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单词 summon
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sum•mon /ˈsʌmən/USA pronunciation   v., 
  1. to call for the presence of, as by command:[+ object]The king summoned a servant.
  2. to call upon (someone) to do something specified:[+ object + to + verb]She summoned him to take a message.
  3. to call or notify (someone) to appear at a specified place, esp. before a court:[+ object]to summon a witness.
  4. to call together by authority, as for deliberation or action:[+ object]to summon parliament.
  5. to call into action;
    rouse;
    call forth (from oneself): [+ object (+ up)]He summoned all his courage (up).[~ (+ up) + object]Suffering from the flu, I could hardly summon (up) the strength to whisper.
sum•mon•er, n. [countable]See -mon-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sum•mon  (sumən),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to call upon to do something specified.
  2. to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal;
    call.
  3. to call or notify to appear at a specified place, esp. before a court:to summon a defendant.
  4. to authorize or order a gathering of;
    call together by authority, as for deliberation or action:to summon parliament.
  5. to call into action;
    rouse;
    call forth (often. fol. by up):to summon all one's courage.
  • Vulgar Latin *summonere, Latin summonēre, as above
  • Old French semondre, somondre
  • Medieval Latin summonēre to summon, Latin: to remind unofficially, suggest, equivalent. to sum- sum- + monēre to remind, warn; replacing Middle English somonen
  • 1175–1225
summon•a•ble, adj. 
summon•er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged -3. See call. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
summon /ˈsʌmən/ vb (transitive)
  1. to order to come; send for, esp to attend court, by issuing a summons
  2. to order or instruct (to do something) or call (to something): the bell summoned them to their work
  3. to call upon to meet or convene
  4. (often followed by up) to muster or gather (one's strength, courage, etc)
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin summonēre to give a discreet reminder, from monēre to advise
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