wooed

英 [wuːd]

美 [wuːd]

v. 争取…的支持; 寻求…的赞同; 追求(异性); 求爱
woo的过去分词和过去式

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。