woo

verb

/wuː/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they woo	/wuː/ /wuː/
he / she / it woos	/wuːz/ /wuːz/
past simple wooed	/wuːd/ /wuːd/
past participle wooed	/wuːd/ /wuːd/
-ing form wooing	/ˈwuːɪŋ/ /ˈwuːɪŋ/

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woo somebody to try to get the support of somebody争取…的支持；寻求…的赞同
- Voters are being wooed with promises of lower taxes.通过许诺减低税收争取选民。
- Selected items are being sold at half price to woo customers into the store.店内精选商品半价出售以吸引顾客。
woo somebody (old-fashioned) (of a man男子) to try to persuade a woman to love him and marry him追求（异性）；求爱 synonym courtTopics Feelingsc2

Word Originlate Old English wōgian (intransitive), āwōgian (transitive), of unknown origin.