invoke

1. V-T If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to. 求助於 (法律)

The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees. 法官援用了一項(xiàng)保護(hù)難民的國(guó)際法律。

2. V-T If you invoke something such as a principle, a saying, or a famous person, you refer to them in order to support your argument. 援引

...economists who invoke the principle of "consumer sovereignty" to support their arguments. …援引“消費(fèi)者主權(quán)”原則來(lái)支持自己論點(diǎn)的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家們。

3. V-T If something such as a piece of music invokes a feeling or an image, it causes someone to have the feeling or to see the image. Many people consider this use to be incorrect because is the correct word for this. 使人想起

"Appalachian Spring" by Aaron Copland invoked the atmosphere of the wide open spaces of the prairies. 艾倫·科普蘭的《阿帕拉契亞的春天》使人想起了那種遼濶草原的氛圍。