solicit
verb- [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. 他们派代表出国招揽生意。 - 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. 正在征求志愿者来协助该项目。
Extra ExamplesShe 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. 几名成员被说服要求解除他的职务。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- for
- from
- solicit something (from somebody)
- [intransitive, transitive] solicit (somebody)
(of a prostitute 妓女 to offer to have sex with people in return for money 招徕（嫖客）；拉（客）
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’).