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inquire vt.询问；查究vi.询问；查究 (1) 我们向一个男孩问路。(2) 我要去问他火车为什么晚点。(3) 他把眉头一皱，决计要把事情查究个彻底。(4) 我建议你打听一下这项工作。(5) 他到邮局去查问一封信。(6) 警方将调查他的死因。 Inquire comes from the Latin combination of words in, meaning "into" and quærere, meaning "ask, seek." When you inquire, you look into something. You might ask a question, like inquiring if the bakery is hiring any cake decorators. Inquire can also mean "to conduct an investigation." No matter how you do it, when you inquire, you seek answers.

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英 [ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] 美 [ɪn'kwaɪər] (1) We inquired the way of a boy.(2) I shall inquire of him why the train is late.(3) He frowned and determined to inquire thoroughly into the matter.(4) I recommend that you inquire about the job.(5) He went to inquire for a letter at the post office.(6) The police will inquire into the cause of his death. The verb inquire means "to ask for information." If you wonder about how the world began, you inquire about its origin. 1[VERB 动词]询问；查询；打听 If you inquire about something, you ask for information about it.   [V with quote]  [V of n with quote]  [V about n]  [V wh]  [V n]  [Also V for n]  [FORMAL 正式]'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。I rang up to inquire about train times...我打了电话查询列车时刻。He inquired whether there had been any messages for him...他询问是否有留给他的口信。He was so impressed that he inquired the young shepherd's name.他深受震动，就问那个年轻的牧羊人叫什么名字。2[VERB 动词]调查；查究 If you inquire into something, you investigate it carefully.   [V into n/wh]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。相关词组：inquire after

英语单词	inquire
英美音标	英 [ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] 美 [ɪn'kwaɪər]
中文释义	vt.询问；查究 vi.询问；查究
英语例句	(1) We inquired the way of a boy. (2) I shall inquire of him why the train is late. (3) He frowned and determined to inquire thoroughly into the matter. (4) I recommend that you inquire about the job. (5) He went to inquire for a letter at the post office. (6) The police will inquire into the cause of his death.
中文例句	(1) 我们向一个男孩问路。 (2) 我要去问他火车为什么晚点。 (3) 他把眉头一皱，决计要把事情查究个彻底。 (4) 我建议你打听一下这项工作。 (5) 他到邮局去查问一封信。 (6) 警方将调查他的死因。
vocabulary简明	The verb inquire means "to ask for information." If you wonder about how the world began, you inquire about its origin.
vocabulary扩展	Inquire comes from the Latin combination of words in, meaning "into" and quærere, meaning "ask, seek." When you inquire, you look into something. You might ask a question, like inquiring if the bakery is hiring any cake decorators. Inquire can also mean "to conduct an investigation." No matter how you do it, when you inquire, you seek answers.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]询问；查询；打听 If you inquire about something, you ask for information about it. [V with quote] [V of n with quote] [V about n] [V wh] [V n] [Also V for n] [FORMAL 正式] '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。 I rang up to inquire about train times... 我打了电话查询列车时刻。 He inquired whether there had been any messages for him... 他询问是否有留给他的口信。 He was so impressed that he inquired the young shepherd's name. 他深受震动，就问那个年轻的牧羊人叫什么名字。 2 [VERB 动词]调查；查究 If you inquire into something, you investigate it carefully. [V into n/wh] 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。相关词组： inquire after

Inquire [V I N Train Meaning Verb 动词