a big ask
a big ask a situation in a sports competition when someone needs to get a lot of points or do something very difficult in order to win〔体育比赛中〕难以取胜的局面:
•We need to win the next three games. It's a big ask, but I'm confident we can do it.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。
(
informal)
a difficult thing to achieve or deal with
难以做到的事情;棘手的事Beating the world champions is certainly a big ask for the team.这个队要打败世界冠军当然难度很大。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析
askenquire
demand
These words all mean to say or write sth in the form of a question, in order to get information.
以上各词均含口头或书面询问之义。
▫ askto say or write sth in the form of a question, in order to get information
指口头或书面提问、询问:‘Where are you going?’ she asked.“你去哪?”她问道。She asked the students their names.她问了学生的姓名。Can I
ask a question?我能提个问题吗?
▫ enquire/inquire(
rather formal) to ask sb for information
指询问、查询:I called the station to enquire about train times.我打电话到车站询问了火车时刻。
▫ demandto ask a question very firmly
指严正地问、质问:‘And where have you been?’ he demanded angrily.“那你去了哪里?”他怒气冲冲地质问道。PATTERNSto ask/enquire
about/aftersb/sth
to ask/enquire/demand sth
ofsb
to ask/enquire/demand
what/who/how,etc.
to ask/enquire
politelyto ask/enquire/demand
angrily