【ask音标】 英[ɑ:sk] 美[æsk]
【单词释义】 ask是什么意思：
vt.& vi.问，询问；需要；要求，请求；邀请
vt.邀请；请求允许；要价；询问
vi.请，邀请；询问；要求
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] asks
[单词现在分词] asking
[单词过去式] asked
[单词过去分词] asked
【常用短语】
ask for sbs. advice 征求某人的意见
【近义词解析】
◇ 询问
ask (v. 问，询问)：最普通用词，指提出问题让人回答，多用于口语中。
inquire ([四级，亦作enquire v. [正式]询问，打听)：较正式用词，指为了解真实情况而详细询问。
query (v. 提问，询问)：作此义解时，可与 ask 换用。
question (v. 询问，审问)：指因感到可疑或为了解情况、弄清究竟而正式地发问，尤指就某一罪案进行盘问。
◇ 要求
ask (v. 要求)：指要求某人提供帮助、建议、信息等。The chairman asked for an explanation
claim ([四级]v. 要求，索要)：指因有权得到某事物而公开提出要求。
demand (v. 要求)：指强烈要求某事物，尤用于认为自己有权这么做时。
expect (v. 要求，期望)：指出于责任或常理而要求某人做某事，含期待之意。
【单词例句】
◇ "Don't worry Cinderella." As soon as the fairy godmother waved her magic wand, the housework that the stepmother asked was finished. And as soon as the tattered clothes were touched by the magic wand it changed into a splendid dress. And on her feet a pair of lovely glass slippers.
“别担心，灰姑娘。”当仙女一挥魔杖，继母要求做的家务活儿就都做完了。破烂的衣服被魔杖一指立刻变成了一件华丽的衣服。而且她的脚上还多出了一双漂亮的玻璃鞋。
---- Cinderella
◇ She ate a bit of the cake,and then put her hand on top of her head.'Which way?Which way?'she asked herself,a little afraid.
她吃了点蛋糕，然后把手放在头顶。“是变大了还是变小了？”她问自己，心里有点害怕。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ As she looked in the glass, she asked: "Tell me, glass upon the wall, who is most beautiful of all?"
当她照镜子的时候，她问:“告诉我，墙上的魔镜，谁是世界上最漂亮的人?”
---- Snow White
◇ Lovers pluck off the leaves, and as they pluck each leaf, they ask a question about their lovers; thus? "Does he or she love me?—Ardently? Distractedly? Very much? A little? Not at all?"and so on.
她是这样作的：情人们把她的花瓣一片一片地摘下来，每摘一片情人就问一个关于他们恋人的事情：“热情吗？——痛苦吗？——非常爱我吗？只爱一点吗？——完全不爱吗？”以及诸如此类的问题。
---- The Butterfly
◇ Once on a large washday she saw twelve men's shirts in the laundry and asked her mother, "Whose are these twelve shirts? They are much too small for father."
一天大扫除，她看到洗的衣服里有十二件男衬衣，便问她的妈妈：“这些衬衣是谁穿的呀？它们太小了，肯定不是爸爸穿的。”
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ She looked quite pale. When the king saw that his daughter was frightened, he asked, "My child, what is at the door? Has a giant come to carry you away?"
她看起来脸色苍白。当国王发觉她女儿被吓到时，便问道：“孩子，在门外的是谁？是巨人要来把你带走吗？”
---- The Frog Prince
◇ "So why do you want to work here?"Eventually this question comes up in every interview. Over the course of the last 30 years, I have been and I continue to ask this question all the time.
“为什么你想来这里工作？”每次面试最终都会谈到这个问题。在过去30年里，我一直在询问求职者这个问题，也将继续问下去。
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ "What is that thing that is so merrily bouncing about?" asked the girl, taking hold of the spindle, for she too wanted to spin.
“这小东西转起来真有意思！”说着，公主上前也想拿起纺锤纺纱。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ I asked him to hang on, but this innocent man just rang off and set out to fly from his courtyard. I dialed his number in the directory trying to ring him back, but never got through.
我请他稍等，但这个天真的人挂了电话就开始从院子里起飞。我拨打他在电话簿上的号码试图回电给他，却无法接通。
---- Strange Patent Applications
◇ The man was elected vice chairman of the Socialist Party later. It occurred to my nephew that he could grasp this opportunity to ask for his help.
那个人后来被选为社会党的副主席，我侄子就想到应该抓住机会请求他的帮助。
---- Immigrate to America