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...諾里斯先生說(shuō)希望他的請(qǐng)求能夠引起積極反響。The crime elicited an outcry against illicit drugs.那起罪行引發(fā)了打擊違禁藥品的呼聲。
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.幾個(gè)電話(huà)都沒(méi)有打聽(tīng)到進(jìn)一步的消息。