"arouse pity" "raise a smile" "evoke sympathy"
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
"elicit a solution"
The police elicited a confession from him.
警察誘他招了供。
The comedian's joke elicited applause and laughter from the audience.
那位滑稽演員的笑話博得觀眾的掌聲和笑聲。
Having elicited sparks from two flints he lighted a large fire.
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美國韋氏詞典
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