单词 | woo |
释义 | woo (once / 593 pages) v When you woo someone, you are being charming because you think that it will make them love you more. You want to win their heart, so you woo them, you flirty dog you. Poetry is a great way to woo someone, because who could resist such beautiful words? Wooing requires a romantic heart and a lot of focused attention on the person you desire. But wooing isn’t always just done for love, and you can woo someone because you want their support, like when a rock band woos a record label to release their album, or wooing your grandmother because you need to borrow some money. WORD FAMILYwoo: wooed, wooer, wooing, woos+/wooer: wooers/wooing: wooings USAGE EXAMPLESAnd for another, Cleveland — despite efforts to sell bobbleheads and woo conventioneers — remains a city with a chip on its shoulder. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) All before that it’s “turn up, get lit, get drunk, get high, party, woo woo woo” and before you leave, “Let me pray over you.” New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Twice a week at the Potomac Community Recreation Center, he wooed potential students with exhibitions of his world-class talent. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1v seek someone's favor China is wooing Russia Syn court 2v make amorous advances towards Syn|Hypo|Hyper court, romance, solicit chase, chase after pursue someone sexually or romantically displayattract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
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