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v (fml 文) 1 [Tn] use (sth) as a reason for one's action 援用（某事物）为行动依据或理由: The government has invoked the Official Secrets Act in having the book banned. 政府援引国家机密保密法以禁该书. 2 [Tn] (a) call upon (God, the power of the law, etc) for help or protection 祈求（上帝）的保佑; 求助於（法律的力量等）. (b) summon (sth) up (as if) by magic （似）用法术召唤（某事物）: invoke evil spirits 用法术召来恶鬼. 3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (on/upon sb/sth) beg for sth (as if) by praying （似）以祷告祈求某事物: invoke help, assistance, etc in a desperate situation 在走投无路时祈祷求救、 求助等 * invoke vengeance (up)on one's enemies 求神降祸给敌人.

invigoration, invincibility, invincible, invincibly, inviolability, inviolable, inviolably, inviolate, invisibility, invisible, invisible ink, invisible mending, invisibly, invitation, invite, invite sb. to (sth.,a place), inviting, invitingly, invocation, invoice, involuntarily, involuntariness, involuntary, involute, involuted, involution, involve, involved, involvement, involvement in, invulnerability, invulnerable, inward, inward (also inwards), inward(s), inwardly, inwardness, inwards, iodine, iodize, iodise,