Translation

• to evoke
• to induce
• to call to mind
• to pick up with a hook

Examples

• 这些音乐勾起了我儿时的回忆。
  The music carried me back to my childhood.
• 那首歌总是勾起我中学时代的回忆。
  Every time I hear that song, I think of my high school days.
• 这首歌勾起了我童年的回忆。
  This song reminds me of my childhood.