call
柯林斯词典
- NAMING
1. V-T If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title. 称呼
I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason. 出于某种原因,我总想叫那条狗穆夫蒂。
"Doctor..."—"Will you please call me Sarah?"
“…医生” — “请叫我萨拉好吗?”
2. V-T If you call someone or something a particular thing, you suggest they are that thing or describe them as that thing. 把…描述为; 把…说成
The speech was interrupted by members of the Republican Party, who called him a traitor. 演讲被称他为叛徒的共和党成员们打断了。
She calls me lazy and selfish. 她说我又懒又自私。
3. →see also so-called
4. to call something your own→see own
5. to call it quits→see quit
V-T
1. V-T If you call something, you say it in a loud voice, because you are trying to attract someone's attention. 喊
He could hear the others downstairs calling his name. 他能听到其他人在楼下喊他的名字。
2. PHRASAL VERB Call out means the same as call. 喊
The butcher's son called out a greeting. 那屠夫的儿子声音洪亮地招呼了一声。
3. V-T If you call someone, you ask them to come to you by shouting to them. 喊某人过来
She called her young son: "Here, Stephen, come and look at this!"
她喊她的小儿子过来,“这儿,斯蒂芬,来看这个!”
4. V-T If you call someone such as a doctor or the police, you ask them to come to you, usually by telephoning them. (打电话) 叫…来
He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance. 他尖叫着,要妻子叫辆救护车来。
5. V-T If someone in authority calls something such as a meeting, rehearsal, or election, they arrange for it to take place at a particular time. 安排召开; 安排举行
We're going to call a meeting and discuss how we can work with other groups. 我们打算开个会,讨论如何与其他团队协作。
6. V-T If someone is called before a court or committee, they are ordered to appear there, usually to give evidence. 传讯; 传唤[usu passive]
The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence. 那个小孩等了2个小时才被传唤去做证。
7. V-T To call a game or sporting event means to cancel it, for example because of rain or bad light. 取消[美国英语]
We called the next game. 我们取消了下一场比赛。
8. N-COUNT If there is a call for something, someone demands that it should happen. 要求
There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement. 有人要求采用新型的安保措施。
9. N-COUNT The call of a particular bird or animal is the characteristic sound that it makes. (鸟、兽的) 叫声
...a wide range of animal noises and bird calls. …动物和鸟的各种各样叫声。
10. N-UNCOUNT If there is little or no call for something, very few people want it to be done or provided. 要求; 需求
"Have you got just plain chocolate?"—"No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that."
“有纯巧克力吗?” — “没有,恐怕对这种巧克力的需求不多。”
11. N-SING The call of something such as a place is the way it attracts or interests you strongly. 吸引力; 魅力
But the call of the wild was simply too strong and so he set off once more. 但大自然的吸引力实在太大了,所以他又一次出发了。
12. PHRASE If someone is on call, they are ready to go to work at any time if they are needed, especially if there is an emergency. 随叫随到
In theory I'm on call day and night. 理论上,我不分昼夜随叫随到。
13. to call someone's bluff→see bluff
14. to call a halt→see halt
15. to call something into question→see question
16. to call the tune→see tune
PHRASE
1. V-T If you call someone, you telephone them. 给…打电话
Would you call me as soon as you find out? My number's in the phone book. 你一查清就给我打电话好吗?我的号码在电话簿里。
A friend of mine gave me this number to call. 我的一个朋友让我打这个号码。
2. V-I If you call somewhere, you make a short visit there. 短暂访问
A market researcher called at the house where my uncle was living. 一位市场调查员到过我叔叔的住处。
3. N-COUNT Call is also a noun. 短暂访问
He decided to pay a call on Tommy Cummings. 他决定去拜访汤米·卡明斯。
4. V-I When a train, bus, or ship calls somewhere, it stops there for a short time to allow people to get on or off. (火车、公共汽车或船只) 停靠
The steamer calls at several palm-fringed ports along the way. 汽船一路上停靠过好几个棕榈树掩映的港口。
5. N-COUNT When you make a telephone call, you telephone someone. 打电话
I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend. 我打电话到美国同一个朋友交谈。
I've had hundreds of calls from other victims. 我已经接到几百个其他受害者打来的电话。
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call /kɔːl/ (calling,called,calls)
DECLARING, ANNOUNCING, AND DEMANDING
call /kɔːl/ (calling,called,calls)
TELEPHONING AND VISITING
call /kɔːl/ (calling,called,calls)
剑桥词典
- Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet because of its distinctive colour .
- I think he was called Blake , if I remember correctly.
- He was most uncivil to your father - called him an old fool .
- What have they decided to call their new baby ?
- The meat produced from a pig is called pork , bacon , or ham .
- If I'm not home when you call, leave a message on the machine .
- I gave him my number and he promised to call me.
- Probably the best thing to do is to call them before you go.
- I tried calling you but the line was busy .
- You could always call Susie and see if she might babysit .
- Some people call English a mongrel language because it is a mixture of old German and French .
- How can you call those barbarians your friends ?
- It's a suburb of Manchester really - I wouldn't call it Manchester proper .
- He's quite attractive but not what I'd call gorgeous .
- He had a few tufts of hair on his chin , but you could hardly call it a beard .
- She sometimes calls out in her sleep .
- I thought I heard you call from upstairs .
- I called to her but she didn't hear me.
- "We're over here!" she called.
- I thought I heard someone call my name .
- I thought I heard my daughter calling for me.
- He was called to the phone .
- She called me over and showed me the report .
- You can't just call people across the office and expect them to come running !
- He called me into his office and asked me to explain my decision .
call verb (NAME)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 加宾语的动词后面接一个名词 ]to give someone or something a name , or to know or address someone by a particular name
给…取名,给…命名;称呼
They've called the twins Edward and Thomas. 他们给双胞胎取名为爱德华和托马斯。
What's that actor called that we saw in the film last night ? 我们昨晚在电影里看到的那个演员叫什么名字?
His real name is Jonathan, but they've always called him Johnny. 他的真名叫乔纳森,但他们总是叫他“约翰尼”。
What's her new novel called? 她的新小说叫什么名字?
I wish he wouldn't keep calling me "dear " - it's so patronizing ! 我希望他不要老是叫我“亲爱的”——太居高临下了!
call sb names
If a person , especially a child , calls someone names , he or she addresses that person with a name that is intended to be offensive .
(尤指小孩的行为)谩骂…,辱骂…
Tom's worried that if he wears glasses at school the other children will call him names . 汤姆担心如果他在学校戴眼镜会被其他孩子取笑。
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call verb (PHONE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to use a phone to talk to someone
打电话
He called (you) last night when you were out. 昨晚你不在时,他(给你)打过电话。
She called (me) this morning at the office and we had a brief chat . 今天早上她打电话到我的办公室,我们简短地闲聊了会儿。
I've been calling all morning but I can't get through. 我一早上都在打电话,可是没打通。
Do you think we should call the police ? 你觉得我们应该报警吗?
call collect US (US also and UK reverse (the) charges)
to make a phone call that is paid for by the person who receives it
打对方付费电话
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call verb (CONSIDER)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 加宾语的动词后面接一个名词 ]to consider someone or something to be
称…为;把…看作
He knows a lot of people , but only one or two that he'd call close friends . 他认识很多人,但他称之为亲密朋友的只有一两个。
One sandwich and a lettuce leaf - I don't call that a meal ! 一个三明治和一片生菜叶——我可不把那叫一顿饭!
I'm not calling you a liar - I'm just suggesting that you misunderstood the facts of the situation . 我没说你在撒谎——我只是提醒一下,你误解了实际情形。
call sth your own
to consider something as belonging to you
认为…是自己的
I don't aspire to anything very grand - I just want a place I can call my own. 我不奢望特别气派的东西——我只想拥有一个属于我自己的地方。
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call verb (SHOUT/CRY)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to say something in a loud voice , especially in order to attract someone's attention , or (of animals ) to make a loud , high sound , especially to another animal
叫,呼喊;呼叫;(动物)鸣叫
Someone in the crowd called (out) his name . 人群中有人大声叫(出)他的名字。
Did you call? 是你在叫吗?
[ 跟直接引语一起使用的动词 ] "Hey, you! Come over here!" she called. “嗨,你!到这儿来!”她叫道。
The blackbird called to its mate . 乌鸫呼唤它的配偶。
call for order (also call sth to order)
to ask people in a meeting to stop talking so that the meeting can continue
要求(会场)安静下来,要求别吵
She called for order /called the meeting to order . 她要求会场安静下来。
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call verb (ASK TO COME)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to ask someone to come to you
叫来;召,召唤
She called me over to where she was sitting . 她把我叫到了她坐着的地方。
I keep the bedroom door open in case the children call (for) me in the night . 我让卧室门开着,以防孩子们晚上叫我。
I was called to an emergency meeting this morning . 我今早被叫去参加一个紧急会议。
At school she was always being called into the headteacher's office . 在学校时,她总是被叫到校长办公室去。
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call verb (VISIT)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to visit someone, especially for a short time
(尤指短暂的)拜访,造访
The electrician must have called (round) this morning when we were out - there's a note on the door mat . 今天上午我们出去的时候电工一定来过了——门垫上留了张字条。
call verb (DECIDE ON)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to decide officially to have a particular event or take particular action
决定召开(或举行)
The managing director has called a meeting to discuss pay levels . 总经理决定召开会议商讨工资标准。
The papers are predicting that the prime minister will call an election in the spring . 报纸预言首相将宣布在春季举行大选。
It's reckoned that the unions will call a strike if management will not agree to their demands . 如果管理层不同意他们的要求,预计工会将发动罢工。
They had to call a halt to (= end) the match because of the heavy rain . 因为下大雨,他们不得不中止了比赛。
习语
call sb's bluffcall your shot
call a spade a spade
call into question
call it a day
call it quits
call the shots
sth is calling you
短语动词
call backcall sb back
call by
call for sb
call for sth
call forth sth
call sb in
call sth in
call sb/sth off
call sth off
更多短语动词
call (in) on sb
call on sb
call on sth
call (sth) out
call sb out
call sb up
call sth up 返回 call