英语词汇“evocative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The air was full of evocative smells of flowers and freshly cut grass.
The painting was evocative of all the sun and bright colours of Provence.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

An ageing leaf, suggested by random blobs upon a shape evocative of a leaf.
His photographs, which are also held in Edinburgh, are stunningly crisp and evocative of the places and people he visited.
It is woven into our souls and has an evocative quality.
It was one of the last of his evocative flights of homespun philosophy.
Some representations of St James the Greater are evocative of Sucellus.
The lost Wolfprince - dear me, there's a very evocative ring to it, don't you think?
There are certain forms of display - such as toys and period interiors - which are particularly evocative of nostalgia.

Longman Language Activatorwhen something makes you remember something from the past► remind somebody of

to make someone remember a person, thing, or time from the past: · The perfume always reminded him of his mother.· Walking across the field reminded me of the happy summers I'd spent on my grandparents' farm.that reminds me of somebody/something (=say this when someone says or does something that makes you remember someone or something) spoken: · That reminds me of a joke I heard last week.

► make somebody think of

to remind someone of a person, experience, or time in your life: · I hate that smell - it makes me think of when I was in the hospital.· All this stuff just makes me think of Dan - I should get rid of it.· Baked beans always made her think of that first camping trip.

► bring/call to mind

if events or experiences bring to mind something or call to mind something, they remind you of past events or experiences because they are very similar to them: · The case calls to mind the 1997 killing of a ten-year-old girl in upstate New York.· His account vividly brings to mind the descriptions of battles in Homer.

► be a reminder

to remind you of someone or something from the past, especially in a way that makes you sad: · The town wanted to forget the war but the destroyed bridge was a painful reminder.be a reminder of: · She kept all his letters as a reminder of their time together.be a constant reminder: · The scar across his forehead was a constant reminder of the accident.

► bring back memories/take somebody back

if something brings back memories or takes you back , it reminds you of a particular and often pleasant event or experience from your past that you thought you had forgotten: · These old pictures really bring back some memories.· It's years since I heard any Beatles' music - it really takes me back.bring back memories of something: · The order and discipline of the job brought back memories of his army days.take somebody back to something: · Staying in my old bedroom again takes me back to my childhood.

► evoke

formal to remind someone of how they felt at a particular time in the past by producing a particular feeling, emotion, or memory in them: · The movie evokes a simpler time when life was less complicated.· David hardly needed any encouragement to visit the sea, since it still evoked for him the happiest memories.

► evocative

if something such as a poem, a painting, or an image is evocative , it makes people remember a particular part of their past by producing a particular feeling, emotion, or memory in them: · The air was full of evocative smells of flowers and freshly cut grass.evocative of: · The painting was evocative of all the sun and bright colours of Provence.

► come flooding back

if memories come flooding back , you suddenly remember them in a detailed way because of something that has happened: · As I began my speech all my teenage insecurities came flooding back. · He hadn't expected to see her, but he was surprised at how quickly memories of Paris came flooding back.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► most

· The way in which you concluded your tribute by quoting from the most evocative of his works was truly fitting.· Mating such sublime styling to the most evocative engine of the era was nothing short of automotive gen us.

单词	evocative
释义	evocativee‧voc‧a‧tive /ɪˈvɒkətɪv $ ɪˈvɑː-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The air was full of evocative smells of flowers and freshly cut grass. The painting was evocative of all the sun and bright colours of Provence. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An ageing leaf, suggested by random blobs upon a shape evocative of a leaf. His photographs, which are also held in Edinburgh, are stunningly crisp and evocative of the places and people he visited. It is woven into our souls and has an evocative quality. It was one of the last of his evocative flights of homespun philosophy. Some representations of St James the Greater are evocative of Sucellus. The lost Wolfprince - dear me, there's a very evocative ring to it, don't you think? There are certain forms of display - such as toys and period interiors - which are particularly evocative of nostalgia. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something makes you remember something from the past► remind somebody of to make someone remember a person, thing, or time from the past: · The perfume always reminded him of his mother.· Walking across the field reminded me of the happy summers I'd spent on my grandparents' farm.that reminds me of somebody/something (=say this when someone says or does something that makes you remember someone or something) spoken: · That reminds me of a joke I heard last week. ► make somebody think of to remind someone of a person, experience, or time in your life: · I hate that smell - it makes me think of when I was in the hospital.· All this stuff just makes me think of Dan - I should get rid of it.· Baked beans always made her think of that first camping trip. ► bring/call to mind if events or experiences bring to mind something or call to mind something, they remind you of past events or experiences because they are very similar to them: · The case calls to mind the 1997 killing of a ten-year-old girl in upstate New York.· His account vividly brings to mind the descriptions of battles in Homer. ► be a reminder to remind you of someone or something from the past, especially in a way that makes you sad: · The town wanted to forget the war but the destroyed bridge was a painful reminder.be a reminder of: · She kept all his letters as a reminder of their time together.be a constant reminder: · The scar across his forehead was a constant reminder of the accident. ► bring back memories/take somebody back if something brings back memories or takes you back , it reminds you of a particular and often pleasant event or experience from your past that you thought you had forgotten: · These old pictures really bring back some memories.· It's years since I heard any Beatles' music - it really takes me back.bring back memories of something: · The order and discipline of the job brought back memories of his army days.take somebody back to something: · Staying in my old bedroom again takes me back to my childhood. ► evoke formal to remind someone of how they felt at a particular time in the past by producing a particular feeling, emotion, or memory in them: · The movie evokes a simpler time when life was less complicated.· David hardly needed any encouragement to visit the sea, since it still evoked for him the happiest memories. ► evocative if something such as a poem, a painting, or an image is evocative , it makes people remember a particular part of their past by producing a particular feeling, emotion, or memory in them: · The air was full of evocative smells of flowers and freshly cut grass.evocative of: · The painting was evocative of all the sun and bright colours of Provence. ► come flooding back if memories come flooding back , you suddenly remember them in a detailed way because of something that has happened: · As I began my speech all my teenage insecurities came flooding back. · He hadn't expected to see her, but he was surprised at how quickly memories of Paris came flooding back. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► most · The way in which you concluded your tribute by quoting from the most evocative of his works was truly fitting.· Mating such sublime styling to the most evocative engine of the era was nothing short of automotive gen us. making people remember something by producing a feeling or memory in themevocative of a picture that is wonderfully evocative of a hot, summer’s day evocative music
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