solicit
英 [s?'l?s?t]
美[s?'l?s?t]
- vt. 征求；招揽；请求；乞求
- vi. 征求；招揽；恳求；请求
英英释意
- 1. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently;
- "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"
- "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
- 2. make amorous advances towards;
- "John is courting Mary"
- 3. approach with an offer of sexual favors;
- "he was solicited by a prostitute"
- "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
- 4. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination;
- "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
- 5. make a solicitation or petition for something desired;
- "She is too shy to solicit"