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question ques-quis-qui-quir-quer表示to ask,to seek，即询问、要求和寻找。
To put a question to. See Synonyms at ask.
To examine (a witness, for example) by questioning; interrogate.
To express doubt about; dispute.
To analyze; examine.
v. 询问；怀疑；审问

例句：
Don't question me about my personal business!
不要问我个人的私事!

acquire 前缀ac表示to
To gain possession of: acquire 100 shares of stock.
To get by one's own efforts: acquire proficiency in math.
To gain through experience; come by: acquired a growing dislike of television sitcoms.
To locate (a moving object) with a tracking system, such as radar.
vt. 获得；取得；学到；捕获

例句：
The museum has just acquired a famous painting by Pablo Picasso.
该美术馆刚刚获得一幅毕加索的名画。
She has mastered English grammar and acquired a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.
她在没有老师指导的情况下,掌握了英语语法,学到了大量词汇。

inquire
To seek information by asking a question: inquired about prices.
To make an inquiry or investigation
To ask about.
To ask: “I am free to inquire what a work of art means to me
vt. 询问；查究；问明
vi. 询问；查究；询价

例句：
She inquired why he had not thought of that before.
她查问为何他以前没想到那一点。

conquer
To defeat or subdue by force, especially by force of arms.
To gain or secure control of by or as if by force of arms: scientists battling to conquer disease; a singer who conquered the operatic world.
To overcome or surmount by physical, mental, or moral force: I finally conquered my fear of heights. See Synonyms at defeat.
vt. 战胜，征服；攻克，攻取
vi. 胜利；得胜

例句：
I believe man will conquer the weather in the near future.
我相信人类在不久的将来将征服天候。
The singer conquered the hearts of his audience.
那位歌唱家赢得了观众的心。

query
A question; an inquiry.
A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
A notation, usually a question mark, calling attention to an item in order to question its validity or accuracy
n. 疑问，质问；疑问号
v. 询问；对……表示疑问

例句：
The company accountant queried my travel expenses.
公司的会计对我的旅行开支提出疑问。

exquisite “carefully sought out”

词汇起源
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: exquisitus, past participle of exquirere 'to search out', from quaerere 'to look for']

Characterized by intricate and beautiful design or execution: an exquisite chalice.
Of such beauty or delicacy as to arouse intense delight: an exquisite sunset. See Synonyms at delicate.
Excellent; flawless: plays the piano with exquisite technique.
Acutely perceptive or discriminating
One who is excessively fastidious in dress, manners, or taste.
adj. 精致的；细腻的；优美的，高雅的；剧烈的,极度的, 强烈的, 非常的
n. 服饰过于讲究的男子

例句：
She bought an exquisite china figurine.
她买了一尊小巧而精致的瓷塑像。
The hostess had exquisite taste in clothes.
女主人对衣著十分讲究。

趣味单词

grisly 鬼升起
inspiring horror or intense fear
inspiring disgust or distaste
adj. 恐怖的；可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的 ；狰狞的，凶恶的

例句：
The girls screamed when the grisly remains of the half-eaten corpses on the screen were shown.
当屏幕上显示出尸体被吃掉一半的恐怖残骸时，女孩子们尖叫起来。