Solicit

(v.)

1. solicit sth (from sb), solicit (sb) (for sth) (formal) to ask sb for sth, such as support, money, or information; to try to get sht or persuade sb to do sth

索求，请求......给予（援助、钱或信息）；征求；筹集

e.g. They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations.

他们正计划向一些机构募集资金。

e.g. Historians and critics are solicited for their opinions.

人们想历史学家和批评家征求意见。

2. (of a prostitute 妓女) to offer to hae sex with people in return for money

招徕（嫖客），拉（客）

e.g. Prostitutes solicited openly in the streets.

妓女公开在街上拉客。

e.g. the crime of soliciting

拉客卖淫罪

引申

Solicitation

(n.)

e.g. the solicitation of money for election funds

竞选资金筹集活动

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