solicit
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sb) (for sth); ~ (sth) (from sb) (fml 文) ask (sb) for (eg money, help, votes) earnestly; try to obtain (sth) 懇求(某人)給予(錢、 幫助等); 向(某人)拉(選票); 設法獲得(某事物)
solicit (sb) for money/solicit money (from sb) 向(某人)要錢[(向某人)要錢]
solicit information about the new motorway 探詢新的高速公路的情況
Both candidates solicited my opinion. 兩位候選人都來向我徵求意見.
2 [I, Tn] (of a prostitute) make a sexual offer (to sb), esp in a public place (指妓女)拉(客)(尤指在公共場所)
She was fined for soliciting. 她因拉客而被罰款.