●ˈask for sth🔑1. ( ˈask sb for sth) to say that you want sb to give you sth要求得到；请求给予；索要◆Jodie asked for a guitar for her birthday. 乔迪说她过生日想要把吉他。◆Don’t hesitate to ask for help. 如需帮助，尽管开口。◆I asked the waiter for the bill. 我请服务员拿账单过来。◆We couldn’t have asked for better weather. 天气再好不过了。◆A beautiful house, husband and children. What more could you ask for? 漂亮的房子、丈夫和孩子。你还能再奢望什么呢？SYNrequest sth (formal) ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析ask for sth appeal for sth ◇ apply for sth ◇ ask for sth ◇ call for sth ◇ request sth These verbs all mean to tell sb that you would like them to do sth or give you sth, or that you would like sth to happen.这些动词都表示请求、申请、恳请。 appeal for sth to make a serious and urgent request for sth恳求；呼吁Nationalist leaders have appealed for calm.民族主义领袖呼吁保持镇定。Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.警方呼吁目击者出来作证。 apply for sth to make a formal request, usually in writing, for sth such as a job or a place at a university（通常以书面形式）申请，寻求得到to apply for a job / passport / grant申请工作／护照／补助 ask for sth to tell sb that you would like them to do or give you sth, or that you would like sth to happen要求得到；请求给予；索要I went up to the bar and asked for a beer.我走到吧台，要了杯啤酒。He asked me for a job again yesterday.他昨天又要我给他找份工作。 call for sth (used especially in newspapers) to ask publicly for sth to happen（尤用于报章）公开要求，呼吁The group called for the immediate release of the hostages.该组织要求立即释放人质。The opposition is calling for the Prime Minister to resign.反对党要求首相辞职。 request sth (formal) to ask for sth or ask sb to do sth in a polite or formal way: （客气或正式地）恳求，请求给予You can request a free copy of the leaflet.你可以索取一本免费提供的小册子。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto ask for / call for / appeal for sth from sbto formally ask for / call for / request / apply for sthto repeatedly ask for / call for / request / appeal for sth2. (informal) if sb is asking for trouble or asking for it, they are behaving in a way that is likely to cause sth bad to happen to them招惹（麻烦、苦恼等）；自作自受◆You’re asking for trouble walking home alone at night. 你夜里独自步行回家是自找麻烦。◆‘You asked for it! (= you deserve what I am going to do to you)’ she said. “你自讨苦吃！”她说。OBJtrouble, it3.to say that you want to speak to sb or be directed to a place找（人）；问（路）◆When you arrive, go to reception and ask for George. 到了以后你就去服务台，说找乔治。◆Ask for the station if you get lost. 如果迷路了，就问去车站的路。[v + prep]