| 单词 | solicit |
| 释义 | solicit (səlɪsɪt ) Word forms: solicits , soliciting , solicited 1. verb If you solicit money, help, support, or an opinion from someone, you ask them for it. [formal] He's already solicited their support on health care reform. [VERB noun] No tuition was charged by the school, which solicited contributions from the society's members. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: request, seek, ask for, petition 2. verb When prostitutes solicit, they offer to have sex with people in return for money. Prostitutes were forbidden to solicit on public roads and in public places. [VERB] Synonyms: work as a prostitute, tout for business, make sexual advances, engage in prostitution soliciting uncountable noun Girls could get very heavy sentences for soliciting–nine months or more. Collocations: solicit support This doesn't mean they refused help from non-believers, but rather they didn't solicit support from them as a matter of policy. Christianity Today That same month, they began contacting foreign governments to solicit support for energy projects on the territory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were soliciting support for a big budget increase. Times, Sunday Times A not uncommon communication medium for soliciting support for this action was a letter to colleagues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 请求给予 Japanese: 要請する |
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