| 词组 | ask for |
| 释义 | ask for 1. ask for sth to say that you would like to have something: ▪ She called the waiter and asked for the bill. ▪ Victims are often too frightened to ask for help. ▪ Last year he asked for a big French dictionary for his birthday. 2. ask for sb to say that you would like to speak to someone: ▪ Talbot was asking for you earlier. ▪ He called the police station and asked for Inspector Tennison. 3. I/you couldn't ask for a better... especially spoken used to say that someone or something is the best of their kind: ▪ Alan's really nice - I couldn't ask for a better boss! ▪ You couldn't ask for a more romantic place for a holiday. 4. sb is asking for trouble used to say that someone is doing something that is clearly dangerous or likely to cause something bad to happen to them: ▪ Anyone who goes into Chapeltown after dark is asking for trouble. 5. sb was asking for it spoken used to say that someone deserved to be attacked or deserved something bad that happened to them, and you do not feel any sympathy for them: ▪ "Why did you hit him?" "He was asking for it." |
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