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

• They woo us with sweet nothings and leave us unsatisfied, guilt-ridden and10 pounds heavier.
  他们用甜言蜜语讨好我们，留给我们的是不满，内疚和重了10磅。
• Dr Woo fixed my shoulder after only three visits and I am back in the gym doing weights.
  到吴博士那仅看了三次，我的手就可以提重物了。
• I'm not going to woo her on ice.
  我可不会在冰上求爱。
• My husband also goes to Dr Woo for sinus problems, which were chronic, and now negligible.
  我的丈夫也去了吴博士那，是因为他有慢性鼻炎的缘故，不过现在几乎没事了。
• To woo new clients, you need to meet them first.
  要寻找新客户，你需要先见到他们。
• The young man came to woo.
  那年轻人是来求婚的。
• I will never woo that selfish girl! You know what I mean?
  我不会去追那么自私的女孩，你懂我的意思了吗？
• 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。
• They told me Jeong woo was injured and sent back to korea.
  他们告诉我郑宇受伤并且送回了韩国。
• In his Hong Kong films, director John Woo proved that he was a master of action films.
  吴宇森在过往曾执导的香港电影中，早已证明了他是动作电影的「高手」。