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小词详解 | solicit
solicit 英 [səˈlɪsɪt] 美 [səˈlɪsɪt]
A year ago the e-commerce giant said it would open a second headquarters, and solicited bids from cities keen on the 50,000 new jobs and $5bn in investment it would bring.
一年前,这个电商巨头称将设立第二总部,并向各地发出竞标邀请。那些竞标城市对于将因此而来的五万个新增就业岗位和50亿美元投资分外眼馋。
——《经济学人》She had a good sense of humor, and often solicited his advice — although she ignored him when he recommended bolstering the building’s security system.
她很有幽默感,有事常常征求他的意见——虽然他建议加强那幢楼的安全措施时她没理会。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 向某人索取或试图从某人那里获得(某物)
呼吁人们向慈善机构捐款
to solicit donations for a charity他已就医疗改革问题请求他们的暗中支持。
He's already solicited their tacit support on health care reform.
solicit votes from (electors in a constituency)
向(选区的选民)拉选票
俗丽的妓女们勾引每个朝他们走来的穿着体面的男人。
Tawdry prostitutes solicited every well-dressed man who walked their way.过去推销员常到区里新搬来的住家拜访,以招揽顾客。
Salesmen used to call at the houses of newcomers to a district, soliciting for custom.
Devotion which is weary, heroism which has grown old, ambitions which are sated, fortunes which are made, seek, demand, implore, solicit, what?
疲敝的忠诚,衰退了的英雄主义,满足了的野心,既得的利益,都在寻找、索取、恳请、央求什么呢?
request: politely or formally ask for seek: ask for (something) from someone implore: beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something