The research team sent letters to solicit input from local farmers about traditional irrigation techniques.
研究团队致信向当地农民征求关于传统灌溉技术的意见。
Which choice best defines “solicit”?
C — To ask for or try to obtain.. “solicit” means To ask for or try to obtain..
Which word means “To ask for or try to obtain.”?
B — solicit. “solicit” means To ask for or try to obtain..
solicit — To ask for or try to obtain.. In Chinese: 请求;征求;招揽.
solicit is pronounced //səˈlɪsɪt//.
The research team sent letters to solicit input from local farmers about traditional irrigation techniques. (研究团队致信向当地农民征求关于传统灌溉技术的意见。)
request, seek, canvass — all close in meaning to solicit (To ask for or try to obtain.).
decline, refuse — each the opposite of solicit (To ask for or try to obtain.).
Yes. solicit is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
soli(全部) + cit(唤起,cite) → 全力去求取 → 征求、招揽。