woo

英 [wuː] 美 [wuː]

• v. 寻求支持；求爱；求婚

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 追逐，追求，极想得到，争取
2. 引起，招致，惹出
3. 恳求，劝诱，死乞白赖地请求
4. 向（女子）求爱，向（女子）求婚，追求（异性）
5. 争取…的支持，寻求…的赞同
6. 求爱，求婚

n. 名词

1. 中国姓氏吴、伍、巫、武、邬、乌的音译

英英释义

Verb:

1. seek someone's favor;

   "China is wooing Russia"
   

2. make amorous advances towards;

   "John is courting Mary"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Politicians try to woo the voters before an election.
   在选举前政治家们都力争选民的支持。
2. His efforts to woo her to his side proved fruitless.
   他试图说服她站到自己一边的努力徒劳无功。
3. He wooed and won her.
   他向她求爱成功而结婚。
4. I will never try to woo someone with fine car or gift.
   我绝不会用香车和礼物来求婚。
5. He wooed four girls before finally marrying one.
   他在结婚之前曾向四个姑娘求过婚。

经典引文

• Couples making woo in motor-cars should be careful not to rock them too much.

  出自：Guardian

• They that woo preferment.

  出自： W. Cowper

• A theatre which..had wooed in vain the patronage of the public.

  出自： W. Ballantine

• A woman that Sam had loved, wooed and given his name to.

  出自： C. Stead

• Advertiserssthose keen to woo the teenage and yuppie markets.

  出自：Economist

词汇搭配

• pitch woo 拥抱接吻(表示爱情)...

近反义词

【近义词】

• court 法院
• pursue 追求
• persuade 说服
• encourage 鼓励
• entice 诱使
• flatter 奉承
• for 为
• bid （买方）出价...
• bid for 许诺获支持
• solicit 恳求
• romance 浪漫史