| 词汇 | call |
| 释义 | call verb uk /kɔːl/ us /kɑːl/ callverb (NAME)B1[ T+ obj + noun ] 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 someone names C2 If a person, especially a child, calls someone names, they address 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。 Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet because of its distinctive colour.因为颜色特别，火星有时也被称为“红色行星”。 I think he was called Blake, if I remember correctly. What have they decided to call their new baby? He was very rude to your father - he called him an old fool. Names and titles A.N. Other age aka alias appellation first name forename form of address given name good name pen name pet name place name pseudonym pseudonymity trademark unchristened under the name ofidiom unidentified unnamed callverb (PHONE)A2[ I or T ] 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 collectUS( also 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 She got his phone number from another inmate and called collect. 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.可能最好还是在你走之前给他们打个电话。 I tried calling you but the line was busy.我试过给你打电话，可是电话占线。 You could always call Susie and see if she might babysit. Communications - by telephone 0800 number 3G 4G 5G access code aeroplane mode airplane mode buzz caller ID Freephone ISDN nomophobia patch someone through phone in phone mast pick reverse speakerphone telephone unlisted You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Communicating & keeping in touch callverb (CONSIDER)[ T+ obj + noun ] 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 something 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。 How can you call those people your friends? Some people call English a mongrel language because it has a mixture of Germanic and French words. It's a suburb of Manchester - I wouldn't really call it Manchester. He's quite attractive but not what I'd call gorgeous.他相当有魅力，但称不上我心目中的美男子。 He had a few tufts of hair on his chin, but you could hardly call it a beard. Guessing, supposing and suspecting approximate as muchidiom conjecture consider deem draw fall guess jump jump to conclusionsidiom mark mark someone down as something misjudge misjudgment pluck presuppose supposably surmise think of something unguessable callverb (SHOUT/CRY)B1[ I or T ] 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 Did you call?是你在叫吗？ Do I hear someone calling for you? [ + speech ]"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。 to shout shoutThere's no need to shout, I can hear you just fine. yell"What are you doing?" he yelled. bellow"Listen to me!" he bellowed. hollerUSShe came running inside, hollering about being chased by a bear. call"I'm up here," he called. call for order(alsocall someone/something 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。 [ T ] in some sports, to say what the next play will be: The coach calls the plays from the sideline. The catcher calls pitches by signalling with his fingers. The setter usually calls the serve receive ball with a signal, then makes other calls verbally. [ T ]US to describe a sports game as it is happening, especially on radio or television: He called the game for ABC. Vin Scully called Dodgers games for 67 years, on both radio and TV. See also commentate 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. Shouting & screaming barracking bawl bellow burst burst out call (something) out clamour cry cry out ejaculate give someone a shoutidiom holler howl lung shout shouty squawk the hairdryer treatment thunder whoop You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: American football Broadcasting in general callverb (ASK TO COME)C1[ I or T ] to ask someone to come to you: 叫来;召，召唤 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。 to ask someone to come to you callThe children called for him at night. call outPlease avoid calling out the doctor unless it is an emergency. send forSomeone has already sent for a doctor. summonI was summoned to the headmaster's office. summonsIf you are summonsed and do not attend court, you may be found guilty of contempt of court. hailShe walked to the corner and hailed a cab. 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. Inviting & summoning ask ask someone in ask someone out call (something) out call someone in call someone over convene friend invite invite someone in invite someone over invitee plus one recall resummon shout shout on someone summons uncalled uninvited callverb (VISIT)[ I ] 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。 Visiting attraction beard the lion (in his/her den)idiom been call (in) on someone call by drop exchange happen happen along/by (somewhere) haunt have access to someone/something homestay pay regular round state visit stay stomping ground stop by (somewhere) stop in callverb (DECIDE ON)C1[ T ] 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。 See also call a halt to something [ T ] If a sports official calls something, they make a decision about an action by a player or about a shot(= a kick, hit, or throw of the ball): [ + obj + adv ]The line judge called the ball out. The umpire called the delivery a wide. Baseball umpires call balls and strikes. Managing and organizing admin administer administration anti-bureaucracy bronze command flabbily get up get your act togetheridiom gold command have/get your shit togetheridiom mobilize mount party planner party planning project-manage rationalization rationalize recentralization vice-presidential wieldy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Refereeing & judging in sport See alsocall in sick Idiomscall someone's bluff call your shot call a spade a spade call into question call it a day call it a night call it quits call the shots something is calling you Phrasal verbscall back call someone back call by call for someone call for something call forth something call someone in call something in call someone/something off call something off call (in) on someone call on someone call on something call (something) out call someone out call someone over call someone up call something up call noun uk /kɔːl/ us /kɑːl/ callnoun (PHONE)A2[ C ] the act of using the phone: 通话;打电话 give someone a callGive me a call when you get back from your holiday. make a call I've just got a couple of calls to make.我正要打几个电话。 get a callI got a call from an old college friend last night.昨晚我接到了一位大学老友的电话。 If there are any calls for me, could you write them down next to the phone?如果有我的电话，你能在电话边记一下吗？ return someone's callThat decorator you called about painting the house - did he ever return your call?为粉刷房子的事你打电话找的那个油漆工——他给你回过电话了吗？ The radio station received a lot of calls complaining about the show's bad language.广播电台接到很多电话，投诉那个节目用语污秽。 Before six o'clock, calls are charged at peak rate.6点之前，拨打电话按高峰费率收费。 Will you excuse me? I've got to make a phone call. The phone company were unable to trace the call. Please confine your use of the phone to business calls.请注意电话仅限于办公用途。 He told my boss that I'd been making long-distance calls at work! We had to make five calls to technical support just to get the new computer working. Communications - by telephone 0800 number 3G 4G 5G access code aeroplane mode airplane mode buzz caller ID Freephone ISDN nomophobia patch someone through phone in phone mast pick reverse speakerphone telephone unlisted callnoun (ANIMAL)B1[ C ] the sound an animal makes or the sound of someone shouting something: 叫声;呼喊，呼叫;（动物的）鸣叫声 give someone a callI'll be in the next room, so give me a call if you need any help.我会在隔壁房间，需要帮助就叫我。 The whale has a very distinctive call.鲸的叫声很特别。 call for help She could hear calls for help from inside the burning building.她能听到从燃烧的大楼里传出的呼救声。 I thought I heard a call from the bedroom. the wolf's call the call of the brown owl Could you give me a call when he arrives? Was that a call for help? Shouting & screaming barracking bawl bellow burst burst out call (something) out clamour cry cry out ejaculate give someone a shoutidiom holler howl lung shout shouty squawk the hairdryer treatment thunder whoop callnoun (DEMAND)[ U ] the fact of people wanting or needing a particular thing: 需求，需要 There's not much call for fur coats these days.现在人们对毛皮大衣的需求量不大。 formalI certainly don't think there's any call for that sort of language, young lady!我的确认为没有必要说那样的话，小姐！ C1[ C ] a demand for something to happen: 呼吁，号召;要求 Management have so far ignored the union's calls for stricter safety regulations.迄今为止管理层一直无视工会对加强安全规章的呼吁。 the act of asking for something requestHer request for information was denied. applicationHis application for bail was granted. appealThe leader made an appeal for unity. callWith calls for action mounting, policymakers are beginning to pay attention. demandWe will never give in to terrorists’ demands. Feelings of desire appetite caprice carnality carnally compulsion desperation entitled hankering hunger impulse impulse buy itchy need temptation thirst urge vaulting wanderlust whim yen You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making appeals & requests callnoun (VISIT)C1[ C ] a short visit, especially an official one made by someone whose job is connected with health: （尤指正式的）短暂拜访;（通常指医疗从业者的）出诊 on a callDoctor Seward is out on a call this morning.苏厄德医生今天上午出诊去了。 pay a call onold-fashionedI thought I'd pay a call on (= visit) an old friend of mine this weekend.我想这个周末去拜访一位老朋友。 make a call The nurse has got a few calls to make this afternoon.护士今天下午有几次出诊。 Visiting attraction beard the lion (in his/her den)idiom been call (in) on someone call by drop exchange happen happen along/by (somewhere) haunt have access to someone/something homestay pay regular round state visit stay stomping ground stop by (somewhere) stop in You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally callnoun (DECISION)[ C ]informal a decision: 裁决;裁定;判定;决定 make a call We can't let this situation continue for much longer - someone is going to have to make a call about what happens next. good callThe decision to extend Army tours from one year to 15 months was a good call. tough callIt was a tough call, but eventually I decided to give up my job.尽管做这个决定很难，但我最终还是打算辞职。 More investment? That's got to be your call - you're the one that's paying!增加投资？这该由你来决定——毕竟你是付款人。 [ C ] a decision by a sports official about an action by a player or a shot(= a throw, hit, or kick of the ball): At the start of the second set, he challenged a questionable line call. The ref made a number of controversial calls. Decisions and deciding ascription be make or break for someone/somethingidiom be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom choose clinch conclusion finalize fish or cut baitidiom flip flip a coinidiom get something into your headidiom judge see fitidiom sleep spin split decision swing swing the balanceidiom take it into your head to do somethingidiom take the plungeidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Refereeing & judging in sport GrammarThing and stuff We use the general noun thing more commonly in speaking than in writing. … Thing We use the general noun thing more commonly in speaking than in writing. … Stuff Stuff is one of the most common nouns in speaking. It is more informal than thing. It is not at all common in writing. … Idiomscall of nature a close call good call on call call | American Dictionarycall verb us/kɔl/ callverb (NAME)[ T ] to give someone or something a name, or to know or address someone by a particular name: They can’t decide whether to call their new baby Carol or Alice. His name is Anthony, but everyone calls him Tony. call someone names To call someone names is to use rude or insulting words to describe someone: Politicians waste a lot of time calling each other names and criticizing each other. callverb (TELEPHONE)[ I/T ] to telephone someone: [ I ]I called last night and left a message. [ T ]Jenny called me and invited us over for the weekend. call someone collect If you call someone collect, you telephone someone who agrees to pay for the cost of talking to you callverb (SAY)[ I/T ] to say something in a loud voice, esp. in order to get someone’s attention: [ T ]“Answer ‘Here!’ when I call your name,” the teacher said. call the roll If you call the roll you read aloud the names of all the people on a list to make certain that each person is present: The teacher calls the roll at the beginning of each day. callverb (ASK TO COME)[ I/T ] to ask someone to come to you: [ I ]I ran to Jonathan as soon as I heard him call. [ T ]You’d better call an ambulance. [ M ]Susan, would you call in the next patient, please? callverb (CONSIDER)[ T ] to consider someone or something to be something: I wouldn’t call him a friend – he’s just someone I met. The umpire called him safe on a close play. callverb (ASK FOR)[ T ] to ask for or demand something, or to decide officially to have a particular event: The mayor called a meeting of local organizations to discuss budget priorities. Idiomscall a halt to something call it a day call it quits call the shots Phrasal verbscall back (someone) call for someone call for something call forth something call in call in someone call off something call on someone call on someone call out (something) call out something call up (someone) call up someone call noun us/kɔl/ callnoun (BEING ASKED TO COME)[ C ] a visit that someone makes, esp. as part of a job: The locksmith is out on a call right now. on call People who work in medicine and other important activities are said to be on call when they are available to make visits or to speak to someone on the telephone at any time: Dr. Menendez is on call for the next 24 hours. callnoun (DECISION)[ C ] a decision: I really don’t know what to do – it’s your call. callnoun (CAUSE)[ C/U ] a reason or cause: [ U ]There’s no call for you to get so angry – I was just kidding. callnoun (SOUNDS)[ C ] a loud sound made by a person or animal: Where we camp, near the river, you can hear the call of the wolf almost every night. [ C ] the characteristic cry of a bird: Students tried to imitate the calls of their favorite birds. call | Business Englishcall verb uk /kɔːl/us [ I or T ] COMMUNICATIONS to phone someone: I'll tell Mr Baker you called. Would you like me to pass on any message? Please call us as soon as possible so that we can resolve this issue. call collectUS(alsoreverse (the) charges) COMMUNICATIONS to make a phone call that is paid for by the person who receives it: To call collect from overseas, you need to reach an international operator. [ T ] to ask or demand that a particular action should be taken or that a particular event should happen: call an election/meeting/strikeAn emergency meeting of the board was called for the next day. call for order(alsocall sb/sth to order) MEETINGS, LAW to ask people in a meeting or law court to be quiet so that the meeting or legal action can continue: The senator called the Judiciary Committee meeting to order. A deputy called for order in the courtroom. [ T ] FINANCE (alsocall sth in) to say officially that borrowed money must be paid back: call (in) a debt/loanThe contract gives the lender the right to call a loan if the borrower sells the property. call (in) a bond FINANCE to pay back money to a person or organization holding a bond before the date when the bond matures(= when it would normally be paid back): When interest rates plunge, a company may decide to call a bond. [ T ] to ask someone to come to a place: call sb in/into/overHe was called into a manager's office and told that, after 26 years of service, he was no longer needed. She called me over and asked if I was interested in applying for the job. [ I ] to visit a person or place for a short time: A salesman called at my home. [ T ]informal to say that a particular event or action will happen in the future: He claims to have called the downturn in the economy nearly four years ago. [ T ] LAW to make someone say what they know about a situation, in a court of law or to a government official or group: The committee can call witnesses and compel them to answer questions. Phrasal verbscall back call (sb) back call sth back call for sth call in call sb in call sth in call sth off call on/upon sb call on/upon sth call (sb) up call sth up call noun uk /kɔːl/us [ C ] COMMUNICATIONS an act of communicating with someone by phone: a phone/telephone callI'm expecting a phone call from him this morning. a local/international/long-distance callThe company is dropping international call charges to over 20 countries. make/place a callWe're not allowed to make private calls at work. get/receive/take a callThank you for taking my call. return sb's callHe was busy when I contacted him and he didn't return my calls. See also cold-call conference call courtesy call toll call [ C ] a short visit, especially one for a particular or official purpose: a customer/sales call pay a call on sbWhile I was in the area, I took the opportunity of paying a call on one of my clients. See also courtesy call [ C ] a demand for something to happen: a call for sthYesterday there were renewed calls for a change in the law. [ C or U ] a situation in which people or businesses want or need a particular thing: a call for/on sthEnergy efficiency and conservation could lead to a reduced call for exports. no call for sthThere is no call for such luxuries in the present economic climate. He was finding that there were a numbers of calls on his time in his new role. [ C ] STOCK MARKET a demand made by a company to shareholders for payment of money they owe for shares for which they have paid only part of the price: Shareholders received notice of a call of 40 cents per share on all partly paid-up shares. FINANCE a demand for money that is owed to be paid back: Your loan may contain a call provision if you fall behind on your payments. See also cash call margin call [ C ] FINANCE call option at/on call FINANCE, STOCK MARKET used to describe a loan that must be paid back immediately upon the request of the financial organization lending the money: Many banks have money market loans at call with discount houses. BANKING used to describe a bank account from which you can take money out when you ask for it: All our accounts are at-call accounts that require no minimum deposit or balance. on call HR available to work when needed: He is on call round-the-clock two weeks each month. Examples of callcall A policy specifies what system calls are permitted, and the ways they can be used. Either way, spiral stairs lead to a common landing, called the parlour in plans. No call to care, finally, could be too mundane; what could be more ordinary than peeling an egg? He attempted to create architecture directly out of what he called 'nature's organic structural thoughts'. The main category is called organic and inorganic dust. The mapping between surface and lexical levels is reduced to a single function call and two simple conversions from text to binary, and vice versa. A random sample of patients with none of the above three co-morbid conditions (hereafter called the general group) was selected for comparison. His final curtain call was the tumble he took off his toilet, naked and with the hypodermic needle still stuck in his arm. Extremists of this view, called 'instrumentalists', believe that all or most knowledge productivity will increase provided the right information systems are implemented. In particular, we must address the situation where we recursively call a tabled subgoal before we have fully tabled all its answers. The approach is a consequence of a new sequential tabling scheme based on dynamic reordering of alternatives with variant calls. The start-up code calls the first function and then enters an infinite loop. If the second field is an index, then the relation is called an index map. Examination of these themes calls for considerable basic information about inter-war suburbs and how they were created. It may be called the structural orientation of the proof-structure. See all examples of call These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withcallcallThese are words often used in combination with call. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. bugle call I felt that our country was awaiting a buglecall to saving the nation action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 call forwarding Callforwarding is disabled by dialing 73. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. high-pitched call They emit a distinctive, high-pitched call somewhat like a squeak or the chirp of a bird, possibly expressing a territorial message. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with call |
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