Word · Frequency #4340
enquire
询问
inquire about; conduct an inquiry; have a wish to know something
- 1.
v inquire about；v conduct an inquiry or investigation of；v have a wish or desire to know something
询问
In use
I need to enquire about the price of the tickets.
She enquired whether the meeting had been rescheduled.
He was enquiring into the cause of the accident.
enquire about sth
She enquired about the train schedule.
她询问了火车时刻表。
enquire + wh-clause
wh-从句可用if, whether, why, where等引导。
I enquired whether the meeting was still on.
我询问会议是否仍要举行。
enquire into sth
enquire into 侧重正式调查。
The police are enquiring into the cause of the fire.
警方正在调查火灾原因。
Verb forms
base enquire · third person enquires · -ing enquiring · past enquired · past participle enquired
enquire 是 enquire 的英式拼写，规则动词。
Common mistakes
I enquired the price.I enquired about the price.
动词enquire后需接介词about再接宾语，不能直接跟名词作宾语。
I have an enquire for you.I have an enquiry for you.
enquire是动词，名词形式是enquiry，需使用名词形式作宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- enquire about
- 询问关于
- I need to enquire about the price.我需要询问一下价格。
- enquire into
- 调查
- The committee will enquire into the matter.委员会将调查此事。
- enquire after
- 问候
- She enquired after your health.她问候了你的健康。
- enquire of
- 向…询问
- He enquired of the manager the details.他向经理询问了细节。
- enquire within
- 入内询问
- For more information, enquire within.欲知详情，入内询问。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
enquire 拆成 en（入）+ quire（查），如同深入查询，即“询问”。
Context & Register
中性语域；常用于一般询问。通常用于询问信息，语气中性，既可用于日常也可用于正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the stressed vowel /aɪ/ followed by /ə/ and thus rhyme with 'enquire'. However, note that 'wire' and 'fire' are spelled with '-ire' rather than '-quire'.
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