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woo objwU:v [T]he/she/it woos, wooing, past wooed to attempt to obtain the support of (someone) by persuasion努力说服,央求The party has been trying to woo the voters with promises of electoral reform.这个党派一直试图用选举改革的承诺来争取选民。After graduating, bright students are often wooed away from science and engineering to jobs in business and finance.毕业之后,聪明的学生常常被吸引从科学与工程工作转向了商业与金融工作。The airline has been offering discounted tickets to woo passengers away from their competitors.这家航空公司一直提供折价机票,以将乘客从竞争对手那里争取过来。(dated) If a man woos a woman, he gives her a lot of attention in an attempt to persuade her to marry him.向(女子)求爱,追求(女子)She decided to accept his offer of marriage after he wooed her for months with flowers and expensive presents.他用鲜花与贵重礼品追求了她好几个月后,她决定接受他的求婚。The novel centers around an American heiress who is wooed by a hard-up actor who is planning to murder her for her fortune.这部小说以一位美国女继承人为中心,她受到了一个企图对她谋财害命的穷演员的追求。
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