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conjure

/kon-jer, kuhn- for 1-5, 8-10, 12; kuhn-joor for 6, 7, 11/US // ˈkɒn dʒər, ˈkʌn- for 1-5, 8-10, 12; kənˈdʒʊər for 6, 7, 11 //UK // (ˈkʌndʒə) //

变戏法,变魔术,变出,变戏法儿

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v.有主动词 verb
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    con·jured, con·jur·ing.

    • : to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.
    • : to effect, produce, bring, etc., by or as by magic: to conjure a miracle.
    • : to call upon or command by invocation or spell.
    • : to call or bring into existence by or as if by magic: She seemed to have conjured up the person she was talking about.
    • : to bring to mind; recall: to conjure up the past.
    • : to appeal to solemnly or earnestly: I conjure you to hear my plea.
    • : Obsolete. to charge solemnly.
v.无主动词 verb
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    con·jured, con·jur·ing.

    • : to call upon or command a devil or spirit by invocation or spell.
    • : to practice magic.
    • : to practice legerdemain.
    • : Obsolete. to conspire.
n.名词 noun
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    • : Chiefly Southern U.S. an act or instance of witchcraft, Hoodoo, or Voodoo, especially a spell.

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Examples

  • Bethea is trying to conjure why all the senseless killing of both his family member and the cops as well.

  • All of us can readily conjure up horror scenarios by the isolated person acting badly.

  • Movie Gale fails to conjure emotions more complicated than “oooh, what pretty eyes he has.”

  • Our bad guy is Weather Wizard (not a joke), who not only looks like Kurt Cobain but can use his palms to conjure angry storms.

  • Performing with Weird Al was as much as a dream come true as I think I could conjure.

  • But if, in your tenderness for me, you sought to reserve aught to shelter me against poverty, I conjure you give it all!

  • There is none here but my God and you; and by his sacred name, I conjure you to remember your promise, and save my brother!

  • Or was it well to conjure up angelical or supernatural persons to repeat it?

  • Conjure up for me then, here and now, any sort of features whatsoever that please your fancy.

  • He was worse than the gossiping women, letting himself conjure up weird and incredible ideas.