| 釋義 |
woovt.
1. solicit,coax,persuade懇求，勸誘，說服。
△As. 1. 3.136 (133): “Leave me alone to woo him.”讓我自己去求他吧。
△1H.IV.5.1.55:“And from this swarm of fairadvantages / You took occasion to be quickly wooed /To gripe the general sway into your hand，”利用這許多有利的機會，你便在別人慫恿之下迅速把最高統(tǒng)治權抓在你自己手里。
2. seek the love of,court向…求愛，向…求婚。
△Rom.1.4.101(100): “who woos / Even now the frozenbosom of the north，” 它剛才還在向冰雪的北方求愛。
△1H.VI.5.3.78:“She's beautiful,and therefore tobe wooed; / She is a woman,therefore to be won.”她美麗，所以才被人追求；她是個女人，所以就會被人贏得。
△R.III. 1.4.32: “That wooed the slimy bottom ofthe deep / And mocked the dead bones that lay scat-tered by.”(The gems in the skulls seemed to glance a-round like a capricious lover.) 向著黏滑的海底閃爍送情，而對散布在旁邊的尸骨表示嘲笑。
～vi.entreat,beg 懇求，請求。
△Ham.3.4.155: “Yea.curb and woo for leave to do him good.”噯，為他做好事.還得鞠躬請求準許。
△ Ado.2.3.51 (48):“l(fā)et me woono more.”別讓我再求你了。 woo[wu:]v.求愛，追求
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