| 释义 |
woo
I. \ˈwü\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English wowen, from Old English wōgian; perhaps akin to Latin vovēre to vow — more at vow
transitive verb
1. : to solicit in love : sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court
< could woo her and win her — Theodor Reik >
2. : to solicit or entreat especially with ingratiating importunity : beseech solicitously
< the young author trying to woo his reader, via heavy humor — Frances Keene >
3. : to seek to gain or bring aboutact in such a way as to tend to bring about
< feels entitled to all the dollars it can woo from the public — Jerome Ellison >
4. : to tend to bring about unintentionally
< wooing defeat — Florence Converse >
intransitive verb
1. : to court a woman : make love
2. : to make pleading solicitation or invitation
II. noun
(-s)
: love — used especially in the phrase pitch woo
III. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
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