Apedia

Evoke Evoked Memories Means 英 ɪ'Vəʊk] 美 ɪ'Voʊk Vt.唤起;引起

英语单词 evoke
英美音标 英 [ɪ'vəʊk] 美 [ɪ'voʊk]
中文释义 vt.唤起;引起
英语例句 (1) Songs can evoke old memories.
(2) The photographs evoked strong memories of our holidays in France.
(3) His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy.
(4) This action evoked the great indignation of the world's people.
中文例句 (1) 歌曲可以唤起往日的回忆。
(2) 照片唤起了我们在法国度假的深深的记忆。
(3) 他的情况不大可能引起公众的同情。
(4) 这一行为激起了世界人民的极大愤怒。
vocabulary简明 The verb evoke most commonly means to bring a feeling, memory, or picture into the mind. When you visit your old elementary school, the smells, sounds, and colors there can evoke memories from the past.
vocabulary扩展 Similarly, a certain reaction can be evoked by words or actions, as in "His comments evoked anger in the community." A near synonym is elicit, as in "No matter how many different ways the detective questioned the suspect, he could not elicit any response. Evoke was borrowed from Latin evocare, from the prefix e- "out," plus vocare "to call."
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]唤起;召唤;引起 To evoke a particular memory, idea, emotion, or response means to cause it to occur.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...the scene evoking memories of those old movies...

    唤起对那些老电影的记忆的场景

  • A sense of period was evoked by complementing pictures with appropriate furniture.

    给照片配上一些合适的家具,唤起了一种年代感。

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Pal 英 pal] 美 pæl n.朋友;伙伴 vi.结为友 i li

Previous card: Trader s 英 treɪdə(r)] 美 treɪdər n.商人;商船 showing dishonesty

Up to card list: 17641 COCA words