summon

[英] [ˈsʌmən] [美] [ˈsʌmən] 生词本

vt.

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  • 英英释义

1. VERB 召唤;传唤;召见 If you summon someone, you order them to come to you. 
  • Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over...

    豪叫了医生,然后匆忙赶了过来。

  • Suddenly we were summoned to the interview room...

    突然我们被叫进了面试的房间。

  • He has been summoned to appear in court on charges of incitement to law-breaking.

    因被控教唆犯罪,他已经被传唤出庭。

2. VERB 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. 
  • It took her a full month to summon the courage to tell her mother.

    她用了整整一个月才鼓足勇气告诉了妈妈。

  • Summon up means the same as summon .summon up 同 summon
    • Painfully shy, he finally summoned up courage to ask her to a game...

      他太过腼腆,不过最后终于鼓起勇气邀请她一起去看比赛。

    • We couldn't even summon up the energy to open the envelope.

      我们甚至连打开信封的力气都没有了。

相关词组:
summon up 
Verb

1. call in an official matter, such as to attend court

2. ask to come;

  • "summon a lawyer"

3. gather or bring together;

  • "muster the courage to do something"
  • "she rallied her intellect"
  • "Summon all your courage"

4. make ready for action or use;

  • "marshal resources"