「woo」主要指為獲得某物（如支持、選票、愛情）而積極爭取或追求。
爭取支持
EN: to try to get the support of someone
翻譯: 試圖獲得某人的支持或好感，常用於政治或商業情境。
求愛
EN: to try to persuade someone to love you or marry you
翻譯: （舊式或文學用法）向某人求愛或求婚。
尋求青睞
EN: to seek the favor or support of someone
翻譯: 積極尋求某人的青睞、贊同或合作。
吸引顧客
EN: to try to attract customers, voters, etc.
翻譯: （尤指商業或政治活動中）努力吸引顧客、選民等。
小提醒：注意「woo」在現代英語中較少用於浪漫求愛，更常見於爭取支持或吸引客戶等較正式或商業情境。
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Real-life Examples of "Woo" from YouTube Videos
Introduction at Startup School NY 2014
Y Combinator
“How about Queens? Woo, you guys been going to work. Queens Tech showed up. and how about Staten Island?”
1. to try to gain the love or affection of someone, especially with a view to marriage
（尤指以結婚為目的）追求，向…求愛
He spent months trying to woo her with flowers and poems.
他花了數月時間，試圖用鮮花和詩歌來追求她。
In the old days, a gentleman would woo a lady by courting her family first.
在過去，紳士會先向女方的家人獻殷勤來追求一位淑女。
2. to seek the favor, support, or custom of someone, especially in a business or political context
（尤指在商業或政治領域）爭取，拉攏
The company is wooing new investors with promises of high returns.
這家公司正以高回報的承諾來爭取新的投資者。
Politicians often woo voters by making popular promises during campaigns.
政治人物常在競選期間透過提出受歡迎的承諾來拉攏選民。
3. to try to persuade someone to do something or to like something
勸說，說服；討好
The advertisement is designed to woo consumers into buying the latest smartphone.
這則廣告旨在說服消費者購買最新的智慧型手機。
She baked his favorite cookies to woo him into helping with the project.
她烤了他最愛的餅乾，想討好他來幫忙完成這個專案。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| woo + person/group | 追求（某人或某群體的支持、好感或選票） | The politician tried to woo the undecided voters. (這位政治家試圖爭取未決選民的支持。) |
| woo + person + with + something | 用某物來討好/吸引某人 | He wooed her with flowers and romantic dinners. (他用鮮花和浪漫晚餐來追求她。) |
| try to woo | 試圖爭取/追求 | The company is trying to woo young professionals with flexible work hours. (這家公司正試圖以彈性工時來吸引年輕專業人士。) |
| woo + someone + away (from someone/something) | 將某人從（某處或某人那裡）爭取過來 | The rival firm wooed away their best engineer. (競爭對手公司把他們最好的工程師挖走了。) |
EN:The recruiter wooed the engineer to join their startup.
翻譯:招聘人員極力勸說那位工程師加入他們的新創公司。
一般情況下，若目的明確是促使對方採取某個行動，使用 woo someone to do something 會比單用 woo someone 更為精準。
woo vs court
「woo」強調以魅力、奉承或甜言蜜語來吸引，常用於浪漫或商業情境，語感較現代、積極。而「court」則更正式、傳統，指透過一系列正式或持續的行動（如送禮、陪伴）來追求，常用於歷史或正式語境。
woo vs attract
「woo」是及物動詞，指主動、有意識地採取行動（如討好、勸誘）來贏得某人或某群體的好感或支持。而「attract」則可作及物或不及物動詞，強調因自身特質、品質或魅力而「自然地」吸引，不一定涉及主動追求的行為。
woo vs pursue
「woo」專注於透過討好、勸說等軟性方式來「贏得」某人的喜愛、贊同或合作。而「pursue」的含義更廣泛，指「追求」任何目標、興趣、人或事物，方式可能包括積極跟進、努力獲取或堅持不懈，不一定涉及討好。
在轉述他人追求或討好的行為時，常用來描述過程或意圖。 EN: She was totally trying to woo him with those homemade cookies. 翻譯: 她完全是想用那些自製餅乾來討好他。
EN:Did you see how he's wooing the investors at the party?
翻譯:你有看到他在派對上是怎麼討好投資人的嗎？
常與「試圖」、「努力」等詞連用，強調主動且刻意的追求行為，帶有策略性意味。 EN: The company is really wooing young professionals with their new ad campaign. 翻譯: 這家公司正用他們的新廣告活動極力爭取年輕專業人士。
EN:He's been wooing her for months, but she's just not interested.
翻譯:他已經追求她好幾個月了，但她就是沒興趣。
在描述追求階段或策略時，作為一個較具體的動詞選項，替換更口語的「追」或「討好」。 EN: So, his whole plan was to... woo her by pretending to like art. 翻譯: 所以，他的整個計劃就是...透過假裝喜歡藝術來追求她。
EN:I mean, if you want to win the contract, you have to... woo the decision-makers.
翻譯:我是說，如果你想贏得合約，你就必須...討好那些決策者。
正式寫作注意：在正式商業或學術文件中，建議使用更中性的詞彙，如「爭取」(to win over)、「吸引」(to attract) 或「說服」(to persuade)，以保持語氣的專業與客觀。
woo voters
woo + [group of people]
爭取（選民等群體）的支持
woo investors
woo + [financial backers]
吸引投資者
woo back
woo back + [person/group]
重新爭取（某人或某群體）回心轉意
woo someone with something
woo + [person] + with + [thing/offer]
以某物（如承諾、禮物）討好或吸引某人
woo the public
woo + the + [general audience]
取悅公眾，爭取公眾好感
actively woo
adverb + woo
積極爭取
woo support
woo + [abstract thing: support, approval, etc.]
爭取（支持、認可等）
×He is trying to woo her heart.
✓He is trying to woo her.
「woo」本身已包含「追求某人以獲得其感情或喜愛」之意，直接接受詞（人）即可，不需加上「heart」。加上「heart」是多餘且不自然的表達。
×She wooed to get the promotion.
✓She wooed her boss to get the promotion.
「woo」是及物動詞，必須有直接受詞（對象）。不能單獨使用「woo to do something」，必須說明「woo」的對象是誰。
×I will woo you to marry me.
✓I will woo you. / I will try to win your affection.
「woo」的目標是「贏得某人的感情或支持」，其結果（如結婚）是隱含的，而非直接接在不定詞（to marry）之後作為目的。直接說「woo someone」即可，或使用更明確的動詞如「propose」。
×They are wooing for more customers.
✓They are wooing more customers.
「woo」是及物動詞，直接接受詞，不需要介系詞「for」。常見錯誤是受中文「爭取（為了）…」的影響而誤加。
×He wooed her for a long time, and finally they became boyfriend and girlfriend.
✓He wooed her for a long time, and finally she agreed to go out with him. / ...and finally won her over.
「woo」是一個較正式或舊式的詞，描述追求的「過程」。與其搭配的結果描述也應符合其語體，使用「became boyfriend and girlfriend」過於口語且直接。使用「agreed to go out with him」或「won her over」更自然。