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

• She began to put the house straight, making beds and washing dishes, cleaning and tidying; but she could summon up no enthusiasm for it.
  她开始无精打采地收拾房间；叠被子，洗碗碟，又扫又擦。
• Audience summon up warm applause when lecturer walk into meeting place.
  当演讲者一走进会场，听众鼓起热烈的掌声。
• I had to summon up all my nerve to face my boss.
  我得鼓足勇气去见上司。
• Nothing breeds despair like discouraging results. Let's say that you finally summon up enough courage to talk with someone about your faith, but the person responds with a shrug of indifference.
  没有任何东西比令人沮丧的结果更叫人失望，比方说，你终于鼓起勇气与人分享信仰，但对方却无动于衷。
• 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。
• She was trying to summon up the courage to leave him.
  当时她试图鼓足勇气离开他。
• I couldn't summon up the energy.
  我无法打起精神来。
• You may be able to find and to summon up deep inner resources when you really need them.
  当你真的需要时，你就能召唤内心深处的能量。
• They are all the same. To whom can I open my foolish heart, which disdains tears yet cannot summon up laughter?
  但所谓朋友皆如是，我能告谁以我的不屑流泪，而又无力笑出的痴呆心境？
• 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。