Inquire
[ ɪn'kwaɪr ]
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vt.& vi. 打听，询问;查究;
💡 词根助记
in进入+quire寻求，询问→问进去→盘问 →盘问，追究
📝 例句
Physics does not inquire into the essence of atoms or of light.
物理学并不探求原子或光的本质。
I soon found how to inquire after him.
我很快就晓得怎样去打听他。
I' ll inquire about the flights.
我将打听有关航班的情况。
If I feel any doubt, I inquire.
我一感到有疑问就随时询问。
She inquired why he had not thought of that before.
她查问为何他以前没想到那一点。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※谐音“银块儿”:他询问银块儿的下落
※ require-要求,inquire-调查:大家要求调查艺术精品的下落
※ in-在…里,qu-拼音“去”,I-我,re-谐音“阿姨”:他去了我阿姨那里打听,调查
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-quest-表示“询问”
常见变体有-quis-、-quir-
📖 牛津释义
inquire
(also enquire), v (fml 文)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tw]
~ sth (of sb) ask to be told sth (by sb) 询问
inquire sb's name 询问某人的姓名
`How are you?' she inquired. ｀你好吗?＇她问道.
inquire where to go, how to do sth, etc 询问一下到哪儿去, 如何做某事等
She inquired of me most politely whether I wished to continue. 她非常有礼貌地问我是否想继续下去.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (about sb/sth) ask for information 打听消息
`How much are the tickets?' `I'll inquire.' ｀票价多少钱?＇｀我去打听一下.＇
inquire at the information desk 在询问处查问
inquire about trains to London 查询到伦敦去的车次.
3 (phr v) inquire after sb ask about sb's health or welfare 问好; 问候; 问安
People called to inquire after the baby. 大家打电话来打听婴儿的情形. inquire into sth try to learn the facts about sth; investigate sth 调查; 查问; 究问
We must enquire further into the matter. 我们须进一步调查此事.
🎯 考研助记
in(里面)+quire(要、拿): 打听 调查
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'kwaiә]vt. 询问, 问明, 查究vi. 询问, 问明, 查究【化】 询价【经】 询价相关词组: inquire after inquire for inquire into inquire of sb about sth
🏥 医学释义
询价
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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I'll do it.
我会去办。
I'm up to my ears in work.
我忙死了。
There had been fuel on the ship, but this did not appear to have caused the fire, and little smoke was produced.
很显然，船舱里已经发生了一场烈火，但是船舱内壁却完好无损。船上存放着汽油，但火灾似乎不是它引起的，因为没有冒出什么烟来。