| 单词 | evoke |
| 释义 | evoke (ɪvoʊk ) Word forms: evokes , evoking , evoked verb To evoke a particular memory, idea, emotion, or response means to cause it to occur. [formal] ...the scene evoking memories of those old movies. [VERB noun] A sense of period was evoked by complementing pictures with appropriate furniture. [VERB noun] Collocations: evoke a feeling You evoke a feeling with the clothes and how they sound and the way they 'walk'. Times, Sunday Times A tool he uses to evoke a feeling. Times, Sunday Times He had the ability to evoke the feeling of a place with just a few well-chosen words, as well as reporting the facts. Times, Sunday Times Her work includes automatic gestures, vivid colors, and stippled textures that help evoke the feeling of devastation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The collection of the songs was designed to evoke the feeling of awe and the yearning for adventure remembered from youth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has a tendency to place its old leaders in garlands and evoke their memory as justification for all manner of contemporary actions. Times, Sunday Times In any critical moment of decision between them, they often evoke the memory of their common origins by the saying -we are all one-. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were meant to evoke the memory of the era uniforms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I evoked his memory at every opportunity. Christianity Today Every topic evoked a memory. Times, Sunday Times Since a piece of music could also evoke a mood, a mysterious resemblance with the landscape could be imagined. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the actor also accurately evokes the mood swings of adolescence - one minute seeming sulky and the next naive and vulnerable. The Sun The poem generally evokes a mood of wistful sadness through the contemplation of nature in the changing seasons or the yearning for a loved one temporarily separated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Just looking at the gleaming mechanical array was enough to evoke a response. Times, Sunday Times The researchers then played synthetic versions of the signature whistles of other dolphins through underwater loudspeakers to see if they would evoke a response in the captive animals. Times, Sunday Times In contrast, peptide hormones are secreted from neuroendocrine cells and travel through the blood to distant tissues where they evoke a response. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These perceptions all evoke a response, but they indicate a very different level of tolerance and ability to cope with the situation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Playback of one species' calls in the other's territory evoked a response. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At their most potent, the rhythms produced by the dozen or so percussionists evoke a sense of timelessness. Times, Sunday Times This should evoke a sense of caring and compassion. Times, Sunday Times They are redolent with meaning and almost always, even among unbelievers, evoke a sense of reverence. Christianity Today For anyone who recalls the 80s they still evoke a sense of nostalgia for the upbeat arena rock and haven't changed much. The Sun They evoke a sense of a living history. Times, Sunday Times These books, printed letterpress and bound by hand, evoke nostalgia for a homespun era. The Times Literary Supplement Modern dramas tried to evoke nostalgia from urban dwellers by depicting rural life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These compositions are simplistic, with restricted but rich color to evoke nostalgia, but without being purely decorative. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These retro-bikes evoked nostalgia for classic motorcycles from decades earlier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The simple, rural subjects perhaps evoked nostalgia in the richer city populations of the time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To admit belief would be to embarrass the dinner party and evoke pity and sad shakes of the head. Times, Sunday Times There's something about them that evokes pity, in the way that you pity people who appear to be having conversations with pigeons or trolleys round the back of supermarkets. Times, Sunday Times He succeeds in evoking pity and terror by the simple account of sordid and trivial misery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He would evoke sympathy in few hearts but everyone was protected by the rule of law. Times, Sunday Times These accounts should both be evocative and evoke sympathy. Times, Sunday Times These parts of the book evoke sympathy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And campaigns that try to evoke sympathy for a director or actor are deemed inappropriate. Globe and Mail He could pick out the foibles of the mighty, and his own, with pinpoint accuracy, and yet at the same time he evoked sympathy for the human condition. Times, Sunday Times He combines installation with video art and photography in order to evoke the past and to underline the now. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These evoke the past mining operations at the site. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now, only their names remain to evoke the past community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He continued to paint for the first two decades of the nineteenth century, but by then his paintings still evoked the past century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His fairways and greens evoke the image of waves on the sea. Globe and Mail Refers to the mixing and matching of unlikely word combinations to spur imagination or evoke an image. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Opening upwards, the doors evoke the image of a seagull's wings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This evokes an image glimpsed in a cloud. The Times Literary Supplement For many people, the word hierarchy automatically evokes an image of a branching hierarchy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The other name evokes the way in which its stamens stand up like pins stuck in a pretty little cushion. Times, Sunday Times The very name evokes the sound of accordions, honking traffic and strong coffee as it conjures up an ambience like no other capital on earth. Times, Sunday Times Its name evokes something spectacular, blazing across the night sky before passing, often never to be seen again. Times, Sunday Times The name evokes the rapids and a cascade into a deep gorge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His name evokes holding back until the last possible moment before making a huge bid for the win (not always successfully). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The interweaving of his life with his writing and the historical scene evokes all his shrewdness, probity, generosity, grumpiness and wit. The Times Literary Supplement The harmony and prosperity the scene evokes makes it almost possible to ignore the damaged faade of the viceregal palace... Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scene evokes an eerie portrayal of innocence confronting evil, he says, with the subtle images richly nuanced by sound. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 唤起 记忆 Japanese: 喚起する |
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