「 活該、自找麻煩… 」英文怎麼說 ? ask 英文用法大集合!

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「 ask 」中文意思除了問、要求的基本定義,你知道還有什麼其他意思或用法嗎?

《EnglishClass 101》講師 Alisha 在 Youtube 上面列舉了 ask 的中文意思及其它英文用法,一起來看看吧!

基本定義:to make a request 詢問.要求

to require 要求

ex. You’re asking too much of us.

你對我們要求太多了。

ex. They asked a lot of him this year.

今天他們要求他很多。

to set as a price 定價

ex. The seller is asking $10,000 for the boat.

賣價定價這艘船$10,000.

ex. She asked for $100 for her old laptop!

她的舊筆電要價$100!

to call on for an answer

表示尋求資訊找答案

ex. He asked his boss about the upcoming changes.

他向他老闆詢問即將發生的變化。

ex. She asks her neighbors for help every year.

她每年都向他鄰居尋求幫助。

to invite 邀請

在這裏 invite 比 ask 正式一點

ex. I asked some friends to come over this weekend.

這週末我邀請了一些朋友過來。

= I invited some friends to come over this weekend.

ex. Why don’t you ask your coworkers to go out for a drink?

為什麼你不請你同事出去喝一杯?

= Why don’t you invite your coworkers to go out for a drink?

ask for it 活該.自討苦吃

表示收到懲罰或報應的結果

ex. The drunk guy in the bar is shouting at everyone ; he’s really asking for it.

在酒吧裡喝醉的男人對每個人大吼大叫 ; 他真是活該。

ex. Your boyfriend broke up with you? Well , you kinda asked for it. You never made time for him.

妳男友跟你分手了嗎?好吧,你有點兒活該。你從未花時間在他身上。

ask for trouble 惹禍.製造問題.自找麻煩

表示引起一麻煩的情況。

ex. That kid is running around kicking his classmates. He’s just asking for trouble.

那小孩跑來跑去,踢他同學。他就是惹禍了。

ex. Trying to enter the country without a passport is just asking for trouble.

沒有護照的情況下試圖進入國家,真是自尋麻煩。