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make an enquiry
I made an enquiry about the job opening.
我对这个职位空缺进行了询问。
询问
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
询问
an act of asking for information
I made an enquiry about the job opening.
我对这个职位空缺进行了询问。
知识的探索
a search for knowledge
对公共利益事项的系统调查
a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
提问的实例
an instance of questioning
I made an enquiry about the train times at the station.
我在车站询问了火车时刻。
The receptionist answered all my enquiries politely.
前台工作人员礼貌地回答了我所有的询问。
She sent an enquiry to the hotel to ask about room availability.
她给酒店发了一封邮件，询问是否有空房。
I made an enquiry about the job opening.
我对这个职位空缺进行了询问。
enquiry into 常指正式调查。
The committee launched an enquiry into the funding scandal.
委员会对资金丑闻展开了调查。
enquiry about 用于询问信息。
She sent an enquiry about the delivery date.
她就交货日期发送了询价。
Not this
I enquiry about the price.
Use this
I enquire about the price.
“enquiry”是名词，不能用作动词；动词形式是“enquire”。
Not this
I made an enquiry for the product.
Use this
I made an enquiry about the product.
表示询问对象时，介词应用“about”，而不是“for”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
进行询问
I made an enquiry about the course fees.
我就课程费用进行了询问。
询问表
Please fill in the enquiry form with your details.
请填写询问表并提供您的详细信息。
问讯处
The enquiry desk is located near the entrance.
问讯处位于入口附近。
询函
We sent an enquiry letter to the supplier.
我们向供应商发送了一封询函。
公众调查
The government launched a public enquiry into the accident.
政府就该事故展开了公众调查。
调查方向
The police are pursuing a new line of enquiry.
警方正在追查一个新的调查方向。
进行询问
I decided to make an enquiry about the course.
我决定询问一下这门课程的情况。
调查方向
The police are pursuing a new line of enquiry.
警方正在追寻一个新的调查方向。
经询问
On enquiry, I discovered that the shop had closed early.
经询问，我发现那家店提早关门了。
Use enquiry naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个人说‘恩？快问！’表示‘询问’。
多用于正式或商务语境，如‘提交询问’、‘进行调查’或‘商业询价’。日常口语中较少使用，更常见的是‘question’或‘inquiry’（美式英语）。注册因具体含义而异：一般询问偏中性，调查和询价偏正式。
Only 'inquiry' rhymes exactly (stressed /aɪ/ + /ri/); other words end in '-ry' but have different vowel sounds (e.g., /æ/, /ʌ/, /ɛ/, /ɒ/, /ɛ/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.