inquire about sth
She inquired about the job opening.
她询问了那个职位空缺的情况。
询问, 问明, 查究
进行调查或探究；询问；问明；查究
to ask for information; to seek to know something; to conduct an investigation
进行调查或探究
To make an inquiry or an investigation.
一般现在时
She inquires about the schedule every morning.
她每天早上询问日程安排。
一般过去时
He inquired about the job opening yesterday.
他昨天询问了职位空缺的情况。
现在进行时
They are inquiring about the flight status right now.
他们此刻正在询问航班状态。
常规动词，表示询问
I called the company to inquire about the job opening.
我打电话给这家公司询问职位空缺。
用法提示：动词原形inquire后接about引出询问内容。
She inquired whether the flight had been delayed.
她询问航班是否延误了。
用法提示：过去式inquired后接whether引导的宾语从句表示疑问。
The police are inquiring into the cause of the accident.
警方正在调查事故的原因。
用法提示：现在进行时inquiring into表示深入调查。
She inquired about the job opening.
她询问了那个职位空缺的情况。
表示深入调查或查究。
The committee will inquire into the matter.
委员会将调查此事。
He inquired whether the train had left.
他询问火车是否已经开走了。
较为正式的用法。
I inquired of the officer about the procedure.
我向那位官员询问了程序。
最常用，通用，可替换inquire但在非正式语境中更常见。
暗示连续或挑战性提问，语气较强，不宜用于中性询问。
较正式，常用于数据库、技术查询或书面请求。
grammar · medium
易错句子I inquired the price of the ticket.
正确表达I inquired about the price of the ticket.
inquire用作不及物动词，询问某事需要加介词about，不能直接跟宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She inquired that he had arrived.
正确表达She inquired whether he had arrived.
inquire后不可接that从句，应使用whether或if引导的宾语从句。
‘ask’泛指提问，语气较随意；‘inquire’指正式询问或查究，常与about/into连用。
‘query’多指对某事物表示疑问或质疑，常用于技术或正式语境；‘inquire’强调寻求信息。
询问关于
She called to inquire about the price of the tickets.
她打电话询问票价。
调查
The committee will inquire into the cause of the accident.
委员会将调查事故原因。
问候
He inquired after your health when I met him yesterday.
他昨天见到我时问候了你的健康。
向…询问
I inquired of the manager about the refund policy.
我向经理询问退款政策。
inquire 常用于提出问题，question 是询问的对象或行为本身。
inquire 可指为获取信息而进行的查究，research 则是系统的调查研究。
inquire 侧重于询问了解，investigate 更强调深入系统地查证。
inquire 与 explore 都涉及寻求信息或答案，但 explore 更带有发现新领域的意味。
inquire 可引申为仔细查问，examine 则侧重仔细审视以获取详细信息。
询问；打听
I'm writing to inquire about the job position advertised in the newspaper.
我写信是想询问报纸上招聘的职位。
调查；查究
The committee will inquire into the causes of the accident.
委员会将对事故原因进行调查。
问候；探问（健康状况）
She called to inquire after my mother's health.
她打电话来问候我母亲的健康。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.