中英互译
enquire
英 /ɪnˈkwaɪə(r)/美 /ɪnˈkwaɪər/
基本释义
- v.询问,打听;问好,问候;求见(某人),要求与某人谈话;调查,查究
第三人称单数enquires
现在分词enquiring
过去式enquired
过去分词enquired
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词语例句
询问,打听vi.
四级I called the station to enquire about train times.
我打电话到车站询问了火车时刻。
At their kindest, they may gently enquire why John or Mary isn't doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on.
最善意的情况下,他们可能会温和地询问为什么约翰或玛丽没有做得更好,他或她是否拼尽全力,等等。
问好,问候vi.
May enquired after her grandfather.
梅向祖父问好。
求见(某人),要求与某人谈话vi.
It was not me but John enquiring for you.
要见你的是约翰,不是我。
调查,查究vi.
考研A committee was appointed to enquire into the allegations.
一个委员会已受命调查这些指控。
The state of his mind is being enquired into.
人们正在探询他的心境。
- I called the station to enquire about train times.我打电话到车站询问了火车时刻。来自《牛津词典》
- At their kindest, they may gently enquire why John or Mary isn't doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on.最善意的情况下,他们可能会温和地询问为什么约翰或玛丽没有做得更好,他或她是否拼尽全力,等等。
- I'm writing to enquire about language courses.特此致函询问有关语言课程事宜。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- enquire about询问
- enquire after向……问好,问候
- enquire for 求见(某人),求与……谈话
- enquire into调查,探究
- random enquire随机询问
- Enquire about the Price询问价格;讯问价钱
- Enquire For打听;询购某物;询购
- to enquire plant price设备询价
- enquire accurately广泛的研究;查询准确;广泛研究;认真练习
词语扩展
词义分布
询问
88%
打听
12%
英英释义
- v.inquire about
- v.conduct an inquiry or investigation of
- v.have a wish or desire to know something
- v.to ask for information about something
询问;打听- He called them to enquire about the job.他打电话向他们询问职位情况。
词源
- enquire询问en-, 进入,使。-quir, 询问,词源同query, question.
- enquire询问词根词缀: en-入,向内 + -quir-寻求 + -e
- enquireOld French enquerre, from en- + querre (“to search, to look for”).