woo

C1 高中 FREQ #3293 ★★☆☆☆

vt. 追求, 向...求爱, 恳求 vi. 求爱, 央求

发音

US /wuː/

词形变化

woo'd wooed wooes wooing woos 三单 woos wooing 现在分词 wooed 过去式 wooed 过去分词 more woo 比较级 most woo 最高级

别名

wo wow wowe

教材释义与例句

动词

追求；招致；向…求爱；恳求

to try to persuade a woman to love you and marry you

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of woo woo.

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To endeavor to gain someone's affection or support.

    追求

    求爱

    及物

    They're trying to woo the customers back with this new mobile plan.

  2. 2.

    Often of a man, to try to persuade (someone) to be in an amorous relationship with.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To court solicitously; to invite with importunity; to solicit in love.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of woo woo.

interj.
  1. 1.

    Alternative spelling of whoo, expressing joy or excitement.

    非正式

    "I got you a new cell phone." "Woo, that's great!"

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

court romance solicit

上位词 3

move act seek

下位词 3

chase display chase after

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English wowen, woȝen, from Old English wōgian (“to woo, court, marry”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots wow (“to woo”). Perhaps related to Old English wōg, wōh (“bending, crookedness”), in the specific sense of "bend or incline (some)one toward oneself". If so, then derived from Proto-Germanic *wanhō (“a bend, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wonk- (“crooked, bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *wā- (“to bend, twist, turn”); related to Old Norse vá (“corner, angle”).

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