input
投入
【例】We shall increase our financial input into funds to complete the project.
我们为完成这一项目将增加资金投人。
inquire
【1】询问
①【例】We must inquire the reason of the delay in shipment.
我们必须询问迟交货物的原因。
②接用从句。
【例】They inquired whether you would be disposed to work with them on a consignment basis.
他们询问你们是否愿意按寄售方式同他们开展业务。
③及物动词inquire后面不可直接接用指人的词，如果要表示“向谁询问”可在inquire后面即宾语的前面加of sb（它与不及物动词inquire所组成的inquire of sb不同，请参见本条第5项），如上列①②中二例可改为：
【例】We must inquire of them the reason of the delay in shipment.
【例】They inquired of us whether you would be disposed to work with them on a consignment basis.
【2】inquire about
询问，了解（某事）
①【例】The firm about which you inquire about is not an old establishment.
你方所询问的商号并不是一家老字号。
②现在分词短语作后置定语。
【例】We thank you for your e-mail of March 11, inquiring about the possibility of selling your skirts in our market.
收到你方询及在我地市场销售你方女裙的可能性的3月11日电子邮件，谢谢!
【3】inquire for
询价，询购
【例】Mr. Jones inquires for 50 MT groundnuts.
琼斯先生询购50公吨花生。
【4】inquire into
调查
【例】The vice president inquired into the delay in shipment at the despatch department.
（公司）副总裁向发运部门调查延迟装运的原因[情况等]。
【5】inquire of [at]
向……询问
表示“向某人询问”时用of；表示“向某地或单位询问”时可用at或of。
【例】We have inquired of [at] the shipping company about the date of the ship’s arrival.
我们已向轮船公司询问过该船的到达日期。
inquiry
【1】询问，询价，询购
①【例】We solicit your specific inquiry.
我们希望收到你方具体的询盘。
②可用作定语。
【例】At present we are interested in your electric fans, details as per our Inquiry Note No.1021 attached.
现在我们对你方电扇颇有兴趣，详见所附的第1021号询价单。
【2】inquiry about
询问，了解
【例】The seller has made inquiries [an inquiry] about the possibility of putting the new product on the market at the buyer’s end.
卖方曾探问过在买方市场销售这种新产品的可能性。
【3】inquiry for
询价，询购
【例】Now we’d like to make an inquiry for your reading-lamps.
现在我们想对你方台灯进行询价。
【4】inquiry into
调查
【例】We shall make an inquiry into this matter.
我们将对此事进行调查。
【5】inquiry of
向……询问
【例】If you make inquiries of your local dealers, you will doubtlessly be able to obtain our tyres without difficulty.
如果你们向当地贸易商行打听,无疑能毫不困难地买到我方的轮胎。