英语单词 | summon |
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英美音标 | 英 ['sʌmən] 美 ['sʌmən] |
中文释义 | vt.召唤;召集;振奋 |
英语例句 | (1) "A man brags that he can summon the dead. (2) The shareholders were summoned to a general meeting. (3) They had to summon a second conference and change the previous decision. (4) He summoned his soldiers to fight. |
中文例句 | (1) 一个人炫耀说可以召唤死者灵魂。 (2) 那些股东被召集去叁加股东大会。 (3) 他们不得不召集第二次会议,改变以前的决定。 (4) 他号召部下战斗。 |
vocabulary简明 | To summon is to formally call for the presence of someone. If, as soccer team captain, you find that your team members are an hour late for the big game, you might need to summon them — and fast. |
vocabulary扩展 | Summon can also mean “gather up,” as one might summon one’s courage" before that big game. Summon is also occasionally used in reference to the supernatural, as when one tries to call forth a spirit or ghost. If you think the team needs additional help on the field, you might try to summon some supernatural backup. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]召唤;传唤;召见 If you summon someone, you order them to come to you. [V n] [ [ [FORMAL 正式]
2 [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)]
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