enquire

英 [ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] 美 [ɪn'kwaɪər]

• v. 询问；调查

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 打听,询问

   ask for information

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 询问，查询
2. 打听
3. 调查，探询
4. 查问，刨根问底
5. 问候
6. 求见

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1. =inquire

英英释义

Verb:

1. inquire about;

   "I asked about their special today"
   "He had to ask directions several times"
   

2. conduct an inquiry or investigation of;

   "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"
   "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
   

3. have a wish or desire to know something;

   "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She wrote to enquire the cause of the delay.
   她只得写信去询问拖延的理由。
2. I called the station to enquire about train times.
   我打电话到车站询问火车时刻。
3. I'm writing to enquire about language courses.
   特此致函询问有关语言课程事宜。
4. I must enquire further into this matter.
   我要进一步调查此事。
5. The council set up a committee to enquire into local unemployment.
   参议会成立了一个委员会调查当地的失业情况。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. I enquired the way to the station.
   我打听去火车站怎么走。

S+～+wh-to- v

1. I will enquire when to begin our lessons.
   我要去问一下我们什么时候开始上课。

S+～+wh-clause

1. He enquired whether the 7:00 train would leave on time.
   他询问过7:00的火车能否正点开出。

引出直接引语

1. “How are you?”he enquired.
   “你好吗?”他问道。

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

enquire about (v.+prep.)

询问…的情况try to get information about (sb/sth), as by asking questions
enquire about sb/sth
She enquired about my brother.

她打听我兄弟的情况。
The pilot enquired about the weather condition.

这飞行员查问天气情况。

enquire after (v.+prep.)

问候ask for (sb's health, welfare)
enquire after sth
I'm enquiring after any information the library might have on future city planning.

我正在查阅这家图书馆可能保存的关于城市远景规划的任何资料。 enquire after sth
She enquired after my mother's health.

她问候我母亲的健康情形。

enquire for (v.+prep.)

查询(商店的货物); 求见(某人)ask for (goods in a shop), ask to see (sb)
enquire for sb/sth
A man has been enquiring for you at the office.

有个人在办公室一直等着要见你。
He enquired for the book in a bookstore.

他在书店查询那本书。

enquire into (v.+prep.)

调查try to learn the facts about; investigate
enquire into sth
We must enquire into the matter.

我们必须调查此事。
The police are enquiring into the murder.

警察正在调查这起谋杀案。

enquire of (v.+prep.)

〈正〉询问(某人); 向(某人)了解情况ask a question of (sb)
enquire of sb
You can enquire of your new neighbors where the post office is.

你可以问问你的新邻居邮局在哪儿。

enquire within (v.+adv.)

请见店内海报ask inside the building where a notice is shown
enquire within
For sale:small black armchair.enquire within.

出售:黑色小扶手椅。欲知详情,请见店内海报。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• enquire closely 详细地查问…
• enquire deeply 深入调查

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. enquire的基本意思是“打听,询问”,用作不及物动词时,常与about〔after, for〕等介词搭配构成习语; 用作及物动词时,其宾语除了名词、代词之外,还可以是疑问词引导的不定式或从句。

词源解说

• ☆ 13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自中古法语的enquerre，意为在……中寻找。

近反义词

【近义词】

• ask
• investigate
• probe
• question

【反义词】

• answer
• reply
• respond