释义 |
woovt. 1. solicit,coax,persuade恳求,劝诱,说服。 △As. 1. 3.136 (133): “Leave me alone to woo him.”让我自己去求他吧。 △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,”利用这许多有利的机会,你便在别人怂恿之下迅速把最高统治权抓在你自己手里。 2. seek the love of,court向…求爱,向…求婚。 △Rom.1.4.101(100): “who woos / Even now the frozenbosom of the north,” 它刚才还在向冰雪的北方求爱。 △1H.VI.5.3.78:“She's beautiful,and therefore tobe wooed; / She is a woman,therefore to be won.”她美丽,所以才被人追求;她是个女人,所以就会被人赢得。 △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.) 向着黏滑的海底闪烁送情,而对散布在旁边的尸骨表示嘲笑。 ~vi.entreat,beg 恳求,请求。 △Ham.3.4.155: “Yea.curb and woo for leave to do him good.”嗳,为他做好事.还得鞠躬请求准许。 △ Ado.2.3.51 (48):“let me woono more.”别让我再求你了。 woo[wu:]v.求爱,追求 ◇ woo fame and fortune 追逐名利 |