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question ques-quis-qui-quir-quer表示to ask,to seek，即詢問、要求和尋找。
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. 詢問；懷疑；審問

例句：
Don't question me about my personal business!
不要問我個人的私事!

acquire 前綴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. 獲得；取得；學到；捕獲

例句：
The museum has just acquired a famous painting by Pablo Picasso.
該美術館剛剛獲得一幅畢加索的名畫。
She has mastered English grammar and acquired a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.
她在沒有老師指導的情況下,掌握了英語語法,學到了大量詞匯。

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. 詢問；查究；問明
vi. 詢問；查究；詢價

例句：
She inquired why he had not thought of that before.
她查問為何他以前沒想到那一點。

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. 戰勝，征服；攻克，攻取
vi. 勝利；得勝

例句：
I believe man will conquer the weather in the near future.
我相信人類在不久的將來將征服天候。
The singer conquered the hearts of his audience.
那位歌唱家贏得了觀眾的心。

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. 疑問，質問；疑問號
v. 詢問；對……表示疑問

例句：
The company accountant queried my travel expenses.
公司的會計對我的旅行開支提出疑問。

exquisite “carefully sought out”

詞匯起源
[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；細膩的；優美的，高雅的；劇烈的,極度的, 強烈的, 非常的
n. 服飾過于講究的男子

例句：
She bought an exquisite china figurine.
她買了一尊小巧而精致的瓷塑像。
The hostess had exquisite taste in clothes.
女主人對衣著十分講究。

趣味單詞

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 ；猙獰的，兇惡的

例句：
The girls screamed when the grisly remains of the half-eaten corpses on the screen were shown.
當屏幕上顯示出尸體被吃掉一半的恐怖殘骸時，女孩子們尖叫起來。