新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

summon

英  [ˈsʌmən]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • summon up

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 努力拥有 , 鼓起(同)summon)

    Summon up means the same as summon.

    双语例句

    例:

    Painfully shy, he finally summoned up courage to ask her to a game.

    尽管他非常腼腆,最终还是鼓起了勇气邀她去看比赛。

    VERB. 动词
  • summons , summoning , summoned

    1[T 及物动词] 召唤

    If you summon someone, you order them to come to you.

    双语例句

    例:

    Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over.

    豪叫了一位医生,匆忙赶了过去。

    例:

    Suddenly we were summoned to the interview room.

    突然我们被叫进了面试房间。

    2[T 及物动词] 努力拥有(某特质) , 鼓起(勇气、力气)

    If you summon a quality, you make a great effort to have it. For example, if you summon the courage or strength to do something, you make a great effort to be brave or strong, so that you will be able to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    It took her a full month to summon the courage to tell her mother.

    她用了整整一个月的时间才鼓起勇气告诉了母亲。