woo
/wuː/verb
(woos, wooed)with obj.
1- try to gain the love of (someone, typically a woman), especially with a view to marriage向（女子）求爱; 求婚：
he wooed her with quotes from Shakespeare.
他引用莎士比亚的名句向她求婚。
1.1
- seek the favour, support, or custom of寻求…的赞同（或支持, 惠顾）, 争取：
pop stars are being wooed by film companies eager to sign them up.
流行歌曲的歌星正受到急于与他们签约的电影公司的追捧。
派生词
wooable
adjectivewooer
noun词源
late Old English wōgian (intransitive)， āwōgian (transitive)， of unknown origin.