[VERB 动词]引起;引出 If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something which makes other people respond or react.
[V n]
Mr Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response...
诺里斯先生说希望他的请求能够引起积极反响。
The crime elicited an outcry against illicit drugs.
那起罪行引发了打击违禁药品的呼声。
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[VERB 动词]探出;套出 If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions.
[V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
Phone calls elicited no further information.
几个电话都没有打听到进一步的消息。
Oxford
elicit/iˈlɪsɪt; NAmEiˈlɪsɪt/verbelicitsth (from sb) ( formal) to get information or a reaction from sb, often with difficulty 引出;探出;诱出◆I could elicit no response from him.我从他那里套不出任何反应。◆Her tears elicited great sympathy from her audience.她的眼泪博得观众的无限同情。▶elicit·ationelicitationelicitations/iˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃn; NAmEiˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]elicitelicitselicitedelicitingelicit/iˈlɪsɪt; NAmEiˈlɪsɪt/elicit·ation/iˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃn; NAmEiˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃn/
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elicite‧li‧cit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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to succeed in getting information or a reaction from someone, especially when this is difficult: When her knock elicited no response, she opened the door and peeped in.elicit something from somebody The test uses pictures to elicit words from the child.—elicitation /ɪˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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elicit
[iˈlɪsɪt]elicited, eliciting, elicits
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引出(58%),探出(30%),诱出(12%)
vt.抽出,引出;引起
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