solicit

英 [sə'lɪsɪt] 美 [sə'lɪsɪt]

• vt. 恳求；征求；勾引
• vi. (妓女)拉客

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 恳求，请求，乞求

   ask for earnestly;make request(s) for

2. vi. (指娼妇)拉客

   (of a prostitute) speak to men in public places

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 请求，乞求，恳求，要求
2. 征求，征集
3. 拉客，勾引
4. 恳求给予，索求，乞讨
5. 【律】教唆，怂恿，煽动，勾引…做坏事
6. 送贿赂请求
7. 提起（注意）
8. 鼓励
9. 引发，诱发
10. 追求，向……求爱
11. 招募(工人等)；招揽(生意)

英英释义

Verb:

1. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently;

   "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"
   "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
   

2. make amorous advances towards;

   "John is courting Mary"
   

3. approach with an offer of sexual favors;

   "he was solicited by a prostitute"
   "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
   

4. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination;

   "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
   

5. make a solicitation or petition for something desired;

   "She is too shy to solicit"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. We solicit your close cooperation with us in this matter.
   我们恳求您对于此一事件能给予协助和合作。
2. We should often solicit opinions from the masses .
   我们应该经常征求群众意见。
3. They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations.
   他们正计划向一些机构募集资金。
4. To solicit a judge means to offer him bribes.
   引诱法官就是给予贿胳。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. She was fined for soliciting.
   她因拉客而被罚款。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. A prostitute was soliciting on the street.
   一名妓女正在街上拉客。

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. May I solicit your advice on a matter of some importance?
   我有一件要事可以请教你吗？

经典引文

• Henry had been soliciting the pope..in order to obtain a divorce.

  出自： W. Robertson

• He had been solicited to accept indulgences.

  出自： Ld Macaulay

近反义词

【近义词】

• beg 恳求
• request 请求
• ask 询问
• appeal 恳求；呼吁
• canvass 游说
• ask for 请求
• importune 强求
• seek 寻求
• plead for 为 ... 辩护
• crave 渴望
• petition 请愿书
• implore 恳求
• beseech 恳求
• lobby 大厅
• plead with 向 ... 恳求
• cruise 巡航
• plead 辩护
• court 法院
• woo 寻求支持
• accost 搭话
• romance 浪漫史
• hook 钩
• tap 龙头

派生词

v.(动词)

• solicitation n. 请求，恳求，征求