summon
verb
UK/ˈsʌm.ən/
US/ˈsʌm.ən/
Definitions of summon verb
order(命令)
- C2Transitive(及物動詞)
To order someone to come to a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting.
命令…到（某地）；傳喚；召喚；召集
The general ordered reinforcements to assist in repelling the attack.
將軍下令增援部隊協助擊退攻擊。
The committee was convened to hear an urgent report regarding its financial matters.
委員會被召集來聽取關於財務狀況的緊急報告。
We were called to the principal's office.
我們被叫到校長辦公室。
evoke(喚起)
- C2Transitive(及物動詞)
To gather or call forth a particular feeling, quality, or action, often with effort.
（尤指努力地）鼓起（勇氣），積聚（力量）
It took me a few months to summon the courage to ask him out.
我花了幾個月時間才鼓起勇氣約他出去。
In the final minutes of the match, he attempted to summon up his remaining strength.
在比賽的最後幾分鐘，他試圖鼓起剩餘的力量。
I tried to summon the nerve to tell them the truth.
我試圖鼓起勇氣告訴他們真相。