soliciting

英 [səˈlɪsɪtɪŋ]

美 [səˈlɪsɪtɪŋ]

v. 索求，请求…给予(援助、钱或信息); 征求; 筹集; 招徕(嫖客); 拉(客)
solicit的现在分词

现在分词：soliciting　

柯林斯词典

VERB 请求给予(金钱、帮助、支持等);征求(意见)
If yousolicitmoney, help, support, or an opinionfromsomeone, you ask them for it.
1. He's already solicited their support on health care reform...
  他已就医疗改革问题请求他们的支持。
2. No tuition was charged by the school, which solicited contributions from the society's members.
  学校不收学费，所需资金向协会会员募集。
VERB (妓女)拉客
When prostitutessolicit, they offer to have sex with people in return for money.
1. Prostitutes were forbidden to solicit on public roads and in public places.
  禁止妓女在马路上和公共场所公然拉客。