Word · Frequency #8760
inquire
询问, 问明, 查究
to ask for information; to seek to know something; to conduct an investigation
- 1.
To make an inquiry or an investigation.
进行调查或探究
进行调查或探究；询问；问明；查究
In use
I called the company to inquire about the job opening.
She inquired whether the flight had been delayed.
The police are inquiring into the cause of the accident.
inquire about sth
She inquired about the job opening.
她询问了那个职位空缺的情况。
inquire into sth
表示深入调查或查究。
The committee will inquire into the matter.
委员会将调查此事。
inquire whether/if
He inquired whether the train had left.
他询问火车是否已经开走了。
inquire of sb
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。
Verb forms
base inquire · third person inquires · -ing inquiring · past inquired · past participle inquired
常规动词，表示询问
Common mistakes
I inquired the price of the ticket.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。
She inquired that he had arrived.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。
Connections
Collocations
- inquire about
- 询问关于
- She called to inquire about the price of the tickets.她打电话询问票价。
- inquire into
- 调查
- The committee will inquire into the cause of the accident.委员会将调查事故原因。
- inquire after
- 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。
- inquire of
- 向…询问
- I inquired of the manager about the refund policy.我向经理询问退款政策。
Idioms & figurative uses
- inquire about
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 inquire 拆成 in（进入）+ quire（问），进入询问状态。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal correspondence、official investigation、academic inquiry inquire 通常用于正式场合，如官方调查、正式信函或学术研究中，比 ask 更正式。在日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the rhyming sound /aɪər/ with inquire. Note that 'acquire' and 'require' share the spelling chunk 'quire' with inquire.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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