summon
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you summon someone, you order them to come to you. 召唤[正式]
Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over. 豪叫了一位医生，匆忙赶过去了。
Suddenly we were summoned to the interview room. 突然我们被召唤进了面试室。
2. V-T 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. 努力拥有 (某特质); 鼓起 (勇气、力气)
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。
3. PHRASAL VERB Summon up means the same as . 努力拥有; 鼓起 (同)(summon)
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一场比赛。
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summon /ˈsʌmən/ (summoning,summoned,summons)
剑桥词典
- Late last night , the French ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office to discuss the crisis .
- After her month's sick leave , she was summoned to see the company's welfare officer .
- He summoned his troops .
- We were summoned to the headmaster's office .
- She summoned us to admire her new greenhouse .
summon verb [T] (ORDER)
to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place , or to officially arrange a meeting of people命令…到（某地）；传唤；召唤；召集
General Rattigan summoned reinforcements to help resist the attack . 拉蒂根将军命令增援部队协助抵挡进攻。
On 20 July , the town council was summoned to hear an emergency report on its finances . 7月20日，镇政务委员会被召集起来听取有关其财务问题的紧急报告。
We were summoned to the headmaster's office . 我们被叫去了校长办公室。
例句
summon verb [T] (PRODUCE STRENGTH)
to increase your courage or strength , especially with an effort（尤指努力地）鼓起（勇气），积聚（力气）
It took me six months to summon (up) the courage to ask him out for a drink . 我花了6个月时间才鼓起勇气约他出去喝一杯。 返回 summon