ask, demand, inquire, question

ask, beg, demand, require, request, implore, claim, pray, entreat

動詞 ask:

1. inquire about
   同義詞：inquire, enquire
2. make a request or demand for something to somebody
3. direct or put; seek an answer to
4. consider obligatory; request and expect
   同義詞：require, expect
5. require or ask for as a price or condition
6. address a question to and expect an answer from
7. require as useful, just, or proper
   同義詞：necessitate, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand

1. If you ask me, he hasn't got long to live.
   恕我直言，他活不長了。
2. Did you ask the price?
   你問價錢了嗎？
3. I have asked some friends for tea.
   我請了一些朋友來喝茶。
4. May I ask a question?
   我可以問一個問題嗎？

ask

v.（動詞）
asked,ask.ing,asks
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To put a question to.
詢問
To seek an answer to:
對…提問：
例句：
ask a question.
問問題

To seek information about:
問有關(guān)…的情況：
例句：
asked directions.
問方向

To make a request of or for:
要求，索求：
例句：
asked me for money; asking a favor.
向我要錢；懇求幫忙

To require or call for as a price or condition:
索價，要求獲得：索取或要求，如為一價格或情況：
例句：
asked ten dollars for the book.
這本書要十美元

To expect or demand:
期待，要求：
例句：
ask too much of a child.
過分要求孩子

To invite:
邀請：
例句：
asked them to dinner.
請他們吃飯

Archaic To publish, as marriage banns.
【古語】 公布，如婚事預(yù)告
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make inquiry; seek information.
詢求；詢問…的信息
To make a request:
請求：
例句：
asked for help.
請求幫忙

<習(xí)慣用語>ask for it 或
ask for trouble 【非正式用語】
To persist in an action despite the likelihood that it will result in difficulty or punishment.
自討苦吃，自找麻煩：堅持某一行為，盡管這一行動將可能導(dǎo)致困境或懲罰
來源：
Middle English asken
中古英語 asken
from Old English 3scian * see ais-
源自 古英語 3scian *參見 ais-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>ask,question,inquire,query,interrogate,examine,quizThese verbs mean to seek information from a person.
這些動詞都意指向某人打聽消息。
Ask is the most neutral term:
Ask 是最中性的詞：
例句：
asked her what was wrong;
問她出什么事了；

例句：
asked the way to the library;
問去圖書館的路；

例句：
ask too many questions.
問太多的問題。

Question often implies the asking of a series of questions, as in determining the scope of a problem:
Question 常含有問一系問題的意思，如在一限定的有余地的問題上：
例句：
The prosecutor questioned the witness in great detail.
起訴人詳細(xì)詢問證人。

Inquire, which often implies a comprehensive search for knowledge or truth, in this sense refers to a simple request for information:
Inquire 通常含有對知識或真理進(jìn)行全面探索的意思，在這個意義上，它指對某種情況簡單咨詢：
例句：
inquired where the books were kept;
詢問這些書在哪里放著；

例句：
will inquire how we can be of help;
將詢問我們怎樣才能幫上忙；

例句：
inquired about her health.
詢問她的健康情況。

Query usually suggests questioning to settle a doubt:
Query 常含有詢問以解除疑團(tuán)的意思：
例句：
The proofreader queried the spelling of the word.
校對員對這個詞的拼寫有疑問。

Interrogate, a more formal word, applies especially to official questioning:
Interrogate 是一個比較正式的詞，尤指正式的提問：
例句：
The suspects were called in and interrogated by detectives.
嫌疑犯被叫了進(jìn)來，偵探對他們進(jìn)行審問。

Examine refers particularly to close and detailed questioning to ascertain the extent of a person`s knowledge or the adequacy of his or her qualifications:
Examine 尤指細(xì)微和詳細(xì)的提問以確認(rèn)某人的知識范圍或他或她的資格是否符合：
例句：
At the end of the semester students are examined in every subject.
學(xué)期末學(xué)生們的每門課都舉行了考試。

例句：
Only lawyers who have been examined and certified by the bar association are admitted to practice.
只有通過律師協(xié)會考試并獲得證書的律師才能開業(yè)。

Quiz is used most frequently to denote the informal examination of students to verify their comprehension of classwork or reading:
Quiz 最常用來指對學(xué)生的非正式考試以證實他們對聽課內(nèi)容和閱讀的理解情況：
例句：
The teacher quizzed the pupils on the multiplication tables.
老師測試了學(xué)生們對乘法表的掌握。