solicit

1. V-T If you solicit money, help, support, or an opinion from someone, you ask them for it. 請求給予[正式]

He's already solicited their support on health care reform. 他已經(jīng)請求他們給予毉療保健改革方麪的支持。

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被処以重罸–9個月或更長。