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VERB
問；詢問
If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
例句
'How is Frank?' he asked...
“弗蘭克怎么樣了？”他問道。
I asked him his name...
我詢問了他的名字。
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VERB
要求…（做…）；請求…（做…）
If you ask someone to do something, you tell them that you want them to do it.
例句
We had to ask him to leave...
我們不得不要求他離開。
She said she had been asked to take two suitcases to Africa by a man called Sean.
她說有個名叫肖恩的男人要她帶兩個手提箱去非洲。
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VERB
要求（做…）；請求（做…）
If you ask to do something, you tell someone that you want to do it.
例句
I asked to see the Director.
我要求見主任。
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VERB
索要;請求，懇求（給予）
If you ask for something, you say that you would like it.
例句
I decided to go to the next house and ask for food...
我決定去隔壁那家要點吃的。
Who asked for your opinion?
誰問你的意見了？
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VERB
求見
If you ask for someone, you say that you would like to speak to them.
例句
There's a man at the gate asking for you.
門口有個人想見你。
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VERB
請求，征求（許可、意見、諒解）
If you ask someone's permission, opinion, or forgiveness, you try to obtain it by putting a request to them.
例句
Please ask permission from whoever pays the phone bill before making your call.
打電話前請先征得話費支付方的同意。
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VERB
邀請;約請
If you ask someone to an event or place, you invite them to go there.
例句
Couldn't you ask Jon to the party?...
你不能邀請喬恩參加聚會嗎？
She asked me back to her house.
她又邀請我去了她家。
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VERB
要（價）；索（價）
If someone is asking a particular price for something, they are selling it for that price.
例句
Mr Pantelaras was asking ￡6,000 for his collection.
潘特萊拉斯先生為他的藏品要價6,000英鎊。
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CONVENTION
（通常用于表示對詢問感到惱怒或驚訝）不要問我
You reply 'don't ask me' when you do not know the answer to a question, usually when you are annoyed or surprised that you have been asked.
例句
'She's got other things on her mind, wouldn't you think?' 'Don't ask me,' murmured Chris. 'I've never met her.'
“她還有別的心事，你不覺得嗎？”“別問我，”克里斯嘀咕道，“我從未見過她。”
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PHRASE
只要開口（便可得到）；唾手可得
If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
例句
He knew the nomination was his for the asking.
他知道只要他開口就能得到那項提名。
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EXCLAM
（強調反對）請問，真是，這還了得
If you say 'I ask you', you are emphasizing how much you disapprove of someone or something.
例句
That silly old bat. I ask you, who'd she think she was?
那個老蠢貨。我倒要問一問，她以為她是誰呀？
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PHRASE
（一種正式的詢問方式，表示感到困擾或心生疑慮）請問
You can say 'may I ask' as a formal way of asking a question, which shows you are annoyed or suspicious about something.
例句
May I ask where you're going, sir?
先生，請問您要去哪？
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PHRASE
依我看；我認為
You can say 'if you ask me' to emphasize that you are stating your personal opinion.
例句
He was nuts, if you ask me.
要我說的話，他是個瘋子。
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PHRASE
自找麻煩；自討苦吃
If you say that someone is asking for trouble or is asking for it, you mean that they are behaving in a way that makes it very likely that they will get into trouble.
例句
To go ahead with the match after such clear advice had been asking for trouble.
都勸說得這么明白了還要繼續比賽，這簡直就是自討苦吃。