2 ( inquiry, especially in NAmE) (especially BrE) request for information询问ADJECTIVE | ... OF ENQUIRIES | VERB + ENQUIRY | ENQUIRY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVEexhaustive, extensive, thorough全面彻底的询问；全面的调查；彻底的盘查◆I've made exhaustive enquiries, but haven't been able to find what I want.我已经进行了全面彻底的查问，但仍未找到我所要的。detailed详尽的询问general, specific一般查询；有针对性的查问◆Our office is open every day and can help you with all your general enquiries.我们的办公室每天都对外办公，提供各类普通查询帮助。discreet慎重的查询informal非正式盘查routine例行查询initial, preliminary初步盘问customer, media客户／媒体查询door-to-door, house-to-house (both BrE) 挨家挨户的调查◆Police officers carried out house-to-house enquiries.警员挨家挨户进行了调查。email, phone, telephone, written电子邮件调查；电话调查；书面调查... OF ENQUIRIESflood, stream大量／一连串的查询◆After the disaster, the police had a flood of enquiries about missing relatives.灾难发生后，警方接到大量对失踪亲属的查询。VERB + ENQUIRYmake, pursue盘查；进行询问◆The police are still pursuing their enquiries. (BrE) 警方还在继续他们的追查。send发送查询welcome欢迎垂询◆The faculty welcomes enquiries from prospective entrants.学院欢迎有意申请者垂询。get, have, receive受到质询；被查询◆We've had many enquiries from concerned customers.我们接到了有关顾客提出的很多查询。be inundated with查询潮水般地涌来answer, deal with, handle, respond to答复询问；处理询问；应对询问assist (sb) in/with, help (sb) in/with帮助（某人）进行调查◆Police believe he can help them with their enquiries into a robbery.警方相信他可以协助调查一起抢劫案。ENQUIRY + NOUNdesk, office (both BrE) 问询处service (BrE) 查询服务form查询表◆You are requested to complete an enquiry form.你需要填一张查询表。PREPOSITIONpending enquiry候审◆She has been released on bail pending further enquiries.她取保候审。enquiry about, enquiry as to, enquiry concerning, enquiry regarding, enquiry relating to关于⋯的调查；就⋯进行质询◆enquiries as to the whereabouts of Eve Smith关于伊夫・史密斯下落的调查enquiry by⋯进行的调查◆enquiries by police警方的调查enquiry from来自⋯的查询◆enquiries from the public来自公众的查询enquiry into询问关于⋯◆I'm making enquiries into the possibility of going by train.我在打听能否乘火车去。PHRASESdirect an enquiry to sb把质询指向某人◆The committee directed its enquiries to Mrs Taylor.委员会将调查矛头指向泰勒夫人。