Translations for „ask“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

ask [ɑːsk] VB trans

1. ask:

ask

问 wèn

ask

询问 xúnwèn

2. ask:

ask

要求 yāoqiú

ask

请求 qǐngqiú

She asked advice of him.

她征求他的意见。

3. ask:

ask

邀请 yāoqǐng

I asked her in for a drink.

我请她进来喝点东西。

4. ask:

ask

索(价) suǒ

They asked ＄15 for the table.

那张桌子他们索价15美元。

Phrases:

ask after

探问 tànwèn

ask after

问候 wènhòu

ask for

要求 yāoqiú

ask for

找(人) zhǎo

Usage examples with ask

ask for

找(人) zhǎo

ask after

探问 tànwèn

ask for sick leave

请病假

ask [or look] for trouble

自找麻烦 zìzhǎo máfan

ask sb for mercy

请求某人宽恕

ask leave to do sth

请求同意做某事

ask a favo(u)r of sb

请某人帮忙 qǐng mǒurén bāngmáng

ask for an interview with sb

请求会见某人

What prompted you to ask that question?

是什么促使你提出那个问题？

ask [or demand] reparation for the injury

要求对损伤作出赔偿

I wonder whether to ask him or not.

我不知是否要问问他。

He will help you if you ask him.

如果你要求，他会帮助你。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Do you ask if it's a prank call knowing that if it isn't, such impertinence could spark an international incident?

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When you find yourself pussyfooting around and not getting what you need, ask yourself whether you're feeling intimidated or timid, and why.

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This tactic would also help avoid one of the pitfalls of overt observation, in which observers ask for consent before observation has started.

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Ask the new owner of your old house if you can keep renting it after settlement date until you find a new house.5.

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In other words, not just to be a kind of passive blotting paper for ethics but also to ask questions about it.

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Then he would allow the students (age bracket 12-16) to ask questions for about 30 minutes.

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I started panicking that someone was going to ask me to share out the shortbread for sustenance.

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Other times, an individual will maintain their innocence despite the test results and ask to re-take the lie detector test.

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If you don't believe me ask any developer about the impact of holding costs and delays.

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Ask what positions they hold in the company, and they look at each other blankly.

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