inquire

1. V-T/V-I If you inquire about something, you ask for information about it. 查詢; 打聽[正式]

"What are you doing there?" she inquired. “你在那裡做什麼？”她問(wèn)道。

He called them several times to inquire about job possibilities. 他給他們打了幾次電話打聽就業(yè)的可能性。

2. V-I If you inquire into something, you investigate it carefully. 調(diào)查; 查究

Inspectors were appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company. 檢查員被派去調(diào)查該公司的事務(wù)。