1. question: to ask someone a lot of
questions, in order to get information or find out what they think
例：
We all wondered where she got the money,
but no one dared question her. （我們都想知道她的錢(qián)是哪來(lái)的，就是沒(méi)人敢去問(wèn)她。）
question somebody closely (=carefully, asking a lot of difficult questions)
The interviewer questioned Miss White
closely about her computer experience. （面試官細(xì)細(xì)詢(xún)問(wèn)了懷特小姐的計(jì)算機(jī)資歷。）
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2. fire/shoot questions at: to ask
someone a lot of questions very quickly in order to confuse them or make them
admit to something
例：
The lawyer fired questions at me so quickly
I didn't have time to think. （律師連珠炮似的向我發(fā)問(wèn)，我根本沒(méi)時(shí)間思考。）
The teacher kept shooting questions at the
frightened girls until they confessed everything. （這些女孩子都嚇壞了，老師不停地盤(pán)問(wèn)，直到她們招認(rèn)一切。）
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3. grill: to ask someone a lot of
difficult questions in order to make them explain their actions, plans, or
opinions
備注：英式英語(yǔ)中常用''give
somebody a grilling''，''grill''原意是“燒烤”。
例：
I stood in the hall and listened as the
interviewers grilled the next candidate. （我站在大廳里，聽(tīng)著面試官們?cè)儐?wèn)下一個(gè)面試者。）
Her teacher gave her a real grilling about
why she'd missed so many classes. （老師細(xì)細(xì)詢(xún)問(wèn)她為什么缺了這么多課。）
grill somebody about/on something
Max started grilling me on why I'd been
spending so much time alone. （馬克思開(kāi)始連珠炮似的問(wèn)我為什么不合群。）
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4. give somebody the third degree: to
ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to make them explain their
actions, plans, or opinions
備注：''give
somebody the third degree''常用于非正式場(chǎng)合。
例：
I was just out with friends—you don't have
to give me the third degree. （我就是跟朋友出去了一趟，你不用對(duì)我問(wèn)東問(wèn)西的。）
Whenever one of my boyfriends came to the
house, Dad would give him the third degree. （我的歷任男友一來(lái)我家，我爸就會(huì)問(wèn)東問(wèn)西。）
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5. pump somebody for: to ask someone
a lot of questions about a particular subject or event in order to get as much
information as possible
例：
pump somebody for information/details
Viktor sat with me and pumped me for
information about hockey teams. （維克多坐在我身邊，向我問(wèn)了很多有關(guān)冰球隊(duì)的事。）
He wants to pump Jody for the details of
some job her company is advertising. （他想向周迪打聽(tīng)有關(guān)她公司要招人的細(xì)節(jié)。）
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6. quiz: to ask someone a lot of
questions, especially because you want to find out what they have been doing,
and often in a way that annoys them
例：
When Stan eventually came home from the
party, his wife quizzed him for hours. （斯坦從派對(duì)上回到家，他老婆盤(pán)問(wèn)了他好幾個(gè)小時(shí)。）
quiz somebody about/on something
My parents never stop quizzing me about
where I go at night. （我爸媽一直盤(pán)問(wèn)我晚上去哪。）
Reporters quizzed the President on tax
policy in Central America. （記者們向總統(tǒng)提了一系列有關(guān)中美洲稅務(wù)政策的問(wèn)題。）
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7. pick somebody's brains: to ask
someone for information about something because you think they know more about
it than you
例：
You know all about tax law—can I pick your
brains for a minute? （你很了解稅務(wù)法，我能不能占用你一點(diǎn)時(shí)間問(wèn)你一些問(wèn)題？）
The workshop is designed so that new
managers can pick the brains of managers with more experience. （新任經(jīng)理可以在這個(gè)研討會(huì)上向資深經(jīng)理討教。）
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