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。
a big ask
a big ask
Austral. /NZ informal a difficult demand to fulfil
〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉难以满足的要求。
a big ask a big ˈask
( 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 ask enquire 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。 ask to 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。 demand to 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。 PATTERNS to ask/enquire about/aftersb/sth to ask/enquire/demand sth ofsb to ask/enquire/demand what/who/how,etc. to ask/enquire politely to ask/enquire/demand angrily