If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something which makes other people respond or react.
例句
Mr Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response...诺里斯先生说希望他的请求能够引起积极反响。The crime elicited an outcry against illicit drugs.那起罪行引发了打击违禁药品的呼声。
VERB
探出;套出
If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions.
例句
Phone calls elicited no further information.几个电话都没有打听到进一步的消息。