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
asked — past of ask
请求；要求；要求；索取；需要；邀请；招致；自找；以……为例；比如
to put a question to someone
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.
间接促使或增加(不良结果)的可能性。
To indirectly encourage or make more likely (an undesirable outcome).
在教堂发布结婚公告；指结婚预告及当事人。
To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
以(某人的情况)为例。
To take (a person's situation) as an example.
一般现在时
She asks a lot of questions.
她问很多问题。
一般过去时
He asked for help yesterday.
他昨天请求帮助。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示：这里“ask”作及物动词，表示“问”，后接双宾语（间接宾语+直接宾语）。
He asked for a glass of water.
他要求一杯水。
用法提示：这里“ask for”表示“要求”，是不及物动词短语。
They asked us to join them for lunch.
他们邀请我们共进午餐。
用法提示：这里“ask”作及物动词，表示“邀请”，后接宾语和不定式。
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。
question 比 ask 正式，常用于考察或追问
query 常用于书面或技术语境
inquire 较正式，常后接 about
interrogate 语气强烈，指长时间审问
grammar · medium
易错句子I asked him come.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I asked to him.
正确表达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。
ask 是通用词，用于请求信息或要求某物；request 更正式，常用于书面或礼貌请求。
inquire 用于正式地询问信息，通常带about；ask 更口语化。
question 作为动词可表示提问一系列问题，也可表示怀疑；ask 更中性。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.