summon

'sʌmәn

六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

v. call in an official matter, such as to attend court
v. ask to come

vt. 召唤, 召集, 号召, 振奋, 唤起, 鼓起
[经] 传唤, 传讯

Collins 星级

4,505

BNC 频率

5,691

使用频率

summon 来源于拉丁语 summonere，意为“召唤”。其中，sum 是“总和、集合”的意思，联想到召集或召唤的行为。

例句

1. The teacher decided to summon the students for a meeting after class.

老师决定在下课后召集学生开会。

2. He was summoned to the principal's office for his behavior.

他因行为问题被召唤到校长办公室。

3. The king will summon his advisors to discuss the new law.

国王将召集他的顾问讨论新法律。