inquiry/InˋkwaIrI; InˈkwaIəri/ also 又作 enquiryBrE 【英】n [C] plural inquiries 1 a question you ask in order to get information 询问﹐打听: +about We’re getting a lot of inquiries about our new bus service. 许多人来询问我们新的公共汽车服务。I’ll make some inquiries . 我会去打听一下。2 an official process to discover why something bad happened〔正式〕调查﹐查问﹐查究: +into a government inquiry into the causes of the disaster 政府对灾害原因的调查launch/set up/hold an inquiry (into sb) The police have launched a murder inquiry . 警方已对谋杀案展开调查。