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VERB
叫;稱呼;將…命名;給…起名字
If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title.
例句
I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason...
不知怎么的,我老想把這條狗喚作穆夫提。
'Doctor...' — 'Will you please call me Sarah?'...
“大夫…”——“就叫我薩拉好了。”
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VERB
把…說成;認(rèn)為…是;將…稱為
If you call someone or something a particular thing, you suggest they are that thing or describe them as that thing.
例句
The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor...
演說被保守黨人士打斷,他們稱他是叛徒。
I wouldn't call it a burden; I call it a responsibility...
我不覺得這是負(fù)擔(dān);我覺得它是一種責(zé)任。
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VERB
喊;叫；大聲說出
If you call something, you say it in a loud voice, because you are trying to attract someone's attention.
例句
He could hear the others downstairs in different parts of the house calling his name...
他聽到其他人從樓下不同地方喊他的名字。
'Boys!' she called again.
“小子們!”她又叫道。
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VERB
打電話給…;給…打電話
If you call someone, you telephone them.
例句
Would you call me as soon as you find out?...
你一弄清楚了就給我打電話好嗎?
A friend of mine gave me this number to call...
一個(gè)朋友要我打這個(gè)號(hào)碼。
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VERB
(通常指打電話)呼叫,叫,召喚
If you call someone such as a doctor or the police, you ask them to come to you, usually by telephoning them.
例句
He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance...
他尖叫著讓他老婆打電話叫救護(hù)車。
One night he was called to see a woman with tuberculosis.
一天夜里,有人打來電話,請(qǐng)他去給一位患肺結(jié)核的婦女看病。
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VERB
喊;呼喚
If you call someone, you ask them to come to you by shouting to them.
例句
She called her young son: 'Here, Stephen, come and look at this!'...
她喊她的小兒子:“喂,斯蒂芬,過來看看這個(gè)!”
He called me over the Tannoy.
他用天朗擴(kuò)音器喊我。
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N-COUNT
打電話
When you make a telephone call, you telephone someone.
例句
I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend...
我打電話給美國(guó)的一個(gè)朋友。
I've had hundreds of calls from other victims...
我已經(jīng)接到了其他受害人打來的上百個(gè)電話。
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VERB
召集(會(huì)議、排練等);宣布舉行(選舉等)
If someone in authority calls something such as a meeting, rehearsal, or election, they arrange for it to take place at a particular time.
例句
The Committee decided to call a meeting of the All India Congress...
委員會(huì)決定召開國(guó)大黨會(huì)議。
The RSC was calling a press conference to announce the theatre's closure...
皇家莎士比亞劇團(tuán)要召開新聞發(fā)布會(huì),宣布劇院關(guān)閉。
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VERB
傳喚(某人出庭等)
If someone is called before a court or committee, they are ordered to appear there, usually to give evidence.
例句
The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence...
小女孩等了兩個(gè)小時(shí)才被傳喚進(jìn)去作證。
I was called as an expert witness.
我作為專家證人被傳喚出庭。
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VERB
短暫停留;訪問;拜訪
If you call somewhere, you make a short visit there.
例句
A market researcher called at the house where he was living...
一位市場(chǎng)調(diào)查人員造訪了他的住處。
Andrew now came almost weekly to call.
現(xiàn)在安德魯幾乎每星期都來。
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VERB
(火車、公共汽車、船舶)?？?停留
When a train, bus, or ship calls somewhere, it stops there for a short time to allow people to get on or off.
例句
The steamer calls at several ports along the way.
一路上,汽船在好幾個(gè)港口?？?。
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VERB
取消(比賽等)
To call a game or sporting event means to cancel it, for example because of rain or bad light.
例句
The second game of the series had ended in a 3-3 tie after ten innings when the game was called on account of darkness...
系列賽第二場(chǎng)在十局過后,雙方戰(zhàn)成3比3平，此時(shí)由于天黑,比賽取消。
We called the next game.
我們?nèi)∠讼乱粓?chǎng)比賽。
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N-COUNT
號(hào)召;呼吁;號(hào)令
If there is a call for something, someone demands that it should happen.
例句
There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement...
不少人呼吁出臺(tái)新的安全措施。
Almost all workers heeded a call by the trade unions to stay at home for the duration of the strike.
工會(huì)號(hào)召工人在罷工期間呆在家里,幾乎所有工人都響應(yīng)了這一號(hào)召。
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N-UNCOUNT
需要;需求
If there is little or no call for something, very few people want it to be done or provided.
例句
'Have you got just plain chocolate?' — 'No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that.'
“你們有純巧克力嗎?”——“沒有,恐怕那東西沒幾個(gè)人要?！?/i>
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N-SING
吸引力;魅力
The call of something such as a place is the way it attracts or interests you strongly.
例句
You must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new.
新鮮事物的魅力一定讓你興奮不已。
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N-COUNT
(鳥、獸的)叫聲
The call of a particular bird or animal is the characteristic sound that it makes.
例句
...the plaintive call of a whale.
鯨的哀鳴
...a wide range of animal noises and bird calls.
各種各樣的鳥獸叫聲
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PHRASE
優(yōu)先購(gòu)買(或使用)權(quán)
If you have first call on something, you will be asked before anyone else whether you want to buy or use it.
例句
Why should they get first call on the best property?
憑什么最好的房產(chǎn)盡著他們先挑?
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PHRASE
沒必要;不該
If you say that there is no call for someone to behave in a particular way, you are criticizing their behaviour, usually because you think it is rude.
例句
There was no call for him to single you out from all the others.
這么多人中，他不該專挑你。
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PHRASE
隨時(shí)待命的;隨叫隨到的
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.
例句
In theory I'm on call day and night.
從理論上說,我現(xiàn)在晝夜待命。
...a doctor on call.
隨叫隨到的醫(yī)生
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PHRASE
打電話請(qǐng)病假
If you call in sick, you telephone the place where you work to tell them you will not be coming to work because you are ill.
例句
'Shouldn't you be at work today?' — 'I called in sick.'
“你今天不是應(yīng)該上班的嗎?”“我打電話請(qǐng)過病假了?！?/i>