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solicit

英 [sə'lɪsɪt]美[sə'lɪsɪt]
  • vt. 征求;招揽;请求;乞求
  • vi. 征求;招揽;恳求;请求

英英释意


1. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently;
"Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"
"My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
2. make amorous advances towards;
"John is courting Mary"
3. approach with an offer of sexual favors;
"he was solicited by a prostitute"
"The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
4. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination;
"He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
5. make a solicitation or petition for something desired;
"She is too shy to solicit"
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