woo
高中,GRE,1
英[wuː]
|美[wu]
日语:うーん
法语:courtiser
德语:umwerben
韩语:우
俄语:cortejar
牛津词典
verb
- 争取…的支持;寻求…的赞同
to try to get the support of sb
- 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
词形变化
过去分词:wooed 现在分词:wooing 第三人称单数:woos 过去式:wooed
中文词源
woo 求爱
词源不详,可能来自古英语wog,弯曲,弯腰,引申义恭敬,求爱。
双语例句
- They wooed customers by offering low interest rates
他们靠提供低息来招揽客户。
- They are trying to woo back electoral support.
他们正试图赢回选民的支持。
- 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。
- Straightaway I began to woo her.
我立刻开始向她求爱。
- I will never woo that selfish girl! You know what I mean?
我不会去追那么自私的女孩,你懂我的意思了吗?
- I think you should woo me first.
我认为你应该先追我。
- 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?
- 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 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。
- 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。
- 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」。
- Funds have also invested more in reporting systems to help woo investors.
基金还加大了对报道系统的投入,以帮助说服投资者。
- This time, always ineloquent of John Woo, but very embarrassed.
这下,素来不善言辞的吴宇森可是相当不好意思。
- 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。
- 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。
- Gee Woo: I guess I misheard?
智宇:我想我听错了?
- 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。
- He must woo and flatter the official because without his goodwill he will be deprived of information.
他必须讨好和奉承这个官员,因为没有官员的善意,他就搞不到情况。
- Working with John Woo is more easy.
和吴宇森合作更容易点。
- To woo new clients, you need to meet them first.
要寻找新客户,你需要先见到他们。
- They told me Jeong woo was injured and sent back to korea.
他们告诉我郑宇受伤并且送回了韩国。
- 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。
- 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?
- Dr Woo fixed my shoulder after only three visits and I am back in the gym doing weights.
到吴博士那仅看了三次,我的手就可以提重物了。
- I'm not going to woo her on ice.
我可不会在冰上求爱。
- Such wrong, as when a married man doth woo.
这就像结了婚的男人还在求爱。
- That I should woo in scorn?
我的求爱是一种嘲笑呢?
- I will never try to woo someone with fine car or gift.
我绝不会用香车和礼物来求婚。
语源
late Old English wōgian(intransitive), āwōgian(transitive), of unknown origin