conjure
conjure — 動詞
- conjurepresent simple I / you / we / they
- conjureshe / she / it
- conjuredpast simple
- conjuring-ing form
1. to cause something to appear or happen suddenly, as if done by a stage magician'
變出；變魔術
用魔術或看似魔術的手法使某物突然出現
to cause something to appear or happen suddenly, as if done by a stage magician's trick rather than by normal physical means
The magician conjured a white dove from an empty silk handkerchief.
魔術師從一條空絲巾中變出了一隻白鴿。
conjure + noun from + noun (physical object)
Pim watched as the old woman conjured hot soup and bread from her tiny cupboard.
Pim 看著老婦人從她的小櫥櫃裡變出了熱湯和麵包。
Sora can conjure a coin between his fingers so quickly that no one sees how.
Sora 能在指間變出一枚硬幣，速度快到沒有人看清是怎麼做到的。
conjure + noun + adverb phrase
The street performer conjured a full bouquet of flowers out of thin air.
那位街頭藝人憑空變出了一整束花。
conjure something out of thin air (idiomatic pattern)
- conjure a rabbit/dove/coin
- conjure from/out of
- conjure from thin air
- conjure with a wave of the hand
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
conjure up
phrasal verbto make something appear suddenly, as if by a magician's trick
變出；變魔術般弄出
The chef managed to conjure up a delicious three-course meal from a few basic ingredients.
Cyrus conjured up a handful of coloured ribbons from thin air, delighting the children at the party.
conjure up
phrasal verbto bring a memory, image, or feeling into someone's mind
使人想起；喚起
The old black-and-white photographs conjured up happy memories of her childhood summers by the sea.
Tamás finds that the smell of cinnamon always conjures up a warm feeling of holiday mornings.
conjure from
phrasal verbTo create or produce something as if by magic, using available materials or ideas.
從…變出
The chef conjured a delicious meal from leftover vegetables.
Can you conjure a solution from these limited resources?
conjure out of
phrasal verbTo create something seemingly from nothing, or to produce something unexpectedly.
從…變出
The magician conjured a rabbit out of an empty hat.
She conjured a beautiful painting out of a few simple colors.
A person or thing that is very famous and admired in a specific area.
響噹噹的名字
Einstein is still a name to conjure with in physics.
In the art world, Frida Kahlo is a name to conjure with.