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invoke

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in·voke /ɪnˈvəʊk $ -ˈvoʊk/ AWL verb [transitiveT] formal  
1 if you invoke a law, rule etc, you say that you are doing something because the law allows or forces you to 诉诸〔法律、规定等〕
 The UN threatened to invoke economic sanctions if the talks were broken off.
联合国威胁说,如果谈判破裂将采取经济制裁。
2 APPEARto make a particular idea, image, or feeling appear in people’s minds by describing an event or situation, or by talking about a person 〔在脑海中〕唤起,引起,激发出〔某个想法、形象或感觉〕 evoke
 a painting that invokes images of the Rocky Mountains
使人联想到落基山脉的画
 During his speech, he invoked the memory of Harry Truman.
他演讲时使人想起哈里 · 杜鲁门。
3. SCLPto use a law, principle, or theory to support your views 援引〔法律、原则或理论以支持自己的论点〕
4. to operate a computer program 运行〔计算机程序〕
5 RRHELPto ask for help from someone more powerful than you, especially a god 向〔有权力者,尤指神灵〕祈求帮助
 St. Genevieve is often invoked against plagues.
人们经常祈求圣女日南斐法来消除瘟疫。
6 ROMto make spirits appear by using magic 〔用魔法〕使〔灵魂〕显现
 invoking the spirits of their ancestors
为他们的先人招魂
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From Longman Business Dictionary
invokein·voke /ɪnˈvəʊk-ˈvoʊk/ verb [transitiveT]LAW
to use a law, principle etc to support a view or decision
The seller of the goods invoked an exclusion clause in the guarantee.
Origin invoke
(1400-1500) French invoquer, from Latin invocare, from vocare to call
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