inquire 详细解释

inquire

[in'kwaiə]

vt.询问, 查究
vi.询问, 查究

vt.

讯问; 查问; 调查[+wh-]

She inquired why he had not thought of that before.

她查问为何他以前没想到那一点。

vi.

询问; 调查[(+about/into)]

Why don't you inquire by telephone?

你为何不打电话询问?

词形变化

副词: inquiringly | 异体字: enquire | 名词: inquirer | 动词过去式: inquired | 动词过去分词: inquired | 动词现在分词: inquiring | 动词第三人称单数: inquires |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.询问

ask  question

vt.讯问; 调查

ask about  question  investigate  

同义参见:

interrogate  demand  research  query  

反义:

vt.vi.讯问; 查问; 调查

answer  reply  respond  

英英释义

动词 inquire:

inquire about

同义词:ask, enquire

have a wish or desire to know something

同义词:wonder, enquire

conduct an inquiry or investigation of

同义词:investigate, enquire

短语词组

inquire after

1. 问候

She inquired after my mother's health.

她问候我母亲的健康。

inquire for

1. 求见

A man has been inquiring for you at the office.

有人在办公室想见你。

inquire into

1. 调查

We must inquire into the matter.

我们必须调查此事。

补充

inquireinquire英:[inˈkwaiə] 美:[ɪnˈkwaɪr]vt. & vi.1.打听, 询问The pilot inquired about the weather condition.这飞行员查问天气情况。I inquired the way to the station.我打听去火车站怎么走。I will inquire when to begin our lessons.我要去问一下我们什么时候开始上课。

例句

1. If you need help, inquire within.如需帮助, 请入内询问。 2. I'm going to inquire about train times.我要询问一下列车时刻。 3. He inquired when the actor would be well enough to work again.他打听了一下那个演员什么时候能身体康复, 可以复工。 4. 'Who are you?' he inquired of the first man.“你是谁?”他问第一个人。 5. He was so impressed that he inquired the young shepherd's name.他非常佩服, 就问了一下年轻的牧羊人叫什么名字。 6. 'Is something wrong?' he inquired.“有什么问题吗?”他问道。 7. to inquire the way问路 8. to inquire somebody's telephone number询问某人的电话号码 9. to inquire out the plan of his enemy问出他的敌人的计划 10. to inquire of somebody about something向某人询问某事 11. to inquire about a person询问有关某人的情况 12. to inquire into the matter查问某事[亦作 enquire] 13. to inquire into the deployment of the enemy troop调查敌军的兵力部署情况[亦作 enquire] 14. "When I inquired, they told me she was not here."我询问时,他们告诉我她不在这里。 15. I called to inquire about the schedule.我打电话询问日程安排。 16. He was inquiring about a friend who used to work here.他在打听一个曾在这里工作的朋友。 17. We inquired the way to the station.我们打听去车站怎么走。 18. "“So, what do you want?” he inquired."“那你想要什么?”他问道。 19. She inquired after my wife's health.她问起了我妻子的健康情况。 20. He greeted us warmly and inquired after our families.他热情地迎接我们,并问候了我们的家人。 21. A panel has been appointed to inquire into their activities.已指派专家小组调查他们的活动情况。 22. The commission should not have inquired into her personal life.委员会本不该调查她的私生活。 23. The police inquired of his neighbors if they knew where he was.警方向他的邻居询问其下落。