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

• Gee Woo: I guess I misheard?
  智宇：我想我听错了？
• 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。
• Haier is also aiming for younger trendsetters and has won design awards with which to woo them.
  海尔也瞄准了比较年轻的潮流引领者，并赢得了一些设计奖项，来博取这些人的青睐。
• 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。
• They are trying to woo back electoral support.
  他们正试图赢回选民的支持。
• 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。
• They wooed customers by offering low interest rates
  他们靠提供低息来招揽客户。
• 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。
• 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。