woo
Word family adjectivewooablenounwooerwooingverbwooadverbwooingly
woo /wuː/ verb [transitiveT] 1 PERSUADEFRIENDto try to persuade someone to do something such as buy something from you, vote for you, or work for you – used in news reports 极力劝说〔某人做某事〕,争取…的支持,拉拢〔用于新闻报道〕 the Party’s efforts to woo working class voters 该党拉拢工薪阶层选民的努力
2. old-fashionedMARRY to try to persuade a woman to love you and marry you 向 〔女子〕求爱;求婚 SYN court Origin woo Old English wogian