solicit

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If you solicit money, help, support, or an opinion from someone, you ask them for it. 請(qǐng)求給予[正式]
He's already solicited their support on health care reform. 他已經(jīng)請(qǐng)求他們給予醫(yī)療保健改革方面的支持。
2. V-I When prostitutes solicit, they offer to have sex with people in return for money. (妓女) 拉客
Prostitutes were forbidden to solicit on public roads and in public places. 娼妓被禁止在公路上和公共場(chǎng)所拉客。
3. solicitingN-UNCOUNT 拉客
Girls could get very heavy sentences for soliciting – nine months or more. 年輕女孩拉客可能會(huì)被處以重罰–9個(gè)月或更長(zhǎng)。