summon up

英 [ˈsʌmən ʌp]

美 [ˈsʌmən ʌp]

鼓起（勇气）; 使出（力气）; 唤起; 使想起

柯林斯词典

• → see:summon 2
• PHRASAL VERB 唤起;使想起
  If somethingsummons upa memory or thought, it causes it to come to your mind.
  1. The oddest events will summon up memories.
     那些非常稀奇古怪的事情会唤起人们的记忆。

双语例句

• The witch claims to be able to summon up the spirits of the dead.
  女巫声称能唤来死人的灵魂。
• The snag is that low growth makes it hard to summon up the political will for reform, which tends to impede growth in the short run before producing a longer-term pay-off.
  麻烦在于，低增长使人很难调动起改革的政治意志&改革倾向于在短期内压抑增长，之后才能带来长期回报。
• He could not summon ( up) the courage to tell them about it.
  他鼓不起勇气告诉他们那件事。
• You should summon up your nerve for the task.
  你要集中精力完成这项工作。
• They regard Mr Obama as a "transformational" leader& a man who can, with one sweep of his hand, wipe away the sins of the Bush years and summon up the best in their country.
  他们把奥巴马看作是一位“变革的”的领导人，挥一挥手，他就可以把布什当政时的罪恶一扫而光，可以唤起这个国家最美好的部分。
• You must summon up all your courage to meet the danger.
  你必须鼓起全部勇气以面对危险。
• When the king's ship nears the island, Prospero asks Ariel to summon up a magical storm that will cause the ship to be wrecked on the island.
  某日，当那不勒斯国王的船临近小岛的时候，普洛斯彼罗吩咐艾利尔用魔法唤起一阵风暴，让船在岛上触礁。
• Summon up a burst of energy, and find something on which to compliment him or her.
  你要打起精神来，找些好听的话赞美一下他或她。
• I had to summon up all my nerve to face my boss.
  我得鼓足勇气去见上司。
• Firstly, summon up your attention and your courage to do it.
  首先，要召集自己的精力和勇气去拼搏。