Invoke
[ ɪn'vok ]
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vt. 乞灵，祈求;提出或授引…以支持或证明;召鬼;借助;
💡 词根助记
in向内，进入+voke=vok叫喊，声音→发自内心的叫喊→祈求，恳求
📝 例句
It invoked memories of my childhood.
它使我想起自己的童年。
invoke aid
乞求援助
I'm pleased to say we've never had occasion to invoke this particular clause.
我很高兴地说，我们从来没有机会使用这一特殊条款。
invoke an article of the U.N. Charter
援用联合国宪章某一条款
Let us invoke the blessings of peace.
让我们祈求和平之福。
🌱 联想助记
【串】打仗时首先evoke(唤起)人民的觉悟,provoke(激起)大家的斗志,invoke(祈求)胜利,revoke(取消)谈判
【记】in-进入,voke-词根“喊”:进门大喊→恳求
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-voc-表示“呼喊”
常见变体有-vok-
📖 牛津释义
invoke
v
(fml 文)
1 [Tn] use (sth) as a reason for one's action 援用（某事物）为行动依据或理由
The government has invoked the Official Secrets Act in having the book banned. 政府援引国家机密保密法以禁该书.
2 [Tn]
(a) call upon (God, the power of the law, etc) for help or protection 祈求（上帝）的保佑; 求助於（法律的力量等）.
(b) summon (sth) up (as if) by magic （似）用法术召唤（某事物）
invoke evil spirits 用法术召来恶鬼.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (on/upon sb/sth) beg for sth (as if) by praying （似）以祷告祈求某事物
invoke help, assistance, etc in a desperate situation 在走投无路时祈祷求救、 求助等
invoke vengeance (up)on one's enemies 求神降祸给敌人.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'vәuk]vt. 祈求, 恳求, 实行, 援引, 引起【计】 调用; 请求
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Yes, my brother Bob is coming with me to the airport to see me off.
有，我兄弟鲍勃将和我一起到机场，送我上飞机。
Why don't you buy a radio? Then you can listen to China Radio International or BBC English programmes on the radio.
你为什么不买台收音机呢？那样你就能听中国国际广播电台或者BBC英语广播节目了。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.
玛蒂尔德，我亲爱的朋友。让我告诉你吧。你向我借的那条项链并不是一条真的钻石项链。那条项链根本不值钱。项链中的宝石是玻璃做的。它最多值500法郎。