    • ► inquire (formal)
    to ask someone for information:
  • She called the bank to inquire about any jobs that might be available.
    • ► question (formal)
    to ask someone questions so that you can get information about something. Question is often used when the police ask someone about a crime:
  • The police took the man to the station and questioned him for three hours.
    • ► interrogate
    if the police interrogate someone, they ask him or her a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information:
  • The men were interrogated for five hours because police believed they were involved in the bombing.
    • ► interview
    to ask a famous person questions on a television program or for a newspaper:
  • The singer was interviewed on television.
    • ➔ You also use interview about asking someone questions when he or she wants a job or has applied to a college:Mr. Nuñez interviewed me for a job at the store.
    ► cross-examine
    to ask someone questions in a court of law after another lawyer has already asked that person questions:
  • The defense lawyer cross-examined the first witness.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see answer1    2 to ask for something you want► ask
    to tell someone that you want something using a question:
  • If there’s anything you need, just ask and I’ll get it for you.
  • I asked for a glass of water.
  • Mrs. Ramos asked to see Juan’s teacher.
    • ► order
    to ask for something that you are going to pay for. You use order when you ask for food or drinks in a restaurant, or when you ask a company to get a product for you:
  • I ordered spaghetti with meatballs.
  • You can order the book from the publisher online.
    • ► demand
    to ask for something in a firm or angry way:
  • The service at the restaurant was terrible, so she demanded to speak to the manager.
  • James demanded that Renee apologize to him.
    • ► request (formal)
    to ask for something officially or in a polite way:
  • You have to request permission if you want to take any photographs.
    • ► invite
    to ask someone to come to an event such as a party, wedding, or meal:
  • Who should we invite to the party?
  • I applied for a job, and now they have invited me for an interview.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see refuse1 (3)    3 to ask for something you want in an emotional way► beg
    to ask for something in a way that shows you want or need it very much:
  • She begged and begged until finally her parents let her go to the party.
    • ➔ Beg also means to ask people in the street for money because you do not have any: A man sitting outside of the store was begging for change.
    ► plead
    to ask for something that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way:
  • “Please forgive me,” she pleaded. “I’ll never do it again.”
    • ► implore
    implore means the same as plead but is more formal:
  • She implored the soldiers to save her child.
    • ► entreat (formal)
    entreat means the same as plead and is used especially in literature:
  • His friends entreated him not to go.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see refuse1 (3)    4 to ask what many people think about something► poll
    to ask a lot of people a set of questions to find out their opinions about something, especially politics:
  • Only 36 percent of the people polled said they intended to vote for the Republican candidate.
    • ► survey AWL
    to ask a lot of people a set of questions about their opinions, the way they live, or what they like and dislike. Surveys are used to understand the way a large group of people think, and to make decisions about how to treat them or what to sell to them:
  • Researchers surveyed 10,000 customers about which brands they buy most often.
    •  ➔ see beg for words meaning “to ask for something you want very much,” call (2) for words meaning “to ask someone to come to you”
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