| 释义 |
solicit/səˈlisit/v. (solicited, soliciting) 1 tr. & (foll. by 后跟 for) intr. ask repeatedly or earnestly for or seek or invite (business etc.) 请求，恳求；招揽(生意等) 2 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 for) make a request or petition to (a person) (向某人)请求，恳求，乞求 3 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) accost (a person) and offer one's services as a prostitute (妓女)拉客 □ solicitation /-ˈteiʃ(ə)n/ n.[Middle English via Old French solliciter from Latin sollicitare ‘agitate’, via sollicitus ‘anxious’ from sollus ‘entire’ + citus, past part. of ciēre ‘set in motion’] |