Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9768
woo
争取；谋求（支持或好感）
to try to gain someone's affection or support
- 1.
To endeavor to gain someone's affection or support.
努力赢得某人的好感或支持。
- 2.
Often of a man, to try to persuade (someone) to be in an amorous relationship with.
通常指男性,试图说服(某人)与自己建立爱情关系。
- 3.
To court solicitously; to invite with importunity; to solicit in love.
殷勤求爱；执意邀请；以爱情相求。
追求；向……求爱；努力赢得某人的好感或支持。；通常指男性,试图说服(某人)与自己建立爱情关系。；殷勤求爱；执意邀请；以爱情相求。；追求
In use
The company tried to woo young customers with a new app.
He wooed her with flowers and poetry for months.
The politician is wooing voters by promising lower taxes.
woo sb
及物动词，直接加宾语，表示追求或求爱。
He wooed her with poetry and gifts.
他用诗歌和礼物追求她。
woo sb for sth
表示为了某目的而争取某人。
The politician wooed voters for their support.
这位政治家争取选民的支持。
woo sb into doing sth
劝说某人做某事，常用于商业或政治语境。
They tried to woo customers into buying the new product.
Connections
Collocations
- woo voters
- 争取选民
- The candidate tried to woo voters with promises of tax cuts.这位候选人试图通过减税承诺来争取选民。
- woo investors
- 吸引投资者
- The startup is working hard to woo investors for its new project.这家初创公司正努力吸引投资者参与其新项目。
- woo customers
- 吸引顾客
- The store launched a loyalty program to woo customers.这家商店推出了忠诚度计划来吸引顾客。
- woo someone's heart
- 赢得某人的芳心
- He tried to woo her heart with flowers and poetry.他试图用鲜花和诗歌赢得她的芳心。
- woo back
- 重新争取
- The company is trying to woo back former employees with better benefits.该公司正试图通过更好的福利重新争取前员工。
- woo with gifts
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一下，你在她家门外（屋）唱情歌，追求（woo）她的心。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：romantic pursuit、business courting、political canvassing 通常用于浪漫追求或正式争取支持的场合，但在不同语境下语域有变化，多用于正式或半正式场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'woo' (same /uː/ sound). Beware of lookalikes like 'blood', 'flood', 'good' which have different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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