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.