summon
verb🔊/ˈsʌmən/
🔊/ˈsʌmən/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they summon | 🔊/ˈsʌmən/ 🔊/ˈsʌmən/ |
| he / she / it summons | 🔊/ˈsʌmənz/ 🔊/ˈsʌmənz/ |
| past simple summoned | 🔊/ˈsʌmənd/ 🔊/ˈsʌmənd/ |
| past participle summoned | 🔊/ˈsʌmənd/ 🔊/ˈsʌmənd/ |
| -ing form summoning | 🔊/ˈsʌmənɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈsʌmənɪŋ/ |
- summon somebody (to do something) (formal)
to order somebody to appear in court 传唤，传讯（出庭） Extra ExamplesHe has been summoned from New York to give evidence at the trial. 他被从纽约召来出庭作证。 I was recently summoned for jury duty. 我最近被召来做陪审员。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hastily
- urgently
- duly
- …
- for
- from
- to
- …
- summon somebody (to something) | summon somebody to do something (formal)
to order somebody to come to you 召唤 In May 1688 he was urgently summoned to London. 1688 年 5 月，他被紧急召往伦敦。 🔊🔊 She summoned the waiter. 她召唤服务员过来。 🔊🔊 He was summoned before the board of directors. 他被召集到董事会。
Extra ExamplesShe was duly summoned for an interview. 她获得正式通知去参加面试。 She was summoned back to his office. 她被召回他的办公室。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hastily
- urgently
- duly
- …
- for
- from
- to
- …
- summon something (formal)
to call for or try to obtain something 吁求；请求；争取 to summon assistance/help/reinforcements 请求援助／帮助／增援
- summon something (formal)
to arrange an official meeting 召集，召开（会议） to summon a meeting 召集会议
- summon something (up)
to make an effort to produce a particular quality in yourself, especially when you find it difficult 鼓起；振作；使出 She was trying to summon up the courage to leave him. 当时她试图鼓起勇气离开他。 🔊🔊 I couldn't even summon the energy to get out of bed. 我甚至连下床的力气都没有。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesHe could hardly summon the strength to stand up. 他几乎连站起来的力气都没有了。 She managed to summon up a smile. 她勉强挤出一丝笑容。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- forth
- up
- …
- be able to
- can
- try to
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French somondre, from Latin summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’.