summons | BrE ˈsʌm(ə)nz, AmE ˈsəmənz | A. noun ① Law 传票 chuánpiào ▸ a summons for sth 因某事收到的传票 ▸ to serve a summons on sb 发出传票 ② (order) 召见令 zhàojiànlìng ▸ a summons to do or for sth; 做某事的命令 B. transitive verb 传…出庭 chuán… chūtíng ▸ he was summonsed to attend court 他被传唤出庭 |