inquire
美音:[ınk´waıə
]
英音:[ınk´waıə
]
v.询问,问明,查究
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inquire为六级词汇
词形变化:
副词:inquiringly 名词:inquirer 动词过去式:inquired 过去分词:inquired 现在分词:inquiring 第三人称单数:inquires 异体字:enquire
词根
quire,quisit,quest＝to seek（追求）
近义词, 同义词
be curious take an interest in prick up the ears inquiremake inquiry inquire ask seek search look for look about for look out for scan reconnoiter explore sound rummage ransack pry peer look round look over go over look through go through spy ask about inquire about
相关词
inquire
v [I and T]formal
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: enquerre, from Latin inquirere, from quaerere 'to look for']
to ask someone for information
'Why are you doing that?' the boy inquired.
inquire about
I am writing to inquire about your advertisement in The Times.
inquire whether/why/how etc
The waiter inquired whether we would like to sit near the window.
inquire sth of sb
'Where's the station?' she inquired of a passer-by.
Toby would have liked to inquire further (=ask more questions) .
I did not inquire the reason for his lateness.
>inquirern[C]
inquire after / [inquire after sb/sth] phr v
to ask about someone's health, what they are doing etc
He called me aside to inquire after my daughter.
inquire into [inquire into sth] phr v
to ask questions in order to get more information about something
The investigation will inquire into the company's financial dealings.
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: enquerre, from Latin inquirere, from quaerere 'to look for']
to ask someone for information
'Why are you doing that?' the boy inquired.
inquire about
I am writing to inquire about your advertisement in The Times.
inquire whether/why/how etc
The waiter inquired whether we would like to sit near the window.
inquire sth of sb
'Where's the station?' she inquired of a passer-by.
Toby would have liked to inquire further (=ask more questions) .
I did not inquire the reason for his lateness.
>inquirern[C]
inquire after / [inquire after sb/sth] phr v
to ask about someone's health, what they are doing etc
He called me aside to inquire after my daughter.
inquire into [inquire into sth] phr v
to ask questions in order to get more information about something
The investigation will inquire into the company's financial dealings.
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