invoke
英 [?n'v??k]
美[?n'vok]
- vt. 調(diào)用；祈求；引起；懇求
英英釋意
- 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"