a big ask
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="phrases.css" /><span class=L_IDOM>a big ask</span><span class=L_DEG> a situation in a sports competition when someone needs to get a lot of points or do something very difficult in order to win</span><span class=L_DCH>〔体育比赛中〕难以取胜的局面:</span> <div class=L_EX><span class=L_RND>•</span><span class=L_EEX>We need to win the next three games. It's a big ask, but I'm confident we can do it.</span><span class=L_CEX>我们接下来三场比赛都要赢，这是个很高的要求，但我相信我们能做到。</span></div>
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a big ask
<meta charset="utf-8"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="phrases.css"><div class="phrasepaddingtop">     <a name="uwid1191803426" class="cont-list-pos"><em>a big ask</em></a>   <div class="cont-list">   <dl class="abd1">         <dt>  <div>    <i>Austral.</i> <i>/NZ</i> <i>informal</i> a difficult demand to fulfil         </div>       <div class="phrase-exam-trans">〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉难以满足的要求。</div>       </dt>         <dd> </dd>     </dl>    <div class="clear"></div> </div>          </div>         
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a big ask
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="phrases.css"><span class="id">a big ˈask</span>
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<span class="label-g">(
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<span class="d">a difficult thing to achieve or deal with
<span class="d">难以做到的事情；棘手的事</span>
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<span class="x">Beating the world champions is certainly a big ask for the team.</span>
<span class="tx">这个队要打败世界冠军当然难度很大。</span>
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<span class="th">SYNONYMS 同义词辨析</span>
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<title level="5">ask</title>
<subhead status="1" level="5" tranidoupc="18">enquire
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<span class="und">These words all mean to say or write sth in the form of a question, in order to get information.
<span class="d">以上各词均含口头或书面询问之义。</span>
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▫ <span class="unsyn">ask</span>
<span class="und">to say or write sth in the form of a question, in order to get information
<span class="d">指口头或书面提问、询问：</span>
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<span class="x">‘Where are you going?’ she asked.</span>
<span class="tx">“你去哪？”她问道。</span>
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<span class="x">She asked the students their names.</span>
<span class="tx">她问了学生的姓名。</span>
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<span class="x">Can I
<unebi level="8">ask a question?</unebi>
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<span class="tx">我能提个问题吗？</span>
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▫ <span class="unsyn">enquire/inquire</span>
<span class="und">(
<unei level="7">rather formal</unei>) to ask sb for information
<span class="d">指询问、查询：</span>
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<span class="x">I called the station to enquire about train times.</span>
<span class="tx">我打电话到车站询问了火车时刻。</span>
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▫ <span class="unsyn">demand</span>
<span class="und">to ask a question very firmly
<span class="d">指严正地问、质问：</span>
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<span class="x">‘And where have you been?’ he demanded angrily.</span>
<span class="tx">“那你去了哪里？”他怒气冲冲地质问道。</span>
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<span class="und">to ask/enquire
<span class="arbd1">about/after</span>sb/sth
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<span class="und">to ask/enquire/demand sth
<span class="arbd1">of</span>sb
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<span class="und">to ask/enquire/demand
<span class="arbd1">what/who/how,</span>etc.
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<span class="und">to ask/enquire
<span class="arbd1">politely</span>
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<span class="und">to ask/enquire/demand
<span class="arbd1">angrily</span>
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