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ask obj EXPECTHB:sk, $Askv [T]to expect or demand (something)要求; 索取Jamie's asking (=expecting to be paid) ￡50 000 for his house.杰米对自己的房子开价 50 000 镑。Mike really asks too much of Caroline--he expects her to cook him dinner when she arrives home from work.麦克对卡罗琳的要求太过分了----他想让她在下班回家后还要做饭给他吃。It's asking a lot when your boss wants you to work weekends as well as evenings.你的老板若是要你在傍晚和周末都加班加点，那就是太过份了。It's the nicest present I've ever had--I couldn't ask for (=hope to receive) a better one.这是我迄今收到过的最好礼物----我不能指望收到比这更好的礼物了。You're as good a friend as anyone could ask for. (=You are the best friend anyone could possibly hope to have.)谁也不可能得到比你更好的朋友。"I got rhythm, /I got music, /I got my man/Who could ask for anything more?" (Ira Gershwin, 1930)“我生活上和谐，/可享受音乐，/又有了如意郎君，/谁还会有什么别的奢求呢?”(艾拉·格什温)
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