ask是英语中又一常见的英语单词,基本义为“问,询问”,但在实际中,ask 有更多的词义,这要根据具体的语境来定。今天,我们将较完整地了解ask的用法,希望对英语学习者有帮助。
1.接双宾语。如:
He askedyouyour name.他问你的名字。
She asked me what I wanted. 她问我想要什么。
有时双宾语交换位置,借助介词 of。如:
她来请我帮忙。
She came to ask me a favour. →She came to ask a favour of me.
他问了我一个问题。
He asked me a question. →He asked a question of me.
2. 与介词的常见搭配:
(1) 与介词 for 连用,有“要求得到”的意思。如:
She is always asking me for money. 她老是问我要钱。
He asked 100 yuan for a box. 他要100元一箱。
有时单独用 ask 也可表示 ask for 的意思。如:
He asked (for) the teacher’s advice. 他向老师征求意见。
=He asked the teacher for his advice. 他向老师征求意见。
(2) 与 about 连用,表示“询问或打听关于某事的情况”。如:
Ask the teacher about learning English.问老师关于学习英语的事。
The man asked me about Mr.Zhang.那人向我打听张先生。
3. 后接不定式或不定式的复合结构,表示要求做某事或要求某人做某事。如:
He asked to go swimming with us. 他要求和我们一起去游泳。
She asked me to wash the dirdy clothes.她叫我洗这些脏衣服。
4. 其后可接 that 从句,从句谓语通常用 should+v。如:
He asked that he (should) be given a chance to explain it. 他要求给他机会解释这件事。
以上一句也可用不定式来改写:
He asked to be given a chance to explain it.
5. 有时后接带介词短语或副词的复合结构。如:
He asked me to dinner. 他请我吃饭。
You’d better ask him in (out, over). 你最好叫他进来(出来,过来)。
6.asking作“邀请”时相当于invitation。
Thank you for asking.谢谢你的邀请。
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