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summon:召唤;传唤 插画
社会 · C1

summon

英 /ˈsʌmən/  美 /ˈsʌmən/
  • v. 召唤;传唤To officially order someone to come or request their presence.
  • v. 鼓起;振作To gather the courage, strength, or energy needed for something.

The manager summoned everyone to her office after lunch.

午饭后,经理把所有人召集到她的办公室。

Governments must summon the political will to address environmental problems despite opposition from powerful industries.

尽管遭到强势行业的反对,政府仍须拿出解决环境问题的政治决心。

搭配

summon someone to court 传唤某人出庭summon help 叫人来帮忙summon up courage 鼓起勇气

辨析提示

summon sb to某处;summon up courage指鼓起勇气。

词族

近义 call

社会英语词汇CEFR C1

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