inquire: 1.vt.ask to be told He inquired(of her)the reason for being late again. He asked for his key and inquired whether there had been any message for him. 2.vi.seek information by questioning 雪我打电话询问有关火车时刻的事情。 I rang up to inquire about train times. Collocation: inquire after 问候 inquire for 求见 inquire into 查究，调查 Nexl End
CF:inguire,ask question 这些词都有“问，询问”的意思。 inquire是较正式的书面用词，褐望知道某人 或某事的确实情况。例如： He inquired your telephone number. *他询间你的电话号码。 ask是最常用词，指为了了解某人或某事而提出问题，请别人解答 或向别人打听消息。例如： Excuse me.May I ask you a question? *对不起，我能问你一个问题吗？ question指对某事不断提出问题，以便了解详细情况。例如： 眉The suspect was questioned by the police.警察审讯囚犯。end
initiative:n. 1)ability to make decisions and take action without the help of others If you show that you have initiative,you will sooner or later be promoted. 昌 The workers are able to solve the problem on their own initiative. 2)used in the phrase 'take the initiative":be the first person to take action to improve a situation or relationship,esp. when other people are waiting for sb.else to do sth. He took the initiative in organizing a party after his brother's wedding. End