- call
- [kɔːl]
1. vt
1) (name) 为...取名 [wèi...qǔmíng]
We called our son Ian. — 我们为儿子取名为伊恩。
2) (address as) 称呼 [chēnghū]What did you call him? — 你称呼他什么？
Her name's Elizabeth but everyone calls her Liz. — 她名叫伊丽莎白，但每个人都称呼她莉兹。
3) (describe as) 说成是 [shuōchéng shì]They called him a traitor. — 他们把他说成是叛徒。
4) (shout) 喊 [hǎn]I heard someone calling my name. — 我听见有人大声喊我的名字。
5) (TEL) 打电话 [dǎ diànhuà]Call me when you get home. — 你回家后打电话给我。
6) (summon) [+ person] 召唤 [zhāohuàn]I think we should call the doctor. — 我认为我们应该请医生。; [+ witness] 传唤 [chuánhuàn]
I was called as an expert witness. — 我被作为专家证人传唤。
7) (arrange) [+ meeting] 召集 [zhàojí]; [+ strike] 下令举行 [xiàlìng jǔxíng]He called a press conference. — 他召集了一场记者招待会。
8) (announce) [+ flight] 广播 [guǎngbō]2. viThey've just called our flight. — 他们刚刚广播我们的班机即将起飞。
1) (shout) 喊 [hǎn]2) (telephone) 打电话 [dǎ diànhuà]May I ask who's calling? — 请问您是哪位？
3) [also: call in, call round 访问 [fǎngwèn]Good night. Do call again. — 晚安。请再次光临。
Do call round the college again. — 欢迎再次访问我校。
4) (stop) + ship, train, bus] 停靠 [tíngkào]3. n1) c (shout) [of person] 大喊 [dà hǎn]a call for help — 求救声
He gave a loud call. — 他大喊了一声。
2) c (TEL) 电话 [diànhuà]Were there any calls while I was out? — 我不在时有人打电话来吗？
3) c (demand)*
call for sth — 对某事的要求 [duì mǒushì de yāoqíu]MPs renewed their call for electoral reform. — 议员们重申他们对选举改革的要求。
4) c [of bird, animal] 鸟兽的叫声 [niǎoshòu de jiàoshēng]5) c (visit) 探访 [tànfǎng]The doctor made three calls to sick patients. — 医生3次探访病人。
6) c (summons) (for flight) 呼叫 [hūjiào]That's the call for our flight. — 刚刚广播我们的飞机要起飞。
7) s (fig) (lure) 召唤 [zhāohuàn]All his life he had felt the call of the sea. — 他一生中都感到大海的召唤。
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to be called sth — [+ person] 被叫某名She's called Susan. — 她叫苏姗。; [+ object] 被称为某物
A dictionary of synonyms is called a thesaurus. — 同义词字典称为类属词典。
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who's calling? — (TEL) 请问是谁？*
to be on call — [+ nurse, doctor] 值班*
to make a phone call — 打电话*
a long-distance call — 长途电话*
a local call — 本地电话*
to give sb a call — 打电话给某人*
to pay a call on sb — 拜访某人*
there's not much call for these items — 对这些东西没什么需求*
a call for sb to do sth — 要求某人做某事Phrasal Verbs:- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.
