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

• 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」。
• Such wrong, as when a married man doth woo.
  这就像结了婚的男人还在求爱。
• Q.What's the main difference between John Woo and Tsui Hark about their relations with actors?
  那你觉得吴宇森和徐克与演员之间的关系最不同之处是什么？
• 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。
• The young man came to woo.
  那年轻人是来求婚的。
• 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。
• I'm not going to woo her on ice.
  我可不会在冰上求爱。
• They are trying to woo back electoral support.
  他们正试图赢回选民的支持。
• Maria: Who's Patricia Woo? How much experience has she had in television?
  玛丽亚：帕特里夏•吴是谁？她在电视台有多少工作经验？
• Working with John Woo is more easy.
  和吴宇森合作更容易点。