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  1. elicit

    • IPA[ɪˈlɪsɪt]

    英式

    • v.
      evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone;draw forth (something that is latent or potential) into existence
    • verb: elicit, 3rd person present: elicits, gerund or present participle: eliciting, past tense: elicited, past participle: elicited

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    動詞

    • 1. evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone I tried to elicit a smile from Joanna the work elicited enormous public interest
    • draw forth (something that is latent or potential) into existence a corrupt heart elicits in an hour all that is bad in us
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    • IPA[əˈlisət]

    美式

    • v.
      evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own ... they invariably elicit exclamations of approval from guests

    Oxford American Dictionary