inquire是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 询问， 打听； 调查； 查问，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "You can inquire at my aunt's she will tell you."
-- "Why should he inquire about Fanny?"
-- It was to go across and inquire boldly of her.
-- I inquire that query boldly?"
-- "I have just been to inquire of Mrs.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This is not for you to inquire into.
-- I therefore told him my small story, and laid stress on my being forbidden to inquire who my benefactor was.
-- And as to the condition on which you hold your advancement in life,--namely, that you are not to inquire or discuss to whom you owe it,--you may be very sure that it will never be encroached upon, or even approached, by me, or by any one belonging to me."
-- Does the thought-contracted brow of the local Sage or the lustrous eye of local Beauty inquire whose fortunes?
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Next morning the king came to inquire after him.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Another farmer, who lived hard by, and was a particular friend of my master, came on a visit on purpose to inquire into the truth of this story.
-- The king, queen, and all the court, sent every day to inquire after my health; and her majesty made me several visits dur-ing my sickness.
-- His majesty discovered not the least curiosity to inquire into the laws, government, history, religion, or manners of the countries where I had been; but confined his questions to the state of mathematics, and received the account I gave him with great contempt and indifference, though often roused by his flapper on each side.
-- I had the curiosity to inquire in a particular manner, by what methods great numbers had procured to themselves high titles of honour, and prodigious estates; and I confined my inquiry to a very modern period: however, without grat-ing upon present times, because I would be sure to give no offence even to foreigners (for I hope the reader need not be told, that I do not in the least intend my own country, in what I say upon this occasion,) a great number of persons concerned were called up; and, upon a very slight examina-tion, discovered such a scene of infamy, that I cannot reflect upon it without some seriousness.
-- The seamen soon knew whence I came last: they were curious to inquire into my voyages and course of life.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Might Mr. Harthouse inquire Who was suspected?
-- Sissy had already been at her side asking her where she lived, and whether she might come to-morrow night, to inquire if there were news of him.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As these people passed him standing still in the court-yard, and one of them turned back to inquire if he could assist him with his services, it came into Arthur Clennam's mind that he would speak to Little Dorrit again before he went away.
-- 'May I inquire how I can obtain official information as to the real state of the case?'
-- Without presuming to offer so simple a remedy to the consideration of so profound a professor of the great healing art, he would venture to inquire whether the strain, being by way of intricate calculations, the spirits might not (humanly speaking) be restored to their tone by a gentle and yet generous stimulant?
-- 'May I venture to inquire what is your version of the matter?'
-- He had written to her to inquire if she were better, and she had written back, very gratefully and earnestly telling him not to be uneasy on her behalf, for she was quite well; but he had not seen her, for what, in their intercourse, was a long time.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Perhaps curiosity might have conquered resentment, if Beth had not been there to inquire and receive a glowing description of the play.
-- Beth began by rummaging everything out of the big closet where her family resided, but getting tired before half done, she left her establishment topsy-tur-vy and went to her music, rejoicing that she had no dishes to wash. Amy arranged her bower, put on her best white frock, smoothed her curls, and sat down to draw under the honeysuckle, hoping someone would see and inquire who the young artist was.
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