inquire after somebody/something

phrasal verbphr v formal ASK A QUESTIONto ask about someone’s health, what they are doing etc 问候，问好

He called me aside to inquire after my daughter.

他把我叫到一旁，打听我女儿的情况。

Examples from the Corpus

inquire after • I never inquired after Jean-Claude and I never heard from him.• Finally, Miranda inquired after Scott.• During the hearings political protests, as such, were most gentle: one patriot inquiring after the patriotism of another.• He was for ever putting his arm round surly Arthur and inquiring after the score with a beam on his face.• Muriel inquired after their day and received polite but monosyllabic replies from each of them.

→ inquire after somebody/something at inquire(1)

单词	inquire after somebody/something
释义	inquire after somebody/something inquire after somebody/something phrasal verbphr v formal ASK A QUESTIONto ask about someone’s health, what they are doing etc 问候，问好 He called me aside to inquire after my daughter. 他把我叫到一旁，打听我女儿的情况。 Examples from the Corpus inquire after • I never inquired after Jean-Claude and I never heard from him.• Finally, Miranda inquired after Scott.• During the hearings political protests, as such, were most gentle: one patriot inquiring after the patriotism of another.• He was for ever putting his arm round surly Arthur and inquiring after the score with a beam on his face.• Muriel inquired after their day and received polite but monosyllabic replies from each of them. → inquire after somebody/something at inquire(1)
随便看	unconcerns unconditional unconditionality unconditionally unconfirmed unconfirmed report unconfirmed report/story/rumour etc unconfirmed rumour unconfirmed story unconnected unconnectedly unconnectedness unconnectednesses unconscionability unconscionable unconscionableness unconscionably unconscious unconsciously unconsciousness unconsciousnesses unconscious of unconscious of something unconscious of sth unconsidered