inquire
vt.& vi. 打听,询问; 查究
If you inquire about something, you ask for information about it.
'Is something wrong?' he enquired...
“有什么不对劲吗?”他问道。
'Who are you?' he enquired of the first man...
“你是谁?”他问第一个人。
If you inquire into something, you investigate it carefully.
Inspectors were appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company.
督查员受委派调查该公司的事务。
1. inquire about;
2. have a wish or desire to know something;
3. conduct an inquiry or investigation of;
ask, demand, inquire, question
这些动词均含有"问,询问"之意。
inquire after
问候:询问健康或状况
Students have been calling all morning to inquire after their teacher.
整个上午学生们不断前来探问老师的健康情况.
Let's inquire into that matter a little more.
让我们再进一步调查那件事情.
The police decided to inquire into the events leading up to the accident.
警方决定对这起事故的肇事原因进行调查.
She often called inquire after her mother during SARS period.
在非典期间她经常打电话问候母亲.
I rang up to inquire about the train times.
我打电话询问火车时间.
vt. 讯问;调查
vt. 询问
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