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单词 summon
释义 sum·mon
\ˈsəmən\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English sumnen, somenen, somonen, somounen, from Old French somondre, semondre, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin summonĕre, alteration of Latin summonēre to remind secretly, give a hint to, from sub- + monēre to remind, warn — more at mind
transitive verb
1. : to issue a call to convene : convoke
 < summon a council of state >
 < summon a lodge meeting >
2. : to command by service of a summons or other statutory notice to appear in court : cite
 < summon a jury >
 < summon witnesses >
 < the same defendants were summoned to court again — Current Biography >
3. : to call upon for specified action
 < summon one to be in readiness >
4. : to bid to come or go : command or request the presence or service of : send for : call
 < summon a physician >
 < bell still summons the parishioners to worship — American Guide Series: New Hampshire >
5. : to evoke especially by an act of the will : stir or bring to activity : call forth : call up : bring together : conjure, arouse
 < summoning all his strength he arose to speak — S.E.Morison >
 < each conflict summoned heroic effort from the nation — Dixon Wecter >
 < when tunes could not be summoned by turning a knob — Nancy Mitford >
 < poetry of such pure quality cannot be summoned at will — C.D.Lewis >
— often used with up
 < endure hardship and summon up energy for a struggle — John Dewey >
 < can summon up arguments from businessmen themselves — H.T.Simmons >
intransitive verb
: to issue a summons
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