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. “你在那裡做什麽？”她問道。

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

2. V-I If you inquire into something, you investigate it carefully. 調查; 查究

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