conjure

英 [ˈkʌndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈkʌndʒər]

v.  变魔术; 变戏法; 使…变戏法般地出现(或消失)

第三人称单数：conjures　过去分词：conjured　过去式：conjured　现在分词：conjuring　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7562 / COCA.7727

短语动词

短语用例

conjure sth↔up

• 使…呈现于脑际；使想起
  to make sth appear as a picture in your mind
  1. Her grandfather taught her to conjure.
     她的祖父教她变魔术。
  2. He could conjure coins from behind people's ears.
     他可以从人们的耳朵后面变出硬币来。
• 用咒语使…出现
  to make sb/sth appear by using special magic words

conjure sth from/out of sth

• 令人惊讶地创造出；使意外地出现
  to create sth or make sth appear in a surprising or unexpected way

牛津词典

verb

• 变魔术；变戏法；使…变戏法般地出现（或消失）
  to do clever tricks such as making things seem to appear or disappear as if by magic
  1. Her grandfather taught her to conjure.
     她的祖父教她变魔术。
  2. He could conjure coins from behind people's ears.
     他可以从人们的耳朵后面变出硬币来。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 变魔术般地创造出
  If youconjuresomething out of nothing, you make it appear as if by magic.
  1. 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。
  2. They managed to conjure a victory.
     他们出人意料地取得了胜利。
  3. Conjure upmeans the same asconjure.
     conjure up 同 conjure
  4. Every day a different chef will be conjuring up delicious dishes in the restaurant...
     每天，饭店里会有一位不同的大厨像变戏法似的奉上可口的菜肴。
  5. He conjured up a smile and reached out to squeeze her hand.
     他马上露出笑脸，伸手去捏她的手。
• PHRASE 重要人物(或组织)的名字;有影响力的名字
  If you say that the name of a particular person or organization is aname to conjure with, you mean that that person or organization is very important and influential in the field you are discussing.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
  1. They conspired to overthrow the government
  Synonym:conspirecabalcomplotmachinate
• ask for or request earnestly
  1. The prophet bid all people to become good persons
  Synonym:bidbeseechentreatadjurepress
• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
  1. raise the specter of unemployment
  2. he conjured wild birds in the air
  3. call down the spirits from the mountain
  Synonym:raiseconjure upinvokeevokestircall downarousebring upput forwardcall forth

双语例句

• The words 'Cote d'Azur' conjure up images of sunny days in Mediterranean cafes.
  Coted'Azur（蓝色海岸）这个词让人联想到地中海咖啡馆阳光明媚的日子。
• He can conjure up ghosts.
  他能呼鬼差神。对吗？
• I conjure you up in my mind.
  脑海中我还是想起了你。
• Future and past thus conjure up a spectacle in which self-righteous morality is linked with political might.
  未来与过去由此交织出一幅自以为是的道德观与政治实力联系在一起的景象。
• The mere mention of the words 'heart failure', can conjure up, to the layman, the prospect of imminent death
  一提“心脏衰竭”四字，外行人就联想到命不久矣的情景。
• They managed to conjure a victory.
  他们出人意料地取得了胜利。
• 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。
• They conjure visions of exotic travel and long-distance commerce.
  它们魔术式地勾勒出异地旅行和长途商务出差的愿景。
• I have just known that yours is a name to conjure with.
  我刚才知道了你是大名鼎鼎的人物。
• When we think of adventurers, many of us conjure up images of larger-than-life characters trekking to the North Pole.
  一想到探险者，我们很多人脑海中浮现的便是长途跋涉前往北极的非凡人物形象。