law an official demand to appear in a law court(法庭的)传唤,传讯,传票
He was given/served with a summons to appear in court.他被传唤出庭。
Mr Clarke's insurance company had issued a summons for unpaid mortgage repayments.克拉克先生的保险公司已就未偿还的按揭贷款提起诉讼。
formal an order to come and see someone命令;召唤
They sat there as if they were waiting for some sort of summons.他们坐在那里,仿佛是在等待召唤。