| 释义 |
sum·mon /ˈsʌmən/
vt.
1. 召唤
He summoned his secretary. 他把秘书召去。
The lunch bell summoned everyone indoors. 午饭的铃声把大家召进了屋。
I heard myself summoned over the loudspeaker to the stationmaster's office. 我听到扬声器里在传唤我到站长室去。
summon a doctor 请医生
2. 召集
summon parliament (a conference) 召开国会(会议)
3. 【律】传讯，传唤
summon a defendant 传被告
be summoned as a witness 被传唤作证
4. 请求，要求；要求…投降
summon sb. to be in readiness 要求某人作好准备
He first summoned the garrison (to surrender). 他先对守军招降。
5. 使出；鼓起(勇气)；振作(精神等)；唤起；使呈现出来；使浮现(up)
summon (up) all one's strength 使出全身气力
summon (up) the nerve to do sth. 鼓起勇气做某事
Summoning (up) his thickest mock-Southern accent, he said, “Well, it gist ain't so no mo.” 他用他那最浓重的假南方口音说道“嗯，现在情况已不再是这样了。”
She tried to summon (up) the memory of the event. 她试图回想起那件往事。
He summoned (up) a smile, though it seemed to take all his strength. 他摆出一副笑脸，不过这似乎让他使出了全身的气力。
He was hoping to summon up support for his measures. 他希望能说服人们支持他的措施。
In a well tailored suit, he summons (up) the image of a real man in this basically male-orientated society. 他穿着一套做工讲究的西服，使人们的脑海中浮现出在这个基本上以男性为主宰的社会里一个真正的大男子形象。
The odour summoned up memories of my childhood. 这气味使我回忆起孩提时代。
[< L summonēre to give a discreet reminder < monēre to advise] |