invoke /ɪnˈvəʊk/ CET6+ TEM8 ( invoking, invoked, invokes )

• 1. 

  V-T If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to. 求助于 (法律)

  例：

  The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees.

  法官援用了一项保护难民的国际法律。

• 2. 

  V-T If you invoke something such as a principle, a saying, or a famous person, you refer to them in order to support your argument. 援引

  例：

  ...economists who invoke the principle of "consumer sovereignty" to support their arguments.

  …援引“消费者主权”原则来支持自己论点的经济学家们。

• 3. 

  V-T 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 because is the correct word for this. 使人想起

  例：

  "Appalachian Spring" by Aaron Copland invoked the atmosphere of the wide open spaces of the prairies.

  艾伦·科普兰的《阿帕拉契亚的春天》使人想起了那种辽阔草原的氛围。