woo
[wu:]
v.寻求支持, 求爱, 求婚
例句与用法:
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。
He wooed and won her.
他向她求爱成功而结婚。
Politicians are often said to woo voters.
据说政治家们经常向选民献殷勤。
He wooed four girls before finally marrying one.
他在结婚之前曾向四个姑娘求过婚。
词形变化:
名词: wooer | 动词过去式: wooed | 动词过去分词: wooed | 动词现在分词: wooing | 动词第三人称单数: woos |
详细释义:
vt.
1. 向……求爱, 向……求婚
He is trying to woo my sister.
他试图向我姐姐求婚。
2. 追求, 追逐; 极想得到
Eventually he wearied of wooing fame and fortune.
他终于对追名逐利感到厌倦了。
3. 招致, 引起
You are wooing trouble if you associate with him.
你和他交往会招来麻烦。
4. 恳求; 劝诱; 争取[(+to)][O2]
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。
vi.
1. 求爱, 求婚
The young man came to woo.
那年轻人是来求婚的。
2. 恳求; 争取