a'side from On prep, [especially NAmE)

- apart from :        Aside from a few scratches, I’m OK.

mammoth,

as in ine /'aesinain/ adj. [formal) stupid or silly JRfifHj;

0QE1 RIDICULOUS

ask On /a:sk; NAmE aesk/ verb, noun

» verb

►                QUESTION |Vi]1 ~ (sb) (about sb/sth) to say or write sth in the form of a question, in order to get information (rJ ; ifej |o]: [V speech] ‘Where are you going?’ she asked.

” if OHM o O [VN speech] ‘Are you sure?’ he asked her. “ fE g ®r ? ” life OH M 0 O [V] He asked about her family. ff it) OH TM'W ^ II tf ff 0 0 How old are you—if you don’t mind me/my asking?      t

OH   %% % ^ T ? o [VN] The interviewer asked

me about my future plans. ^ iij # OH 7 It W ^ it „ 0 Can I ask a question ? It $t 0 OH ji| m ? 0 Did you ask the price? ifc OH T 0 ^        ^ ? 0 [VNN] She asked the

students their names. if OH T    ^=i 0 o I often get

asked that! lt'M'$)?]111,## !      0 [V wh-] He asked

where I lived. {Ifej'fdliciiltiSPSo 0 [VN wh-] I had to ask the teacher what to do next. ft 71# 7 OH iiE T ^ ft ^ 0 o I was asked if/whether I could drive. tT A OH it ^ 7^7 70 ESQ You cannot say ‘ask to sb’:        4 asked

to my- friend what had -happened? 7fbi& ask to sb0 7f^

I asked to my friend what had happened.

►                REQUEST if 7 2 to tell sb that you would like them to

do sth or that you would like sth to happen 3? 7: ; if 7: [VN to inf] All the students were asked to complete a questionnaire.    o Eric

asked me to marry him. M 7 ft M in ttk 0 0 [V wh-]

1                  asked whether they could change my ticket, ft OH fMI H

i^RflMln’ftl&lPL o [VN wh-] She asked me if I would give her English lessons. if If] It IS 7 E M. in if 1: ^io if» o [V that] [formal) She asked that she be kept informed of developments. if If 7#^®^$O [BrE also) She asked that she should be kept informed, if 3? 7^^faiftIJ§-;f       3 ~ (sb) (for sth) to say that

you would like sb to give you sth if 7, B7 ( i»0 ) ;

|lE 7 :      [V] to ask for a job/a drink/an explanation 7

IK; W: ~r IE      ^ 7 ft? M o I am writing to ask for

some information about courses. ft'll fit II iti 7&?7,7iM IMW'l’iiff.o o [VN] Why don’t you ask his advice? wjj’if 'A 7M ill if 1$ B M ? o Can I ask a favour of you ? jf£ if fftlf 7 ft®, ? O [VNN] W7iy don’t you ask him for his advice? #fi£7liE7ff£KJlSJE? 0 Can I ask you a favour? It#if

►                PERMISSION <Hi4 4 to request permission to do sth if 7

it if; If 77£g: [V to inf] Did you ask to use the car? ffc li g 7 ^      ^        ? 0 I asked to see the manager.

ft Jf 7 JH7-£JlL 0 [V wh-] I’ll ask if it’s all right to park here. ft^OHJi^0 [VN wh-] She asked her boss whether she could have the day off. if OH iS. 7

►                INVITE M. if 5 [usually +adv./prep.] to invite sb if ;

Mif: [VN] They’ve asked me to dinner, [f i'ICii if Ittfe t£0 o I didn’t ask them in [= to come into the house), ft&^f iffMliSMo 0 We must ask the neighbours round (= to our house). ItfHfif      0 [VN to inf]

She’s asked him to come to the party, if tlili#

.

►                MONEY it 6 [VN] ~ sth (for sth) to request a particular

amount of money for sth that you are selling If 0; M0: He’s asking £2 000 for the car.     7If If0

2                  000^o

►                EXPECT/DEMAND II; ^7 7 ~ sth (of sb) to expect or

demand sth §?; 3f 7: [VN] I know I’m asking a great deal. ftMft^7fl!i^o 0 You’re asking too much of him.    ?!7M5}-7o 0 [VN to inf] I know it’s asking a

lot to expect them to win again. It

4^^77i^i TV o note at demand ITSTW1 ’ask for it [informal) to deserve sth bad that happens to you or that sb does to you PWjSt#; i if iitfftM be 'asking for trouble | be asking for it [informal) to behave in a way that is very likely to result in trouble ^ g it ^ 0.don’t 'ask

[informal) if you say don’t ask to sb, you mean that you do not want to reply to their question, because it would be awkward, embarrassing, etc. ^ IrJ % fF; 3 Ji W\ l'f]