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*call¹ /kɔl; kɔːl/
v
1 be called to have a particular name 名叫，叫作:
What was that movie called again? 再说一遍，那部电影叫什么？
2 [T] to give someone a name 给〔某人〕取名为…:
They finally decided to call the baby Joel. 他们最后决定给宝宝取名为乔尔。
3 [T] to describe someone or something in a particular way, or to say that they have a particular quality 把…说成…; 把…称为:
News reports have called it the worst disaster of this century. 新闻报道称之为本世纪最严重的灾难。
4 [I,T] to telephone someone （给某人）打电话:
I called about six o'clock but no one was home. 我在六点左右打电话，但家里没人。
He said he'd call me tomorrow. 他说明天会打电话给我。
5 [T] to ask or order someone to come to you 召唤〔某人〕; 传唤〔某人〕:
I can hear Mom calling me. I'd better go. 我能听见妈妈在叫我。我还是走吧。
The headmaster called me into his office. 校长叫我到他的办公室去。
6 [T] to arrange for something to happen 安排举行〔某事物〕:
call a meeting/strike/election etc A meeting was called for 3 pm Wednesday. 会议于星期三下午三点召开。
7 also 又作 call out [I,T] to say or shout something because you want someone to hear you 高声说出; 大声叫喊:
"I'm coming!" Paula called down the stairs. “我就来！”葆拉朝楼下喊道。
A little voice called out my name. 一个微弱的声音在叫我的名字。
8 also 又作 call by [I] BrE to visit somewhere for a short time to see someone 【英】 〔短时间〕拜访某人:
Your friend Alex called earlier. 你的朋友亚历克斯较早时候来过。
9 if a train, bus etc calls at a place, it stops there to let passengers get on or off 〔火车、公共汽车等〕停靠，停留
10 call it a day informal to stop working, usually because you are tired 【非正式】 今天（的工作）就到此为止:
Come on, guys, let's call it a day. 好啦，伙计们，今天就做到这里吧。
11 call the shots if someone calls the shots, that person makes the important decisions about what should be done 作出重要决定〔该做什么〕; 发号施令
call back1 [I,T call sb back] to telephone someone again, or to telephone someone who tried to telephone you earlier 再打电话〔给某人〕; 回电话〔给某人〕:
Okay, I'll call back around three. 好吧，三点左右我再打电话来。
Ms. Brinston is on another line. Can she call you back later? 布林斯顿女士正在和别人通话。她过一会儿给你回电话，好吗？
2 [I] BrE to return to a house or shop that you went to earlier for a short time 【英】 再次造访:
I'll call back tonight with my car to pick it up. 今天晚上我会再开车来拿。
call for
1 [T call for sth] to demand or need something 要求; 需要〔某事物〕:
Congressmen are calling for an investigation into the scandal. 议员们正要求调查这桩丑闻。
2 [T call for sb] BrE to go to someone's home before you go somewhere together 【英】 接〔某人〕:
I'll call for you at about eight. 我八点钟左右来接你。
call in
1 [T call sb ↔ in] to ask someone to come and help you with a difficult situation 请…来〔帮助〕:
Police have been called in to help with the hunt for the missing child. 已经请了警察去帮助找寻失踪的孩子。
2 [I] to telephone the place where you work, especially to report something 〔尤指为报告某事向工作单位〕打电话汇报
3 [I] BrE to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else 【英】 〔顺路〕拜访:
Nick often calls in on his way home from work. 尼克经常在下班回家时顺路来看我。
call sth ↔ off
to decide that a planned event will not happen 取消〔某事〕:
The game was called off due to bad weather. 由于天气不好，比赛取消了。
call on sb/sth
1 also 又作 call upon to formally ask someone to do something 〔正式地〕要求〔某人做某事〕:
The UN has called on both sides to start peace talks. 联合国已要求双方开始和平谈判。
2 to visit someone for a short time 〔短时间〕拜访〔某人〕:
a salesman calling on customers 一个走访客户的推销员
call out
1 [I,T call sth ↔ out] to say something loudly 高声说出; 大声叫喊:
"Hey!" she called out to him. “嗨！”她朝他叫喊道。
2 [T call sb/sth ↔ out] to ask someone to come and deal with something 使…出动; 请，叫〔某人来帮忙〕:
"Where's Dr. Cook?" "She's been called out." “库克医生在哪里？”“她被叫去出诊了。”
call up
1 [I,T call sb ↔ up] especially AmE to telephone someone 【尤美】 （给某人）打电话:
Why don't you call Suzie up and see if she wants to come over? 你为什么不打电话给苏齐，看看她是否想过来？
2 [T call sth ↔ up] to make information appear on a computer screen 使〔信息〕显现在电脑屏幕上
3 [T call sb ↔ up] BrE to officially order someone to join the army, navy, or AIR FORCE 【英】 征召…入伍; DRAFT AmE 【美】
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