"summon up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鼓起（勇氣、力量）- 喚起（記憶、感情）

Definition

從內心鼓起某種東西，例如勇氣、力量，或喚起記憶。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用來指鼓起勇氣、力量或喚起記憶等抽象事物，不用於具體物品。常見短語有“summon up courage”、“summon up strength”。與“muster”、“gather”意思接近。不要與“summon”（召喚某人）混淆。

Examples

I had to summon up all my courage to speak in public.

我不得不**鼓起**全部勇氣在公開場合發言。

She tried to summon up the energy to finish her work.

她努力**鼓起**精力完成工作。

Can you summon up any happy memories from childhood?

你能**喚起**一些童年的快樂回憶嗎？

It was hard to summon up the motivation to exercise after a long day.

漫長一天後，很難**鼓起**動力去運動。

Sometimes you have to summon up strength you didn't know you had.

有時候，你不得不**鼓起**自己都沒意識到的力量。

He managed to summon up a smile, even though he was tired.

他雖然很累，但還是**擠出**了一個微笑。