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

• 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。
• They are trying to woo back electoral support.
  他们正试图赢回选民的支持。
• This time, always ineloquent of John Woo, but very embarrassed.
  这下，素来不善言辞的吴宇森可是相当不好意思。
• The young man came to woo.
  那年轻人是来求婚的。
• 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。
• In this film, she took on the icy role of Ling Woo, which impressed the audience deeply.
  在这部影片中，她生动地塑造了一位冷美人&吴玲，这一形象深深地打动了观众。
• 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」。
• 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。
• 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 wooed customers by offering low interest rates
  他们靠提供低息来招揽客户。