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VERB. 动词invokes , invoking , invoked 1.?[T 及物动词] 求助于（法律）If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to. 双语例句例： The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees. 法官援用了一项保护难民的国际法律。 例： The 18 Nato ambassadors invoked the mutual defence clause. 北大西洋公约组织的18位大使援用了共同防卫条款。 2.?[T 及物动词] 援引If you invoke something such as a principle, a saying, or a famous person, you refer to them in order to support your argument. 双语例句例： economists who invoke the principle of 'consumer sovereignty' to support their arguments. 援引“消费者主权”原则来支持自己论点的经济学家们。 3.?[T 及物动词] 使人想起If something such as a piece of music invokes a feeling or an image, it causes someone to have the feeling or to see the image. Many people consider this use to be incorrect and that the word evoke should be used. 双语例句例： 'Appalachian Spring' by Aaron Copland invoked the atmosphere of the wide open spaces of the prairies. 艾伦·科普兰的《阿帕拉契亚的春天》使人联想起草原上那辽阔的景象。
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