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*call²
n
1 [C] a conversation on the telephone, or an attempt to talk to someone by telephone 〔一次〕电话; 通话:
She's expecting a call from the office soon. 她期望办公室快来电话。
get a call I got a call from Teresa yesterday; she's fine. 我昨天接到特里萨的电话; 她挺好的。
give sb a call Just give me a call from the airport when you arrive. 你到机场时打个电话给我。
make a call Sorry, I have to make a telephone call. 抱歉，我必须打个电话。
return sb's call (=telephone someone back) 回电话给某人: Ask him to return my call when he comes home. 请他到家时给我回电话。
2 be on call ready to go to work if you are needed 随时待命，随叫随到:
Heart surgeons are on call 24 hours a day. 心脏外科医生一天 24 小时待命。
3 [C] a shout or cry 呼喊声; 叫声:
a call for help 呼救的声音
4 no call for/no call to do sth spoken used to tell someone that their behaviour is wrong or that something is unnecessary 【口】 不需要/不需要做某事〔表示不赞成〕:
She had no call to talk to you like that. 她没必要那样对你说话。
5 [C] a short visit 〔短时间的〕拜访:
pay a call on sb Should we pay a call on Nadia while we're in Paris? 我们在巴黎期间要不要拜访一下纳迪娅？
6 [C] when people say publicly that they want something to happen 要求，呼吁，号召:
+ for the call for a new constitution for Britain 要求英国制定新宪法
7 [C] the sound an animal or bird makes 〔动物或鸟的〕叫声:
the mating call of the bald eagle 秃鹰求偶的叫声
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