亚洲网紅露点

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woo

[ woo ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to seek to win:

    to woo fame.

    Synonyms:

  3. to invite (consequences, whether good or bad) by one's own action; court:

    to woo one's own destruction.

  4. to seek to persuade (a person, group, etc.), as to do something; solicit; importune.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used without object)

  1. to seek the affection or love of someone, usually a woman; court:

    He was reminded of his youth when he went wooing.

  2. to solicit favor or approval; entreat:

    Further attempts to woo proved useless.

woo

/ 飞耻藧 /

verb

  1. to seek the affection, favour, or love of (a woman) with a view to marriage
  2. tr to seek after zealously or hopefully

    to woo fame

  3. tr to bring upon oneself (good or evil results) by one's own action
  4. tr to beg or importune (someone)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞飞辞辞别谤, noun
  • 藞飞辞辞颈苍驳, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 飞辞辞顎侥谤 noun
  • 飞辞辞顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍路飞辞辞别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of woo1

First recorded before 1050; Middle English wowe, Old English 飞艒驳颈补苍; ultimate origin uncertain
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of woo1

Old English 飞艒驳颈补苍, of obscure origin
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Idioms and Phrases

see pitch woo .
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Example Sentences

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With days left to the election, Australian opposition candidates have been wooing a crucial group that turned its back on the conservative Liberal-National coalition in the last election: Chinese Australian voters.

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For years, Vietnam has walked a tightrope between Washington and Beijing 鈥 the latter's expansive ambitions can be a threat to neighbours, especially growing economies that are keen to woo US businesses.

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Males choose conspicuous basking locations 鈥 a rock, stucco wall or, well, a fence 鈥 to woo females and proclaim ownership of a territory.

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YouTube benefited from being a video pioneer, but it faces growing competition from social media rivals including Instagram and TikTok that try to woo influencers to post content on their platforms.

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That was less than the $21.1bn expected by analysts, and came as the company cut prices in a bid to woo buyers.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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