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ask (sb) about sth
询问某人某事
She asked me about my weekend.
她问我关于我的周末的情况。
问；询问
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问；询问
to put a question to someone
She asked me about my weekend.
她问我关于我的周末的情况。
请求或请愿。
To request or petition.
提出(问题)以待回答。
To put forward (a question) to be answered.
要求、索取或期望,无论是作为报酬、回报或必要。
To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
邀请。
To invite.
ask
Base
原形
asks
3rd person
第三人称单数
asking
-ing
现在分词
asked
Past
过去式
asked
Past participle
过去分词
She asks a lot of questions.
她问很多问题。
He asked for help yesterday.
他昨天请求帮助。
I have asked them twice.
我已经问过他们两次了。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She asked the teacher a question.
她问了老师一个问题。
He asked for a glass of water.
他要求一杯水。
They asked us to join them for lunch.
他们邀请我们共进午餐。
询问某人某事
She asked me about my weekend.
她问我关于我的周末的情况。
请求某物
He asked for a glass of water.
他要了一杯水。
邀请或要求某人做某事
I asked him to help me with the homework.
我请他帮我做家庭作业。
Not this
I asked him come.
Use this
I asked him to come.
错误：动词ask后接宾语再接不定式时，必须使用to。中文中无此结构，学习者易遗漏to。
Not this
I asked to him.
Use this
I asked him.
错误：ask表示‘问某人’时，宾语前不加介词to。受中文‘问某人’直译影响，学习者误加to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
问一个问题
Please ask a question if you don't understand.
如果你不明白，请提一个问题。
寻求帮助
Don't be shy to ask for help when you need it.
需要时不要不好意思寻求帮助。
请求许可
You should ask for permission before using someone's phone.
在使用别人的手机之前，你应该请求许可。
问路
He stopped to ask the way to the nearest post office.
他停下来问最近的邮局怎么走。
询问关于
She asked about the price of the tickets.
她询问了票价。
要求某人做某事
The teacher asked the students to finish their homework.
老师要求学生完成作业。
自找麻烦
If you drive after drinking, you're asking for trouble.
如果你酒后驾车，你就是在自找麻烦。
四处打听
I'll ask around to see if anyone knows a good mechanic.
我会四处打听，看看有没有人知道一个好的修理工。
邀请外出（约会）
He finally asked her out to dinner.
他终于邀请她出去吃晚饭。
不要问你的国家能为你做什么——问你能为你的国家做什么。
In his inaugural address, President Kennedy said, 'Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.'
在就职演说中，肯尼迪总统说：‘不要问你的国家能为你做什么——问你能为你的国家做什么。’
你们祈求，就给你们；寻找，就寻见；叩门，就给你们开门。
This famous verse from the Bible encourages people to ask for what they need.
这句著名的圣经经文鼓励人们祈求他们所需要的东西。
Use ask naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
用'ask'时，想象字母A像问号，SK是'思考(思客)'，问问题要思考。
语域：neutral “ask”是一个非常通用的动词，既可用于日常非正式对话，也适用于较正式的场合，因此选择中性语域。
ask作及物动词时，可接双宾语（ask sb sth）或不定式（ask to do）；作不及物动词时，常与for连用。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.