英语词汇“invoke”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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To invoke is to call up something such as a law, a higher power, or even a ghost. In court, you might invoke the Fifth Amendment (the right not to say something that will make you look bad) if you don't want to talk.

You can invoke all kinds of people or ideas, alive or dead: "She invokes the spirit of good writing when she proofreads her work." In a time of need, you might invoke a higher power. You could invoke Martin Luther King when talking about equal rights. You might even invoke the spirit of your dead cat at a séance. Just make sure you don't evoke (to bring on a strong emotional reaction) your dead cat; that would just be weird.

WORD FAMILY

invoke: invocation, invoked, invokes, invoking+/invocation: invocations

USAGE EXAMPLES

She invoked Trump’s victory speech pledging to be “president for all Americans,” not just those who voted for him.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

President Vladimir Putin invoked a bit of seasonal enchantment in his New Year’s Eve remarks to the nation.

Time(Jan 01, 2017)

Looking back at 2016, it’s remarkable how often the year was invoked as an argument against its own events.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

1v request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

Invoke God in times of trouble

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

appeal

plead

appeal or request earnestly

call on, turn

have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to

beg, implore, pray

call upon in supplication; entreat

adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat, press

ask for or request earnestly

bespeak, call for, quest, request

express the need or desire for; ask for

2v summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, put forward, raise, stir
call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke

evoke or provoke to appear or occur

anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict

wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

bless

give a benediction to

anele, anoint, embrocate, inunct, oil

administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

create, make

make or cause to be or to become

v cite as an authority; resort to

He invoked the law that would save him
She invoked an ancient law

Syn|Hyper

appeal

advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer

make reference to

单词	invoke
释义	invoke (once / 589 pages) 1v 2v To invoke is to call up something such as a law, a higher power, or even a ghost. In court, you might invoke the Fifth Amendment (the right not to say something that will make you look bad) if you don't want to talk. You can invoke all kinds of people or ideas, alive or dead: "She invokes the spirit of good writing when she proofreads her work." In a time of need, you might invoke a higher power. You could invoke Martin Luther King when talking about equal rights. You might even invoke the spirit of your dead cat at a séance. Just make sure you don't evoke (to bring on a strong emotional reaction) your dead cat; that would just be weird. WORD FAMILY invoke: invocation, invoked, invokes, invoking+/invocation: invocations USAGE EXAMPLES She invoked Trump’s victory speech pledging to be “president for all Americans,” not just those who voted for him. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) President Vladimir Putin invoked a bit of seasonal enchantment in his New Year’s Eve remarks to the nation. Time(Jan 01, 2017) Looking back at 2016, it’s remarkable how often the year was invoked as an argument against its own events. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection Invoke God in times of trouble Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper appeal plead appeal or request earnestly call on, turn have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to beg, implore, pray call upon in supplication; entreat adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat, press ask for or request earnestly bespeak, call for, quest, request express the need or desire for; ask for 2v summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, put forward, raise, stir call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke evoke or provoke to appear or occur anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict wish harm upon; invoke evil upon bless give a benediction to anele, anoint, embrocate, inunct, oil administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing create, make make or cause to be or to become 2 v cite as an authority; resort to He invoked the law that would save him She invoked an ancient law Syn\|Hyper appeal advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer make reference to
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