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inquire

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v.询问,问明,查究

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inquire为六级词汇

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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

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quire,quisit,quest=to seek(追求)

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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.
1. I will inquire his name.
    我将打听他的名字。

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