inquiry是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 询问， 打听， 调查，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《圣诞颂歌》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Every time he resolved within himself, after mature inquiry that it was all a dream, his mind flew back again, like a strong spring re-leased, to its first position, andpresented the same problem to be worked all through, 'Was it a dream or not?'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The crowd about him had pressed and passed the inquiry on to the nearest attendant, and from him it had been more slowly pressed and passed back; at last it got to Jerry: 'Witnesses.'
-- was the abrupt inquiry that made him start.
-- 281 It was but the inquiry of his first confusion and astonish-ment, the answer being obvious.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As soon as the old prince turned away from him, Levin went out unnoticed, and the last impression he carried away with him of that evening was the smiling, happy face of Kitty answering Vronsky's inquiry about the ball.
-- No one knows; only their host's valet, in answer to their inquiry whether any 'young ladies' are living on the top floor, answered that there were a great many of them about there.
-- It happened that the famous Commission of the 2nd of June had set on foot an inquiry into the irrigation of lands in the Zaraisky province, which fell under Alexey Alexandrovitch's department, and was a glaring example of fruitless expenditure and paper reforms.
-- The new commission for the inquiry into the condition of the native tribes in all its branches had been formed and despatched to its destination with an unusual speed and energy inspired by Alexey Alexandrovitch.
-- "That's Princess Varvara," Anna said in reply to a glance of inquiry from Dolly as the char-a-banc drove up.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When he lifted his head to listen, his right eyebrow, slightly higher than the left, rose and quivered in his characteristic expression of energy, of independence, and a hint that he could fight, a look of impertinent inquiry which had been known to annoy his teachers and the Sunday School superintendent.
-- Or was all this inquiry a treachery, a yielding to Duer's own affected standard?
-- Mr. and Mrs. Tozer said they were all to be calm, and of course Bert didn't mean-- But really, it was true; they had to be sensible, and how Mr. Arrowsmith could expect to support a wife-- The conference lasted till nine-thirty, which, as Mr. Tozer pointed out, was everybody's bedtime, and except for the five-minute discussion as to whether Miss Ada Quist was to stay to supper, and the debate on the saltiness of this last cornbeef, they clave faithfully to the inquiry as to whether Martin and Leora were engaged.
-- The Directorship devoured enough time and peace to prevent Gottlieb from going on with the ever more recondite problems of his inquiry into the nature of specificity, and his inquiry prevented him from giving enough attention to the Institute to keep it from falling to pieces.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then fol-lowed an inquiry about breakfast and an invitation to have it with them; they had waited to have it with him.
-- All was regular and in order; the medical inquiry diagnosed apoplexy due to bathing immediately after a heavy dinner and a bottle of wine, and indeed it could have proved noth-ing else.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I looked anxiouslyaround; but the inquiry made no impression on any of thebystanders, if I except a man in gaiters, with one eye, whosuggested that they had better put a brass collar round my neck,and tie me up in the stable.
-- I addressedmyself to a man behind the counter, who was weighing some ricefor a young woman; but the latter, taking the inquiry to herself,turned round quickly.
-- My hurried inquiry if I mightpeep in, was answered with a free permission; and, lookingthrough the glass, I saw her sitting at her work.
-- On making inquiry for him, I learned from thepeople of the house that he had not gone out yet, and I should findhim in his room upstairs.
-- I nodded assent to the pretty inquiry of the raised eye-brows, and kissed the parted lips.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Woodhouse came in, and very soon led to the sub-ject again, by the recurrence of his very frequent inquiry of 'Well, my dears, how does your book go on? Have you got any thing fresh?'
-- My dear Isabella, I have not heard you make one inquiry about Mr. Perry yet; and he never forgets you.'
-- 'It is not very likely, my dear, that bathing should have been of use to her and if I had known you were wanting an embrocation, I would have spoken to 'You seem to me to have forgotten Mrs. and Miss Bates,' said Emma, 'I have not heard one inquiry after them.'
-- She could have made an inquiry or two, as to the ex-pedition and the expense of the Irish mails; it was at her tongue's end but she abstained.
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