conjure
vt. 用魔術變出; 祈求,懇求
vi. 變戲法; 施魔法; 以咒文召喚
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,她認識到自己得白手起家創造出一番事業來。
They managed to conjure a victory.
他們出人意料地取得了勝利。
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,福克斯和環球已經聲名顯赫。
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
被認為在某活動領域中很重要且有影響的人
She's very good at magic; she can conjure a rabbit out of a hat.
她很會變魔術, 能從帽子裡變出兔子來.
How came you to conjure out that I should be in London today?
你怎麼能算出我會今天到倫敦來 呢 ?
Nothing could conjure away his melancholy.
什麼也驅散不了他的憂愁.
It is the business of a novelist to conjure up into existence the world of imagination.
小說家的工作就在於虛構出想像中的世界.
Try to conjure up a picture of life in ancient Egypt.
請想象出一幅古埃及生活的畫面.