新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

conjure

英  [ˈkʌndʒə]
    
美  [ˈkɑːn-]

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • conjure up

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 使如变魔术般凭空出现(同)conjure)

    Conjure up means the same as conjure.

    双语例句

    例:

    Every day a different chef will be conjuring up delicious dishes in the restaurant.

    该饭店每天都有一位不同的厨师会像变戏法似地做出美味的菜肴。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 使在脑海中浮现

    If you conjure up a memory, picture, or idea, you create it in your mind.

    双语例句

    例:

    When he closed his eyes, he could conjure up in exact colour almost every event of his life.

    一闭上眼睛,他就能真真切切地回忆起他生命中几乎每一件事情。

    VERB. 动词
  • conjures , conjuring , conjured

    1[T 及物动词] 使如变魔术般凭空出现

    If you conjure something out of nothing, you make it appear as if by magic.

    双语例句

    例:

    Thirteen years ago she found herself having to conjure a career from thin air.

    十三年前她认识到自己得白手起家闯出一番事业来。