• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 柯林斯词典释义
例句
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • VERB
    引起;引出
    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。