Meaning
用法示例：
- 如果你丢了东西，可以“ask around”以看看有没有人捡到或看到它。
- 在寻找好的餐馆时，你可以“ask around”你的朋友和同事，获得推荐。
在使用“ask around”时，通常暗示需要从多个来源获取信息，而不是只依赖于一个人的回答。这种方法能帮助你获得更全面的了解和更准确的答案。
Today's Sentences
01
I’ll ask around.
Situation
The cafe has been super busy lately.
That’s great!
You must be short on staff then.
你们一定是人手不足吧。
Actually, I’m looking for an extra barista.
I’ll ask around for you.
02
Have you asked around about him?
Situation
We’ve had some items stolen from the garage recently.
Really?
And we’ve seen a strange man in the neighborhood.
Have you asked around about him?
Writer's Note
The phrasal verb "ask around" is classified as an intransitive and inseparable phrasal verb.
1. Intransitive - It does not take a direct object to make sense.
Correct Example: I didn’t know the answer, so I asked around.
👉 Here, "asked around" stands alone as the action. There's no direct object receiving the action of ask.
👉 在这里，“asked around”作为一个独立的动作。没有直接宾语来接收ask的动作。
Incorrect Example: I asked around my friends.
👉 This sounds awkward and incorrect because it makes my friends the direct object of ask around, which doesn't work with this phrasal verb.
👉 这听起来很别扭且不正确，因为它将my friends作为短语动词ask around的直接宾语，这是不合适的。
2. Inseparable - You cannot place an object between ask and around.
Example: I asked around for a good mechanic.
Related words: Check, enquire, find out, inform, inquire, investigate.
