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　

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

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。

verb

make amorous advances towards
1. John is courting Mary
Synonym:courtromancesolicit
seek someone's favor
1. China is wooing Russia
Synonym:court

Working with John Woo is more easy.
和吴宇森合作更容易点。
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？
Gee Woo: I guess I misheard?
智宇：我想我听错了？
To woo new clients, you need to meet them first.
要寻找新客户，你需要先见到他们。
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。
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。
Such wrong, as when a married man doth woo.
这就像结了婚的男人还在求爱。
In this film, she took on the icy role of Ling Woo, which impressed the audience deeply.
在这部影片中，她生动地塑造了一位冷美人&吴玲，这一形象深深地打动了观众。
I think you should woo me first.
我认为你应该先追我。
They wooed customers by offering low interest rates
他们靠提供低息来招揽客户。