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单词

summon

读音
ˈsʌmən
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词根

"Summon" 来自于拉丁文词根 "monere",意为提醒或警告。据此词根衍生出的其他单词有:remonstrate(抗议)、monitor(监控)等。

释义

vt. 召唤;召集;鼓起;振作

例句

She was trying to summon up the courage to leave him.
当时她试图鼓起勇气离开他。
I punched the button to summon the elevator.
我按电钮叫电梯。
I couldn't even summon the energy to get out of bed.
我甚至连下床的力气都没有。

强化记忆

你可以通过这个小故事帮助记忆:"一个召唤师(summoner)通过法术召唤(summon)了一只神秘的生物。""Summon" 源于13世纪的中古英语单词 "sumnen" 或 "somnen",意思是警告,再追溯到老法语的 "sumondre",这个词最初是用于官方通知或命令的情境。

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Herring gulls and wood turtles also sometimes drum their feet on the earthto summon worms.So then why does this behavior persist?
that we have neglected each other.If there is hope to summonin this ominous hour,
Driven by the clarity of their vision,they summon the courage and determinationto deliver the remaining miracles
For A to win, B has to summon a level 2 Diskymon,and C has to summon a level 1.
that would be catastrophic for both?Or can we summon the imagination and courageto find a way to survive together,
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