conjure
vt. 用魔术变出; 祈求,恳求
vi. 变戏法; 施魔法; 以咒文召唤
If you conjure something out of nothing, you make it appear as if by magic.
Thirteen years ago she found herself having to conjure a career from thin air...
13年前,她认识到自己得白手起家创造出一番事业来。
They managed to conjure a victory.
他们出人意料地取得了胜利。
If you say that the name of a particular person or organization is a name to conjure with, you mean that that person or organization is very important and influential in the field you are discussing.
By 1920, Fox and Universal were already names to conjure with.
到1920年,福克斯和环球已经声名显赫。
1. evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
2. ask for or request earnestly;
3. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together;
a name to conjure with
被认为在某活动领域中很重要且有影响的人
She's very good at magic; she can conjure a rabbit out of a hat.
她很会变魔术, 能从帽子里变出兔子来.
How came you to conjure out that I should be in London today?
你怎么能算出我会今天到伦敦来 呢 ?
Nothing could conjure away his melancholy.
什么也驱散不了他的忧愁.
It is the business of a novelist to conjure up into existence the world of imagination.
小说家的工作就在于虚构出想像中的世界.
Try to conjure up a picture of life in ancient Egypt.
请想象出一幅古埃及生活的画面.