askask for trouble/it (informal)1.■(usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) behave in a way that is likely to result in problems 自找麻烦； 自讨苦吃； 自寻烦恼:They’re asking for trouble, leaving young children alone in the house like that. 把小孩独自留在家里，他们这是没事找事。She’s really asking for it the way she comes in late every day. 她每天都迟到，真是自找麻烦。,don’t 'ask (spoken,informal)2.■if you say don’t askto sb, you mean that you do not want to reply to their question, because it would be awkward, embarrassing, etc.﹙表示因问题让人发窘或尴尬而不想回答﹚不问为好，还是别问的好:‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Don’t ask! It was a disaster!’“假期过得怎么样？”“别提了！简直是场灾难！”,don’t ask 'me(spoken,informal)3.■if you say don’t ask me, you mean that you do not know the answer to a question and are annoyed you have been asked﹙表示不知答案或不愿作答﹚别问我，我怎么知道:Don’t ask me—nobody tells me anything around here. 别问我—谁也没告诉我这儿的任何情况。I 'ask you! (spoken,informal)4.■used to show strong surprise, disbelief, shock, etc.﹙表示惊奇、怀疑或震惊等﹚太令人吃惊了，难以置信，太震惊了:So they just arrived without telling you they were coming? Well, I ask you! 这么说他们没跟你说一声就来了？噢，好傢伙！if you ask 'me(spoken,informal)5.■in my personal opinion 依我看；我认为:If you ask me, Mark shouldn’t have bought that car—it just wasn’t worth the money. 依我看，马克不应该买那辆车—根本就不值那个价。6.■ask for/win sb’s hand 另见hand7.■cry/ask for the moon 另见moon