/'kʌndʒə(r); `kʌndʒɚ/
v
1 [I] do clever tricks which seem magical, esp with quick movements of the hands 变戏法, 变魔术（尤指手法手法敏捷的）
*learn how to conjure 学变戏法.
2 (idm 习语) a name to conjure with => name.
3 (phr v) conjure sth up
(a) make sth appear as a picture in the mind 使某事物浮现于脑际
*a tune which conjures up pleasant memories 唤起美好回忆的曲调.
(b) ask (a spirit) to appear (esp by using a magic ceremony) 祈求（鬼魂）显灵（尤指使用巫术的）
*conjure up the spirits of the dead 念咒召死者的魂灵. conjure sth up; conjure sth (up) from/out of sth make sth appear suddenly or unexpectedly, as if by magic （如变戏法般）使某事物突然地或意外地出现
*I had lost my pen, but she conjured up another one for me from somewhere. 我把钢笔弄丢了, 可是她像变戏法似的不知从什么地方又给我弄来一枝.
* conjuring a delicious meal out of a few unpromising ingredients 用一些毫不出奇的材料做出了一顿美餐.

/kən'dʒʊə(r); kən`dʒur/
v [Tn, Dn.t] (fml 文) appeal solemnly to (sb) 祈求, 恳求（某人）
*Be on your guard, I conjure you. 千万要警惕呀, 我恳求你.
* I conjure you most earnestly to reconsider your position.我最诚恳地请求你重新考虑一下你的立场.

v
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: conjurer, from Latin, from com- ( COM-) + jurare 'to swear']
[I and T]
to perform clever tricks in which you seem to make things appear, disappear, or change by magic
　The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
[T]
to make something appear or happen in a way which is not expected
　He has conjured victories from worse situations than this.
a name to conjure with
the name of a very important person
conjure up [conjure sth⇔up] phr v
to bring a thought, picture, idea, or memory to someone's mind
conjure up images/pictures/thoughts etc (of sth)
　Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless salads.
to make something appear when it is not expected, as if by magic
　Somehow we have to conjure up another $10,000.
to make the soul of a dead person appear by saying special magic words