单词 | evoke |
释义 | evoke —evoker, n. /i vohk"/, v.t., evoked, evoking. 1. to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.): to evoke a memory. 2. to elicit or draw forth: His comment evoked protests from the shocked listeners. 3. to call up; cause to appear; summon: to evoke a spirit from the dead. 4. to produce or suggest through artistry and imagination a vivid impression of reality: a short passage that manages to evoke the smells, colors, sounds, and shapes of that metropolis. [1615-25; < L evocare, equiv. to e- E- + vocare to call (akin to vox VOICE)] |
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