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

conjureconjure /ˈkɑndʒɚ/ verb

ETYMOLOGYconjure

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French conjurer, from Latin, from com- + jurare to swear

VERB TABLE

conjure

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	conjure
	he, she, it	conjures
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	conjured
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have conjured
	he, she, it	has conjured
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had conjured
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will conjure
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have conjured

Continuous Form
Present	I	am conjuring
	he, she, it	is conjuring
	you, we, they	are conjuring
Past	I, he, she, it	was conjuring
	you, we, they	were conjuring
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been conjuring
	he, she, it	has been conjuring
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been conjuring
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be conjuring
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been conjuring

1[intransitive, transitive] to perform tricks in which you seem to make things appear, disappear, or change as if by magic: The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.2conjure an image/thought/memory etc. to bring a particular image, thought, etc. to someone’s mind SYN conjure up: For me, Thanksgiving conjures images of Pilgrims and turkeys.3[transitive] formal to make something appear or happen in a way which is not expected: He has conjured victories from worse situations than this. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French conjurer, from Latin, from com- + jurare to swear]—conjuring noun [uncountable]conjure something ↔ up phrasal verb1to bring a thought, picture, idea, or memory to someone’s mind: The music always conjures up happy memories of my teenage years.2to make something appear or happen in a sudden or unexpected way: Somehow the president managed to conjure up enough votes to get the proposal passed.3to make the spirit of a dead person appear by saying special magic words