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单词 invoke
释义
invoke
ɪnvk ɪnˈvoʊk
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense invokes, present participle invoking, past tense , past participle invoked
1 VERB 援用,援引(法律) If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to. 援用,援引(法律)
  • The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees. [VERB noun]

    法官援引了一项保护难民的国际法。

SYN apply, use, implement, call in
2 VERB 引用,援引(原则、格言、名人) If you invoke something such as a principle, a saying, or a famous person, you refer to them in order to support your argument. 引用,援引(原则、格言、名人)
  • He invoked memories of Britain's near-disastrous disarmament in the 1930s. [VERB noun]

    他援引了英国 20 世纪 30 年代几近灾难性的裁军事件。

  • In political matters George Washington went out of his way to avoid invoking the authority of Christ. [VERB noun]

    在政治问题上,乔治·华盛顿刻意避免借助基督的权威。

3 VERB 引起,唤起,激发(感情或景象,许多人认为这种用法不正确) If something such as a piece of music invokes a feeling or an image, it causes someone to have the feeling or to see the image. Many people consider this use to be incorrect. 引起,唤起,激发(感情或景象,许多人认为这种用法不正确)
  • The music invoked the wide open spaces of the prairies. [VERB noun]

    该音乐营造出了一幅大草原上宽广辽阔的景象。

SYN bring out, conjure up, summon up
4 VERB (神灵)祈求(帮助或宽恕) If someone invokes a god, they ask the god for help or forgiveness. (神灵)祈求(帮助或宽恕) [literary]
  • The great magicians of old always invoked their gods with sacrifice. [VERB noun]

    旧时一些有名的巫师经常以祭品祈求他们所供奉神灵的助佑。

SYN call upon, appeal to, pray to, petition
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