invoke
vt. 乞灵,祈求; 提出或授引…以支持或证明; 召鬼; 借助
If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to.
The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees.
法官援引了一项保护难民的国际法。
If you invoke something such as a principle, a saying, or a famous person, you refer to them in order to support your argument.
He invoked memories of Britain's near-disastrous disarmament in the 1930s...
他援引了英国 20 世纪 30 年代几近灾难性的裁军事件。
In political matters George Washington went out of his way to avoid invoking the authority of Christ.
在政治问题上,乔治·华盛顿刻意避免借助基督的权威。
If something such as a piece of music invokes a feeling or an image, it causes someone to have the feeling or to see the image. Many people consider this use to be incorrect.
The music invoked the wide open spaces of the prairies.
该音乐营造出了一幅大草原上宽广辽阔的景象。
If someone invokes a god, they ask the god for help or forgiveness.
The great magicians of old always invoked their gods with sacrifice.
旧时一些有名的巫师经常以祭品祈求他们所供奉神灵的助佑。
1. evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
2. cite as an authority; resort to;
3. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection;
Modeless dialog boxes frequently have several buttons that immediately invoke various functions.
不要忘记非模态对话框中经常会有几个按钮,可以立即激活不同的功能.
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors.
让双方寻求利用科学的奇迹,而不是乞灵于科学造成的恐怖.
This command will invoke the HELP system.
这条指令将启用“帮助”系统.
To invoke a remote method, a request is sent.
为了调用远程的方法, 需要发送一个请求.
The Irony which I invoke is no cruel Deity.
我所祈求的讽刺并不是一个残酷的神灵.