solicit

🇬🇧 UK/sә'lisit/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To ask for or try to obtain something earnestly; to approach someone for business, donations, or sexual services.

请求;征求;招揽;拉客

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
solicitother
=solicit

Common Collocations

  • 1.solicit donations募集捐款
  • 2.solicit feedback征求反馈
  • 3.solicit bids招标
  • 4.solicit support寻求支持

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The charity sent volunteers door-to-door to solicit donations for flood victims.

  • 2.

    The company solicited feedback from customers to improve its new product.

  • 3.

    He was arrested for soliciting outside the hotel late at night.

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