evoke
英 [ɪ'vəʊk]
美[ɪ'vok]
- vt. 引起，唤起；博得
英英释意
- 1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
- "arouse pity"
- "raise a smile"
- "evoke sympathy"
- 2. call forth;
- "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
- 3. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning);
- "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
- 4. evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
- "raise the specter of unemployment"
- "he conjured wild birds in the air"
- "stir a disturbance"
- "call down the spirits from the mountain"
- 5. call to mind or evoke
