asking

1. VERB 问；询问
   If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
   1. 'How is Frank?' he asked...
      “弗兰克怎么样了？”他问道。
   2. I asked him his name...
      我询问了他的名字。
   3. I wasn't the only one asking questions...
      不只是我一个人提出了问题。
   4. She asked me if I'd enjoyed my dinner...
      她问我晚餐是否吃得满意。
   5. If Daniel asks what happened in court we will tell him...
      如果丹尼尔问起庭审情况，我们会告诉他。
   6. You will have to ask David about that...
      那件事你得问戴维。
   7. 'I'm afraid to ask what it cost.' — 'Then don't ask.'
      “我不敢问这个东西花了多少钱。”——“那就别问了。”
2. VERB 要求…（做…）；请求…（做…）
   If you ask someone to do something, you tell them that you want them to do it.
   1. We had to ask him to leave...
      我们不得不要求他离开。
   2. She said she had been asked to take two suitcases to Africa by a man called Sean.
      她说有个名叫肖恩的男人要她带两个手提箱去非洲。
3. VERB 要求（做…）；请求（做…）
   If you ask to do something, you tell someone that you want to do it.
   1. I asked to see the Director.
      我要求见主任。
4. VERB 索要;请求，恳求（给予）
   If you ask for something, you say that you would like it.
   1. I decided to go to the next house and ask for food...
      我决定去隔壁那家要点吃的。
   2. Who asked for your opinion?
      谁问你的意见了？
5. VERB 求见
   If you ask for someone, you say that you would like to speak to them.
   1. There's a man at the gate asking for you.
      门口有个人想见你。
6. VERB 请求，征求（许可、意见、谅解）
   If you ask someone's permission, opinion, or forgiveness, you try to obtain it by putting a request to them.
   1. Please ask permission from whoever pays the phone bill before making your call.
      打电话前请先征得话费支付方的同意。
7. VERB 邀请;约请
   If you ask someone to an event or place, you invite them to go there.
   1. Couldn't you ask Jon to the party?...
      你不能邀请乔恩参加聚会吗？
   2. She asked me back to her house.
      她又邀请我去了她家。
8. VERB 要（价）；索（价）
   If someone is asking a particular price for something, they are selling it for that price.
   1. Mr Pantelaras was asking £6,000 for his collection.
      潘特莱拉斯先生为他的藏品要价6,000英镑。
9. CONVENTION （通常用于表示对询问感到恼怒或惊讶）不要问我
   You reply 'don't ask me' when you do not know the answer to a question, usually when you are annoyed or surprised that you have been asked.
   1. 'She's got other things on her mind, wouldn't you think?' 'Don't ask me,' murmured Chris. 'I've never met her.'
      “她还有别的心事，你不觉得吗？”“别问我，”克里斯嘀咕道，“我从未见过她。”
10. PHRASE 只要开口（便可得到）；唾手可得
    If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
    1. He knew the nomination was his for the asking.
       他知道只要他开口就能得到那项提名。
11. EXCLAM （强调反对）请问，真是，这还了得
    If you say 'I ask you', you are emphasizing how much you disapprove of someone or something.
    1. That silly old bat. I ask you, who'd she think she was?
       那个老蠢货。我倒要问一问，她以为她是谁呀？
12. PHRASE （一种正式的询问方式，表示感到困扰或心生疑虑）请问
    You can say 'may I ask' as a formal way of asking a question, which shows you are annoyed or suspicious about something.
    1. May I ask where you're going, sir?
       先生，请问您要去哪？
13. PHRASE 依我看；我认为
    You can say 'if you ask me' to emphasize that you are stating your personal opinion.
    1. He was nuts, if you ask me.
       要我说的话，他是个疯子。
14. PHRASE 自找麻烦；自讨苦吃
    If you say that someone is asking for trouble or is asking for it, you mean that they are behaving in a way that makes it very likely that they will get into trouble.
    1. To go ahead with the match after such clear advice had been asking for trouble.
       都劝说得这么明白了还要继续比赛，这简直就是自讨苦吃。

1. I wasn't the only one asking questions
   不只是我一个人提出了问题。
2. There's a man at the gate asking for you.
   门口有个人想见你。
3. To go ahead with the match after such clear advice had been asking for trouble.
   都劝说得这么明白了还要继续比赛，这简直就是自讨苦吃。
4. Maybe they just didn't want to ask too many questions, because they rented us a room without even asking to see our papers
   也许他们只是懒得问太多的问题，因为他们都没要求看我们的证件就把一个房间租给我们了。
5. Forgive my asking, but you're not very happy, are you?
   恕我冒昧，你不太高兴，是吗？
6. Stop asking questions! You should know when enough is enough.
   别问问题了！你应该知道什么时候该适可而止。
7. Or are they just going to throw up their hands and say you're asking too much?
   或许他们只会愤怒地挥舞着双手说你的要求太过分了？
8. I really thought I'd lost her. Everybody kept asking me, 'Have you found your cat?'
   我真的认为我的猫丢了。大家不停地问我，“你找到你的猫了吗？”
9. She started asking me inane questions.
   她开始问我愚蠢的问题。
10. If you are responsible for children, lighten the load by asking others to help.
    如果你有抚养孩子的责任，可以请他人帮忙以减轻负担。
11. She's asking far too many personal questions for my liking.
    她问了我太多太多的个人问题。
12. Already some people are asking whether scientists have any right to meddle in such matters
    已经有人在问科学家是否有权干预这类事情。
13. I remember asking her to mime getting up in the morning.
    我记得曾经让她用哑剧动作表演早上起床的情景。
14. No one in her right mind would make such a major purchase without asking questions.
    没有哪个心智正常的人会连问都不问就花这么一大笔钱买东西。
15. Stevens wrote him a note asking him to come to his apartment
    史蒂文斯给他写了张便条，请他去自己的公寓。
16. Once upon a time, asking a woman if she has a job was quite a straightforward question.
    从前，问一位女性是否有工作是个相当简单直接的问题。
17. Then one evening Harry phoned, asking me to come to their flat as soon as possible.
    后来一天晚上哈里打电话来，叫我尽快到他们的公寓去。
18. I wasn't asking for your opinion, Dick
    我并不是在征求你的意见，迪克。
19. Some people are always coming up to perfect strangers and asking them what they do
    有些人总爱和完全不认识的人搭讪，询问人家的职业。
20. He's asking you to look at both sides of the case and come to a rational decision
    他是要求你看到问题的两面后再作出理性的决定。
21. I don't remember you asking me about that
    我不记得你问过我那件事情。
22. I started by asking how many day-care centers were located in the United States
    我一开始先问了问美国有多少所日托中心。
23. You should know when to stop asking questions.
    你应该知道什么事不该问。
24. He telegraphed to me asking me to do something.
    他给我发来电报，叫我做点什么。
25. The professor rather threw me by asking if I went in for martial arts
    教授问我是否爱好武术，这个问题让我吃了一惊。
26. There's no use you asking me any more questions
    你问我再多的问题也没有用。
27. I went over to start up a conversation, asking her who she knew at the party
    我凑过去搭讪，问她这个聚会上都认识谁。
28. I think you'd better tell us why you're asking these questions.
    我想你最好告诉我们你为什么要问这些问题。
29. The number of people asking to go there is on the increase.
    要求去那儿的人数在增加。

noun

1. the verbal act of requesting

   Synonym:    request