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Daily Life - You’re Grounded!
Who has never broken curfew or received bad marks in school?
Sometimes when children break the rules they invoke¹ the rage of
theirparents,whichalwaysleadstothosehorribletwowords: You’re
Grounded!

1 invoke   

v.求助于(神、法律)；恳求，乞求

参考例句：

• Let us invoke the blessings of peace.让我们祈求和平之福。
• I hope I'll never have to invoke this clause and lodge a claim with you.我希望我永远不会使用这个条款向你们索赔。