Word · Frequency #141
ask
问；询问
to put a question to someone
- 1.
To request or petition.
请求或请愿。
- 2.
To put forward (a question) to be answered.
提出(问题)以待回答。
- 3.
To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
要求、索取或期望,无论是作为报酬、回报或必要。
- 4.
To invite.
邀请。
- 5.
To indirectly encourage or make more likely (an undesirable outcome).
间接促使或增加(不良结果)的可能性。
- 6.
To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
在教堂发布结婚公告；指结婚预告及当事人。
- 7.
To take (a person's situation) as an example.
以(某人的情况)为例。
请求；要求；要求；索取；需要；邀请；招致；自找；以……为例；比如
In use
She asked the teacher a question.
He asked for a glass of water.
They asked us to join them for lunch.
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。
ask for sth
请求某物
He asked for a glass of water.
他要了一杯水。
ask sb to do sth
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。
Verb forms
base ask · third person asks · -ing asking · past asked · past participle asked
Connections
Collocations
- ask a question
- 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。
- ask for help
- 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。
- ask for permission
- 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。
- ask the way
- 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。
- ask about
- 询问关于
- She asked about the price of the tickets.她询问了票价。
- ask someone to do something
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用'ask'时，想象字母A像问号，SK是'思考(思客)'，问问题要思考。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending with -ask (task, mask, flask, bask, cask) rhyme with ask. Basket looks similar but has an additional syllable, so its pronunciation differs.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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