solicit
verb /səˈlɪsɪt/
/səˈlɪsɪt/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they solicit | /səˈlɪsɪt/ /səˈlɪsɪt/ |
he / she / it solicits | /səˈlɪsɪts/ /səˈlɪsɪts/ |
past simple solicited | /səˈlɪsɪtɪd/ /səˈlɪsɪtɪd/ |
past participle solicited | /səˈlɪsɪtɪd/ /səˈlɪsɪtɪd/ |
-ing form soliciting | /səˈlɪsɪtɪŋ/ /səˈlɪsɪtɪŋ/ |
- [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。
- She 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- for
- from
- solicit something (from somebody) They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations.
- [intransitive, transitive] solicit (somebody) (of a prostitute
) to offer to have sex with people in return for money妓女 招徕(嫖客);拉(客) - Prostitutes solicited openly in the streets.
妓女公然在街上拉客。 - the crime of soliciting
拉客卖淫罪
- Prostitutes solicited openly in the streets.
词源late Middle English: from Old French solliciter, from Latin sollicitare ‘agitate’, from sollicitus ‘anxious’, from sollus ‘entire’ + citus (past participle of ciere ‘set in motion’).