This flashcard defines "summon" as a verb with multiple meanings: to order someone to come, to officially require someone to appear in court (formal), or to gather or muster inner qualities like courage or strength. The phrasal verb "summon up" refers to evoking memories or a feeling. The term is generally formal.
This flashcard defines "summon" as a verb meaning to order someone to come to you, to call them to appear in court, or to gather or muster a quality like courage or strength. It also includes the phrasal verb "summon up," which means evoking memories or making an effort to produce a particular quality. The word is primarily used in formal contexts.
[VERB 动词]召唤;传唤;召见 If you summon someone, you order them to come to you.
[V n]
[be V-ed prep/adv]
[be V-ed to-inf]
[FORMAL 正式]
Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over...
豪叫了医生,然后匆忙赶了过来。
Suddenly we were summoned to the interview room...
突然我们被叫进了面试的房间。
He has been summoned to appear in court on charges of incitement to law-breaking.
因被控教唆犯罪,他已经被传唤出庭。
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[VERB 动词]鼓起(勇气);振作;使出(力气) If you summon a quality, you make a great effort to have it. For example, if you summon the courage or strength to do something, you make a great effort to be brave or strong, so that you will be able to do it.
[V n]
[V P n (not pron)]
It took her a full month to summon the courage to tell her mother.
她用了整整一个月才鼓足勇气告诉了妈妈。
Summon up means the same as summon .summon up 同 summon
Painfully shy, he finally summoned up courage to ask her to a game...
他太过腼腆,不过最后终于鼓起勇气邀请她一起去看比赛。
We couldn't even summon up the energy to open the envelope.
我们甚至连打开信封的力气都没有了。
相关词组:
summon up
Oxford
sum·mon/ˈsʌmən; NAmEˈsʌmən/verb1summonsb (to do sth) ( formal) to order sb to appear in court 传唤,传讯(出庭)SYN
summons
◆He was summoned to appear before the magistrates.他被传唤在地方法院出庭。2summonsb (to sth) |summonsb to do sth ( formal) to order sb to come to you 召唤◆In May 1688 he was urgently summoned to London.*1688 年 5 月,他被紧急召往伦敦。 ◆She summoned the waiter.她召唤服务员过来。3summonsth ( formal) to arrange an official meeting 召集,召开(会议)SYN
convene
◆to summon a meeting召集会议4summonsth ( formal) to call for or try to obtain sth 吁求;请求;争取◆to summon assistance/help/reinforcements请求援助╱帮助╱增援5summonsth (up) to make an effort to produce a particular quality in yourself, especially when you find it difficult 鼓起;振作;使出SYN
muster
◆She was trying to summon up the courage to leave him.当时她试图鼓起勇气离开他。◆I couldn't even summon the energy to get out of bed.我甚至连下床的力气都没有。PHRASAL VERBˌsummon sth↔ˈupto make a feeling, an idea, a memory, etc. come into your mind 唤起;使想起SYN
evoke
◆The book summoned up memories of my childhood.这本书唤起我童年的记忆。summonsummonssummonedsummoningsum·mon/ˈsʌmən; NAmEˈsʌmən/
1to order someone to come to a place: Robert summoned the waiter for the bill.summon somebody to something The president summoned Taylor to Washington.summon somebody to do something He was summoned to attend an emergency meeting.2to officially order someone to come to a court of law: Hugh was summoned to appear before the magistrate.3 (also summon something up) to try very hard to have enough of something such as courage, energy, or strength, because you need it: He had to summon the energy to finish the race.4summon a meeting/conference etc to arrange for a meeting to take place and order people to come to itSYN convene: He summoned a meeting of business leaders.summon up ↔ phrasal verb1if something summons up a memory, thought, or image, it makes you remember it or think of itSYN conjure up: The smell summoned up memories of family holidays by the sea.2to try very hard to have enough courage, energy, or strength, because you need it: Ruth took a deep breath, summoned up her courage, and told him the truth.
WDF
summon
[ˈsʌmən]summoned, summoning, summons
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v5762
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VERB6320
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Spoken:
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summoned[4862] summoning[845] summons[2011]
召唤(73%),召集(26%),振奋(1%)
vt.召唤;召集;鼓起;振作
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