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vi. 问, 要求 vt. 问, 要求, 邀请, 需要

发音

UK /ɑːsk/
其它 /ask/
SCOT /ask/
其它 /ɑːks/
CA /ask/
US /æsk/
其它 /ɛəsk/
US /æks/
其它 /ˈas/
其它 /ˈɛs/

词形变化

asks 复数 asked askedst asken asketh asking asks 三单 asks askt asking 现在分词 asked 过去式 asked 过去分词 aks aksed 过去式 askest askedst 过去式 aks 三单 akses 三单 asketh 三单 asken 复数 asked 复数 aksed 复数 aksing 现在分词 aksed 过去分词

别名

aks ax aske asker ascar askerd askard awsk axe hask

教材释义与例句

动词

问，询问；要求；需要；邀请；讨价

to speak or write to someone in order to get an answer, information, or a solution

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An act or instance of asking.

    非正式
  2. 2.

    Something asked or asked for.

    非正式

    I know this is a big ask, but …

  3. 3.

    An asking price.

    非正式
  4. 4.

    A message sent to a blog on social networking platform Tumblr, which can be publicly posted and replied to by the recipient.

    非正式
  5. 1.

    An eft; newt.

    苏格兰 英国 方言 非正式
  6. 2.

    A lizard.

    英国 方言 非正式
v. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To request or petition.

    To request (information, or an answer to a question).

    问

    询问

    不及物 及物

    I asked her age.

    I didn't know the answer so I asked.

  2. 2.

    To request or petition.

    To request or enquire of (a person).

    双及物 及物

    I asked her (for) her age.

    I’m going to ask this lady (for) directions.

    If you want to know, ask her.

  3. 3.

    To request or petition.

    To request (an item or service) (see also ask for).

    及物

    to ask for a second helping at dinner

    to ask for help with homework

    to ask a favour

    If you want help, you only have to ask.

  4. 4.

    To request or petition.

    To request (someone to do something).

    及物

    Emma asked Jim to close his eyes.

  5. 5.

    To request or petition.

    To request permission (to do something).

    She asked to see the doctor.

    Did you ask to use the car?

  6. 6.

    To put forward (a question) to be answered.

    to ask a question

    to ask a riddle

  7. 7.

    To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.

    What price are you asking for the house?

    It’s asking a lot of this old car to make it all the way up to Scotland.

  8. 8.

    To invite.

    Don’t ask them to the wedding.

  9. 9.

    To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.

  10. 10.

    To take (a person's situation) as an example.

    比喻

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

take need expect demand require involve inquire enquire take out postulate

上位词 10

word touch request concern demand communicate phrase quest refer relate

下位词 10

take call question ride cost deserve draw request claim exact

近义相关 5

take claim exact inquire enquire

参见 4

ask in ask out ask over ask round

相关短语

ask for 请求, 找(人) ask around 到处打听 if you ask me ask for it 自讨苦吃 ask my arse ask out 请（某人）外出 ask for the moon 异想天开 ask after 探问 ask in 请（某人）进来 ask round 邀请(某人)来家(常指短时间的)：；(多方)打听, 询问: ask the question ask me one on sport ask for trouble 自找麻烦 ask a silly question, get a silly answer ask over 请（某人）来自己家

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂is-sḱé-ti Proto-Germanic *iskaną Proto-Germanic *aiskaz Proto-West Germanic *aisk Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn Old English āscian Middle English asken English ask From Middle English asken, axen, from Old English āscian, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- (“to wish; request”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian aaskje (“to ask, demand, require”), West Frisian easkje (“to ask, demand, require”), Dutch eisen (“to demand, require”), German heischen (“to ask, request, implore”), Russian иска́ть (iskátʹ), Sanskrit इच्छति (iccháti) (whence Hindi ईछना (īchnā).

来源：wiktionary