ask學測 L1KK [ˈæsk]/ˈæsk/
請求;要求·詢問;發問·索價;開價
生活問路、殺價、拜託都靠它
Can I ask you something, or is this a bad time?

我可以問你一件事嗎,還是現在不方便?

問路、拜託、殺價,英文全部用ask,只差後面接的字不同。

一個畫面:張口伸手,想要拿到些什麼

開口說出想法或請求
伸手像索取般伸出手
等待回應等對方給答案或東西

義項

伸手A1verb請求;要求
May I ask you for a favor?
我可以請你幫個忙嗎?
ask for
開口A1verb詢問;發問
When I couldn't find the way, I asked a man for directions.
找不到路時,我只好問一個人怎麼走。
ask a questionask for directions
等待回應A2verb索價;開價
At the night market, a man asked for three hundred dollars for the watch.
在夜市裡,一個人開價三百元賣那支手錶。
ask for a price

片語

ask around到處問 →四處打聽
ask out約出去 →邀約,告白
if you ask me問我的話 →依我看
ask for trouble自找麻煩 →自找麻煩

你會不會這樣說?

「I asked him to close the window.」和「I asked him closing the window.」哪一句對?

看答案

I asked him to close the window.

ask sb to V,不能用V-ing

「I asked a question.」和「I asked for a pen.」意思一樣嗎?

看答案

不一樣

ask a question是問問題,ask for是要求得到東西

字族

asked 問(過去式)・asking 問(現在分詞)

順路看看

延伸練習

回報這個字的錯誤