Solicit

(verb.) make a solicitation or petition for something desired; 'She is too shy to solicit'.

(verb.) incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; 'He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents'.

(verb.) make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; 'Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce'; 'My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities'.

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• We do not solicit donations in locations where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• The Rushworths were the only addition to his own domestic circle which he could solicit. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Fanny's heart beat quick, and she felt quite unequal to surmising or soliciting anything more. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Unwilling to make myself disagreeable to my fellow-citizens by too frequently soliciting their contributions, I absolutely refused. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• And old Madam Reed, or the Misses, her daughters, will be solicited by you to seek a place, I suppose? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Last night, on being childishly solicited for twopence, to buy 'lemon-stunners'--a local sweetmeat--he presented an oyster-knife at the twins! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• You read, in its soft yet eager expression, that it solicited clearer replies. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Could they turn from their door one, however monstrous, who solicited their compassion and friendship? 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• The latest Paris fashions have arrived, and orders are respectfully solicited. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• It has been solicited on the gentleman's part, but none has been made. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• This reply, so characteristic of the manner in which Government _employés_ generally regard anything new to which their attention is solicited, completely disheartened Mr. Ronalds. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.

编辑:米兰达