ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone
请求;乞求得到(某物);征求
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he called a meeting to solicit their views 他召集了一个会议来征求他们的意见
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[no obj.]
don't solicit for money .不要乞求金钱。
ask (someone) for something
征求;请教
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historians and critics are solicited for opinions by the auction houses .拍卖行征求历史学家和评论家们的意见。
[no obj.]accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services as a prostitute
拉客,拉皮条
"late Middle English: from Old French