(informal)used to indicate that one does not know the answer to a question
(非正式)[用于表示不知道問(wèn)題的答案] 我不知道
‘What do they quarrel about?’ queried Ruth. ‘Ask me another.’.
“他們?cè)诔呈裁?？”魯思?wèn)。“我也不知道。”。
(informal)behave in a way that is likely to result in difficulty for oneself
(非正式)自找麻煩
(Austral./NZ informal)a difficult demand to fulfil
(澳/新西蘭，非正式)難以滿足的要求
(informal)used to indicate that one does not know the answer to a question and that one is surprised or irritated to be questioned
(非正式)[用于表示不知道問(wèn)題的答案并對(duì)被問(wèn)到很感驚訝或惱火] 別問(wèn)我，我不知道！
used to indicate that someone can easily have something if they want it
[用于表示如果想得到某種東西就能輕易到手]只需提出要求便能得到
the job was his for the asking.
要得到那工作對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)簡(jiǎn)直是探囊取物。
(informal)an exclamation of shock or disapproval intended to elicit agreement from one's listener
(非正式)[用于表示驚詫或不贊成，意在使聽(tīng)者表示同意自己剛說(shuō)過(guò)的話]這算怎么回事！這說(shuō)得過(guò)去嗎？
ringing me up on Christmas Day, I ask you!.
圣誕節(jié)給我打電話，這說(shuō)得過(guò)去嗎？。
(informal)used to emphasize that a statement is one's personal opinion
(非正式)[用于強(qiáng)調(diào)所言僅是個(gè)人看法] 我認(rèn)為，依我看
if you ask me, it's just an excuse for laziness.
依我看，這不過(guò)是一個(gè)偷懶的借口。
To persist in an action despite the likelihood that it will result in difficulty or punishment.
自討苦吃，自找麻煩：堅(jiān)持某一行為，盡管這一行動(dòng)將可能導(dǎo)致困境或懲罰