summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
cite as an authority; resort to
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
双语例句
用作及物动词 (vt.)
These villagers invoked vengeance on their enemies. 这些村民们祈求天神向敌人报仇。
As for St Anthony, he is regularly invoked by all Italians, since he is deemed to run heaven's lost property office. 至于圣安东尼，因为人们认为他是负责天国的失物招领处的，所以全意大利人都经常祈求神灵保佑他。
Usage this sorcery can be invoked bad work properly to make the victim paralyzed to move can not. 使用此魔法可以召唤来恶灵使得被害人被麻痹动弹不得。
Properly invoked, these powers can be used to summon demons from the nether world and compel them to fight against their kindred. 如果能够正确应用，这些力量可以召唤恶魔并驱使他们倒戈相向。
The result will be an unruly or depressed child due to the falling consciousness invoked by the antimatter of the TV. 由于被电视机的反物质引起意识下跌，结果将是难以控制的，或令小孩沮丧。
Triggering-type mechanisms are invoked in the process so that the child can crack the morpho-syntactical code of any language. 启动模式的机转能够引起幼童破解各个语言之间型态语用的密码。
