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

• Men grow too old to woo, my love.
  人老了，忘了如何求欢，我的爱。
• Woo, I am wondering what kinds of missiles are used in this test.
  宇，我想知道什么类型的导弹在这个测试中使用。
• They wooed customers by offering low interest rates
  他们靠提供低息来招揽客户。
• 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？
• 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」。
• 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。
• To woo new clients, you need to meet them first.
  要寻找新客户，你需要先见到他们。
• 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。
• 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 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。