so·lic·it
verb/səˈlɪsɪt/
/səˈlɪsɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they solicit | /səˈlɪsɪt/ /səˈlɪsɪt/ |
| he / she / it solicits | /səˈlɪsɪts/ /səˈlɪsɪts/ |
| past simple solicited | /səˈlɪsɪtɪd/ /səˈlɪsɪtɪd/ |
| past participle solicited | /səˈlɪsɪtɪd/ /səˈlɪsɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form soliciting | /səˈlɪsɪtɪŋ/ /səˈlɪsɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to ask somebody for something, such as support, money or information; to try to get something or persuade somebody to do something
索求，请求…给予（援助、钱或信息）；征求；筹集 - solicit something (from somebody) They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations.
他们正计划向一些机构募集资金。 - They send representatives abroad to solicit business.
他们派代表到国外招揽业务。 - solicit somebody (for something) Historians and critics are solicited for their opinions.
向历史学家和批评家征求了意见。 - solicit (for something) to solicit for money
筹款 - solicit somebody to do something Volunteers are being solicited to assist with the project.
正在征集志愿者来协助该项目。
Extra Examples- She solicited support from other teachers.
她向其他老师寻求支持。 - Several members were persuaded to solicit for his removal from office.
一些成员被说服要求他免职。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- for
- from
- solicit something (from somebody) They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations.
- [intransitive, transitive] solicit (somebody) to offer to have sex with people in return for money
招徕（嫖客）；拉（客） - Prostitutes solicited openly in the streets.
妓女公然在街上拉客。 - the crime of soliciting
拉客卖淫罪
- Prostitutes solicited openly in the streets.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French solliciter, from Latin sollicitare ‘agitate’, from sollicitus ‘anxious’, from sollus ‘entire’ + citus (past participle of ciere ‘set in motion’).