ask after

英 [ɑːsk ˈɑːftə(r)]

美 [æsk ˈæftər]

向…问好; 问候

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 向…问好；问候
  If someoneasks afteryou, they ask someone how you are.
  1. I had a letter from Jane. She asks after you.
     我收到了一封简写来的信。她向你问好。

双语例句

• Do not ask me after John Smith-he has joined the angels.
  不必问候约翰史密斯了；他已不在人世了。
• I have paid a visit to the Heights, but I have not seen her since she left: Joseph held the door in his hand when I called to ask after her, and wouldn't let me pass.
  我曾去过山庄一次，但是自从她离去以后我就没有看到过她；当我去问候她时，约瑟夫用手把着门，不许我进去。
• You'd better call and ask after her.
  你最好打电话向她问候一下。
• She appreciates it when you ask after her elderly father.
  当你问候起她的老父亲时，她总是表示谢意。
• "If any of you have questions, you may ask after class."
  “倘若你们有问题，下课后就可以提出。”
• He'll be pleased to hear you ask after him.
  他听到你的问候一定会很高兴的。
• He has the cheek to ask for a raise after a week in his new job.
  他上工才一星期，竟厚着脸皮要加薪。
• I'll ask after her.
  我会问候她。
• At one point tensions flared when a representative of a small 'foreign' media group was called on to ask a question after a succession of non-confrontational questions from the official Chinese media.
  在一次发布会上，各中国官方媒体提出了一连串无关痛的问题之后，一家小型外国媒体集团的代表被叫到提问，现场气氛一时紧张起来。
• You always ask what happens after death.
  你总是问死后会发生什么。