拼音: you shui
注音: ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋ
- to canvass (for a cause, project, etc.); to lobby; to persuade; to drum up support他在選區裡遊說拉票。
He canvassed the district for votes.
他們就環境保護問題在議員中進行了遊說。They lobbied on the environmental protection issue.
- a sales talk; a canvassing tour; a canvass遊說不力是該黨失敗的原因。
Bad salesmanship was responsible for the party's defeat.