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询问;调查问,打听;调查

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inquire \In*quire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inquired}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Inquiring}.] [OE. enqueren, inqueren, OF. enquerre,
   F. enqu['e]rir, L. inquirere, inquisitum; pref. in- in +
   quarere to seek. See {Quest} a seeking, and cf. {Inquiry}.]
   [Written also {enquire}.]
   1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by
      putting queries.

            We will call the damsel, and inquire. --Gen. xxiv.
                                                  57.

            Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the
            Lord answered him.                    --1 Sam.
                                                  xxiii. 4.

   2. To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means
      of knoledge; to make examination.

            And inquire Gladly into the ways of God with man.
                                                  --Miltom.

   Note: This word is followed by of before the person asked;
         as, to inquire of a neighbor. It is followed by
         concerning, after, or about, before the subject of
         inquiry; as, his friends inquired about or concerning
         his welfare. ``Thou dost not inquire wisely concerning
         this.'' --Eccl. vii. 10. It is followed by into when
         search is made for particular knowledge or information;
         as, to inquire into the cause of a sudden death. It is
         followed by for or after when a place or person is
         sought, or something is missing. ``Inquire in the house
         of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus.'' --Acts ix.
         11.

Inquire \In*quire"\, v. t.
   1. To ask about; to seek to know by asking; to make
      examination or inquiry respecting.

            Having thus at length inquired the truth concerning
            law and dispense.                     --Milton.

            And all obey and few inquire his will. --Byron.

   2. To call or name. [Obs.] --Spenser.

   Syn: To ask; question. See {Question}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

inquire
     v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had
          to ask directions several times" [syn: {ask}, {enquire}]
     2: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who
        had built this beautiful church" [syn: {wonder}, {enquire}]
     3: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district
        attorney's office investigated reports of possible
        irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the
        rich old lady" [syn: {investigate}, {enquire}]