English → Chinese
call
/BrE kɔːl 
, AmE kɔl /
▶[Using the telephone] A transitive verb
1 (give name to) 给…取名; (address or refer to by name) 称呼;
a boy called David 一个名叫戴维的男孩;
her name is Elizabeth, but everybody calls her Liz 她的名字是伊丽莎白，但大家都叫她莉兹;
the pupils call the teachers by their first names 学生对老师直呼其名;
to call oneself sth; (give name to) 给自己取某名字;
she calls herself Madame Mimi Theatre 她给自己取名米米夫人
2 (describe as) 认为…是;
how dare you call me fat/a cheat! 你竟敢说我胖／是骗子！;
it's not what you'd call an exciting book, but it's very readable 这算不上一本激动人心的书， 但可读性很强;
he hasn't a place to call his own 他无处安身;
parapsychology or whatever they or you call it 超心理学或者什么来着;
call it what you will 随便叫什么都一样;
to call oneself sth; (claim to be) 自称某身份;
he calls himself a writer, but he's never had anything published 他自称作家，但从未发表过任何作品;
I was ashamed to call myself his daughter 我羞于说自己是他的女儿
3 informal (agree on) 把…算作;
that'll be £25.04: let's call it £25 共计25.04英镑，就算作25英镑吧
4 (say loudly) 大声说出;
didn't you hear me call your name? 你没听到我叫你的名字吗？;
to call the register or roll 点名;
‘come here at once!’ she called 她喊道：“马上过来！”;
has our flight been called yet? 广播通知我们的航班登机了吗？;
I called heads, but it was tails 我猜的是硬币正面，但结果是反面
5 (summon by shouting) 呼唤;
please call the manager 请叫经理来;
call the next witness 传下一个证人
6 (telephone) 给…打电话 ‹person, number, organization›;
don't call us, we'll call you humorous 别给我们打电话，我们会打给你的 [常暗示说话者不接受对方]
7 (summon by telephone) 打电话叫 ‹doctor, fire brigade, ambulance›;
to call the police 打电话报警;
I've called you a taxi 我已经为你打电话叫了辆出租车
8 (waken) 叫醒
9 (summon by letter) 写信请…前来 ‹person›;
she has been called for a second interview 她接到通知去参加第二次面试;
I've been called as a witness 我被传唤作证
10 (to vocation) «God, destiny» 感召;
something was calling me to join the army 冥冥中有什么在召唤我参军
11 (arrange) 召开 ‹meeting›; 举行 ‹election, rehearsal, strike›
12 Games (nominate) 指定 ‹trumps›; 指定…为王牌 ‹hearts, clubs, diamonds, spades›; (ask to show hand) 叫…摊牌; (make bid) 叫（牌）;
I called two diamonds 我叫了两个方块
13 Sport 判定;
the linesman called the ball out 司线员判该球出界
14 Computing 调用 ‹file, program, subroutine›
B intransitive verb
1 (cry out) 喊叫;
I called to my friends and asked them to help 我朝朋友们呼喊，要他们来帮忙
2 Zoology «bird» 鸣叫; «animal» 叫
3 (telephone) 打电话;
can I speak to Mr Smith, please — who's calling? 我能和史密斯先生通话吗？──您是哪位？
4 Radio 呼叫;
(this is) London calling （这是）伦敦呼叫
5 (visit) 拜访;
Martin called while you were out 你不在家时马丁来过;
he called at the library to return his books 他去图书馆还了书
6 Games (nominate trumps) 指定王牌; (make bid) 叫牌
7 Sport (when tossing a coin, racket) 猜正反面
C noun
1 [countable] (loud cry) 喊叫; (of bird, animal) 叫声;
a call for help 呼救声;
within call 在附近;
they told us to remain within call 他们叫我们不要走远
2 [countable] Telecommunications 电话;
to have or get or receive a call (from sb/sth) 接到（某人／某处的）电话;
to make a call (to sb/sth) （给某人／某处）打电话;
to put a call through to sb 接通给某人的电话;
to return sb's call 给某人回电话;
there's a call for you 有你的电话
3 [countable] (to wake sb) 叫醒;
to give sb a call 叫醒某人
4 [countable] (summons by voice) 召唤;
the last call Aviation 最后一次登机提示;
this is your ten-minute call Theatre 十分钟后该你上场了;
to put out a call for sb (over public address or radio) 广播呼叫某人
5 [countable] (signal from trumpet, bugle) 号声
6 [uncountable] (duty)
to be on call «doctor, engineer, police officer» 随叫随到;
Dr Brown is on call tonight 布朗医生今晚值班
7 [countable] (vocation) 感召;
he felt the call of the priesthood 他感到神意要他成为神父;
a call to do sth; 做某事的使命感
8 [countable] (allure) 吸引力;
the call of the sea 大海的魅力
9 [countable] (visit) 短暂的拜访;
the doctor is out on a call 医生在外出诊;
my next call was at the butcher's 我接下来去了肉店;
to make a call 拜访;
to pay a call (on sb) dated 拜访（某人）
10 [countable] (request) 要求;
the president made a call for national unity 总统号召全国上下团结一致
11 [countable] (claim) 需求;
a call on sth; 对某事物的需求;
she has many calls on her time 有很多事情等着她去办;
to have first call on sb/sth 享有对某人／某事物的优先权;
the children always have first call on her time 她的时间总是先花在孩子们身上
12 [uncountable] (demand) 需要; (need) 必要;
there's little call for black-and-white televisions these days 如今对黑白电视机几乎没有需求了;
there was no call for him to react that way 他没必要有那样的反应
13 [countable] (bid in card games) 叫牌;
it's your call 该你叫牌了
14 [countable] Sport (when tossing a coin, racket) 猜正反面的权利;
it's your call 由你来猜正反面
15 [countable] Sport (shout by official) [裁判的] 判决
16 [countable] informal (decision) 决定;
it's your call 由你来决定
17 [uncountable and countable] Finance 催还;
on or at call 即期支付的
Phrasal verbs
● call at:
transitive verb
[call at sth] (mainly British) «vehicle» 在…停留;
the trains calling at Oxford 在牛津停留的列车;
the ship calls at a number of ports 这艘船在很多港口停靠
● call away:
transitive verb
[call sb away] 把…叫走;
the doctor had been called away to an urgent case 医生被叫去看急诊了
● call back
A [call sb back]
transitive verb
1 (summon by shouting) 叫…回来
2 (telephone again) 再给…打电话
3 (telephone in return) 给…回电话
B [call sb back, call back sb]
transitive verb
召回 ‹representative, diplomat, minister›
C intransitive verb
1 (telephone again) 再打电话
2 (telephone in return) 回电话
3 (visit again) 再次拜访;
sorry, they haven't come in yet: call back next week 抱歉，还没到货，下周再来吧
● call by
intransitive verb
顺便拜访;
I'll call by some time and pick them up 我会找个时候顺便去一趟把它们取走
● call down:
A transitive verb
1 [call sb down] (summon from above) 叫…下来
2 [call down sth, call sth down] literary (invoke) 激起 ‹anger›; 祈求 ‹wrath, vengeance›;
he called down curses on his enemies 他诅咒敌人
B intransitive verb
(shout from above) 朝下面喊叫
● call for
A [call for sb/sth]
transitive verb
1 (summon by shouting) 叫…来 ‹person›; 叫人拿来 ‹object›;
the queen called for her advisers 女王宣召了顾问大臣;
to call for help/assistance 大声呼救／喊人帮忙
2 (go/come to collect) 去接／来接 ‹person›; 去取／来取 ‹object›
B [call for sth]
transitive verb
1 (demand) 要求;
they are calling for talks to be extended 他们要求延长会谈
2 (require) 需要;
this calls for a celebration! 这该庆祝一下！;
that was not called for! 多此一举！
● call forth:
transitive verb
[call forth sth, call sth forth] literary «situation, action, speech» 引起 ‹response, emotion›
● call in:
A transitive verb
1 [call sb/sth in, call in sb/sth] (summon inside) 叫…进来
2 [call in sb, call sb in] (send for) 召来;
to call in a doctor/the police 叫医生／警察来
3 [call in sth, call sth in] (recall) «government, bank, library, company» 要求收回 ‹currency, library book, product›;
the manufacturers have called in all cars of this model 生产商已经把这一型号的车全部召回了
4 Finance 要求还清 ‹loan›
B intransitive verb
1 (pay visit) 拜访;
to call in at the baker's 去面包店;
he called in on his friend on the way home 他在回家路上顺便去看望了朋友
2 (telephone) 打电话来;
to call in sick «employee» 打电话请病假
● call off
A [call sth off, call off sth]
transitive verb
1 (cancel) 取消 ‹event›
2 (halt) 停止 ‹search, investigation, strike›; 解除 ‹engagement, arrangement, deal›
B [call sb/sth off, call off sb/sth]
transitive verb
(order to stop attacking) 命令…停止攻击;
call your men off 叫你的人住手;
call the dog off 把狗叫开
● call on
A [call on sb]
transitive verb
(visit) 拜访;
I called on her yesterday 我昨天去看望了她
● call out
A [call sth out, call out sth]
transitive verb
(say loudly) 大声说出;
‘what do you want?’ I called out “你想要什么？”我喊道
B [call sb out, call out sb]
transitive verb
1 (summon outside, away) 把…叫出来
2 (send for) 召来 ‹specialist, emergency services, troops›;
if the storm continues, we'll have to call out the lifeboat 如果暴风雨不停，我们就必须呼叫救生船
3 (on strike) 下令…罢工;
the shop steward called the union members out on strike 工会谈判代表下令工会会员罢工
C intransitive verb
大声呼喊;
to call out to sb; 对某人大喊;
to call out for sb/sth; 喊着要某人／某事物
● call over:
transitive verb
1 [call sb over, call over sb] (summon by shouting) 叫…过来
2 [call sb over] (invite) 请来
● call round
intransitive verb
British 来访;
do call round when you have the time 你有时间一定要来看我;
I'll call round this afternoon and pick it up 我今天下午去一趟，把它取走
● call up
A [call up sb/sth, call sb/sth up]
transitive verb
1 (telephone) 给…打电话 ‹person, organization, number›
2 (supernaturally) 用魔法召唤 ‹spirit›;
the medium called up the ghost of my grandmother 灵媒让我的祖母显灵了
3 Military (conscript) 征召…入伍
4 Military (summon) 召集 ‹reinforcements, troops›
5 Sport 选拔 ‹player, reserve›
6 (evoke) 使人想起;
the church called up memories of our wedding day 教堂勾起了我们婚礼那天的回忆
7 Computing 打开 ‹program, data›
B intransitive verb
1 (telephone) 打电话
2 (shout from below) 朝上面喊叫
● call upon
A [call upon sb]
transitive verb
1 (invite) 邀请;
I'd now like to call upon our next speaker 现在有请下一位发言人;
to call upon sb to do sth; 请某人做某事
2 (urge) 要求;
to call upon sb to do sth; 要求某人做某事;
I feel called upon to warn you that … 我觉得我应该警告你…;
they delivered a petition calling upon the government to ban vivisection 他们递交了一份请愿书，呼吁政府禁止活体解剖
3 (appeal to) 求助于;
to call upon sb for sth; 恳求某人给予 ‹help, support›
B [call upon sth]
transitive verb
(make use of) 利用;
we may need to call upon your services 我们可能有用到你的地方;
you will have to call upon all your patience and courage 你得拿出全部耐心和勇气