2VERB 鼓起(勇气);振作;使出(力气) If you summon a quality, you make a great effort to have it. For example, if you summon the courage or strength to do something, you make a great effort to be brave or strong, so that you will be able to do it. 鼓起(勇气);振作;使出(力气)
It took her a full month to summon the courage to tell her mother. [VERB noun]
她用了整整一个月才鼓足勇气告诉了妈妈。
Summon up means the same as summon .summon up 同 summon
Painfully shy, he finally summoned up courage to ask her to a game.
他太过腼腆,不过最后终于鼓起勇气邀请她一起去看比赛。
We couldn't even summon up the energy to open the envelope.
1order a person to come to a place召喚ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤hastily, urgently匆忙/緊急召喚▸➤duly (especially BrE) 正式召喚◇She was duly summoned for an interview.她獲得正式通知去參加面試。➤back召回PREPOSITION➤for因⋯召喚◇I was recently summoned for jury duty.我最近被召來做陪審員。➤from從⋯召來◇He has been summoned from New York to give evidence at the trial.他被從紐約召來出庭作證。➤to召喚到⋯◇She was summoned back to his office.她被召回他的辦公室。summon
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2find sth that you need使出;鼓起ADVERB | VERB + SUMMONADVERB➤barely幾乎使不出◇He could barely summon the strength to stand up.他幾乎連站起來的力氣都沒有了。➤forth, up振作;鼓起VERB + SUMMON➤be able to, can能夠喚起▸➤try to試圖喚起▸➤manage to勉強做出◇She managed to summon up a smile.她勉強擠出一絲笑容。