woo

英 [wuː]

美 [wuː]

v.  争取…的支持; 寻求…的赞同; 追求(异性); 求爱

过去分词：wooed　现在分词：wooing　第三人称单数：woos　过去式：wooed　

高考GRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.9768 / COCA.8645

牛津词典

verb

• 争取…的支持；寻求…的赞同
  to try to get the support of sb
  1. Voters are being wooed with promises of lower taxes.
     通过许诺减低税收争取选民。
• 追求（异性）；求爱
  to try to persuade a woman to love him and marry him

柯林斯词典

• VERB 寻求,争取(支持、选票等)
  If youwoopeople, you try to encourage them to help you, support you, or vote for you, for example by promising them things which they would like.
  1. They wooed customers by offering low interest rates...
     他们靠提供低息来招揽客户。
  2. They are trying to woo back electoral support.
     他们正试图赢回选民的支持。
• VERB 追求(女人);向(女人)求爱（或求婚）
  If a manwoosa woman, he spends time with her and tries to persuade her to marry him.
  1. The penniless author successfully wooed and married Fanny.
     这位一文不名的作家向范妮求爱成功，和她结了婚。

英英释义

verb

• make amorous advances towards
  1. John is courting Mary
  Synonym:courtromancesolicit
• seek someone's favor
  1. China is wooing Russia
  Synonym:court

双语例句

• The penniless author successfully wooed and married Fanny.
  这位一文不名的作家向范妮求爱成功，和她结了婚。
• I hired Patricia Woo to take her place yesterday.
  我昨天雇了帕特里夏。吴来接替她的工作。
• He must woo and flatter the official because without his goodwill he will be deprived of information.
  他必须讨好和奉承这个官员，因为没有官员的善意，他就搞不到情况。
• They only roll in John Woo movies, not real life.
  他们只是在吴森宇的电影里翻滚，而不是在实战中。
• Funds have also invested more in reporting systems to help woo investors.
  基金还加大了对报道系统的投入，以帮助说服投资者。
• That I should woo in scorn?
  我的求爱是一种嘲笑呢？
• Maria: Who's Patricia Woo? How much experience has she had in television?
  玛丽亚：帕特里夏•吴是谁？她在电视台有多少工作经验？
• The young man came to woo.
  那年轻人是来求婚的。
• Men grow too old to woo, my love.
  人老了，忘了如何求欢，我的爱。
• I'm not going to woo her on ice.
  我可不会在冰上求爱。