invoke
英 [ɪn'vəʊk]
美[ɪn'vok]
- vt. 调用；祈求；引起；恳求
英英释意
- 1. 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"
- 2. cite as an authority; resort to;
- "He invoked the law that would save him"
- "I appealed to the law of 1900"
- "She invoked an ancient law"
- 3. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection;
- "appeal to somebody for help"
- "Invoke God in times of trouble"
双语例句
- 1. He has even had the temerity to invoke the names of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X in defence of his actions.
- 他竟然敢搬出马丁·路德·金和马尔科姆·艾克斯的名字来为自己的行为辩解。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. " Can you invoke the spirits? " the chief demanded.
- 区长问: “ 你会下神是不是? ”
来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
- 3. Modeless dialog boxes frequently have several buttons that immediately invoke various functions.
- 不要忘记非模态对话框中经常会有几个按钮,可以立即激活不同的功能.
来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- 4. Let us invoke the blessings of peace.
- 让我们祈求和平之福.
来自辞典例句
- 5. One strategy they have used is to attempt to invoke the APA's formal rulemaking procedures.
- 他们采用的一种战略是尽力援引《行政程序法》规定的正式规则制定程序.
来自英汉非文学 - 行政法