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conjure/ˈkʌndʒə/v. 1 intr. perform tricks which are seemingly magical, esp. by rapid movements of the hands (尤指靠手的快速动作)变魔术，变戏法 2 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 out of, away, to, etc.) cause to appear or disappear as if by magic 使(魔法似的)出现(或消失) conjured a rabbit out of a hat 从帽子里变出一只兔子; conjured them to a desert island 用魔法把他们送到一个荒岛上去; his pain was conjured away 他的疼痛魔法般地消失了 3 tr. call upon (a spirit) to appear 用咒语呼唤(神灵) 4 intr. perform marvels 创造奇迹 5 tr. /kənˈdʒʊə/ (often foll. by 常后跟 to + infin.) appeal solemnly to (a person) 恳求，乞求(某人) □ conjure up 1 bring into existence or cause to appear as if by magic 如魔术般产生(或出现) 2 cause to appear to the eye or mind; evoke 使呈现于脑际(或眼帘)；想起 [earlier in the sense ‘oblige by oath, invoke (a spirit etc.)’, Middle English via Old French conjurer ‘plot, exorcise’ from Latin conjurare ‘band together by oath, conspire’ (as COM-, jurare ‘swear’)] |