conjure

/ˈkʌndʒə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːndʒər/ (ame, ipa) · /transitive sense 2 & intransitive senses ˈkän-jər also ˈkən- transitive sense 1 kən-ˈju̇r/ (ame, mw)

conjure — verb

1. to cause something to appear or happen suddenly, as if done by a stage magician'

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to cause something to appear or happen suddenly, as if done by a stage magician's trick rather than by normal physical means

例句

The magician conjured a white dove from an empty silk handkerchief.

conjure + noun from + noun (physical object)

Pim watched as the old woman conjured hot soup and bread from her tiny cupboard.

同義詞
  • summon

    more formal and associated with calling spirits or people, whereas conjure suggests a magician's trick

  • produce

    neutral and factual, without the magical or surprising implication of conjure

反義詞
  • banish

    to send something away rather than make it appear

  • disappear

    to vanish or cause to vanish, the opposite of making appear

文法句型

conjure + noun

conjure something from/out of something

conjure (no object)

用法筆記

Often used with up as a phrasal verb (conjure up), particularly for the metaphorical sense of evoking memories or images. The direct object in the literal sense is typically a small physical item such as a coin, dove, or flower.

常見錯誤

❌The wizard conjured a storm using his wand.
✅The wizard summoned a storm using his wand.
💡'Conjure' is mainly used for small stage-magic objects, not large-scale weather events; use 'summon' or 'call' for that context.
❌She conjured up about moving to a new city.
✅She thought about moving to a new city.
💡'Conjure up' means to make something appear or bring a memory to mind; it does not mean 'think about' or 'consider'.