summoning

/ˈsʌm.ən/

动词

命令…到（某地）；传唤；召唤；召集
We were summoned to the headmaster's office.
我们被叫去了校长办公室。
（尤指努力地）鼓起（勇气），积聚（力气）
It took me six months to summon (up) the courage to ask him out for a drink.
我花了6个月时间才鼓起勇气约他出去喝一杯。