inquire
verb(also enquire especially in British English)
[intransitive, transitive]to ask somebody for some information 詢問；打聽 - inquire about somebody/something
I called the school to inquire about the application process. 打電話給學校詢問申請流程。 - inquire as to somebody/something
She inquired as to your whereabouts. 她詢問你的下落。 - inquire why, where, etc…
He inquired why you were so late. 他問你爲什麽遲到這麽久。 - inquire something
He inquired her name. 他詢問她的名字。 - + speech
‘What is your name?’ he inquired. “你叫什麽名字，”。他問道。
Synonyms askaskIn British English people sometimes distinguish between enquire and inquire, using enquire for the general meaning of ‘ask for information’ and inquire for the more particular meaning of ‘officially investigate’ However, you can use either spelling in either meaning. In American English inquire is usually used in both meanings.- enquire
- demand
- ask to say or write something in the form of a question, in order to get information:
‘Where are you going?’ she asked. “你去哪裏？”她問道。 She asked the students their names. 她問了學生們的姓名。 Can I ask a question? 我能提個問題嗎？
- enquire/inquire (rather formal) to ask somebody for information:
I called the station to enquire about train times. 我打電話到車站詢問了火車時刻。
- demand to make a very strong request for information:
‘And where have you been?’ he demanded angrily. “那你去了哪裏？”他怒氣沖沖地質問道。
- to ask/enquire about/after somebody/something
- to ask/enquire/demand something of somebody
- to ask/enquire/demand what/who/how, etc.
- to ask/enquire politely
- to ask/enquire/demand angrily
- inquire about somebody/something