call是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to give someone or something a name, or to know or address someone by a particular name -- 給…取名，給…命名；稱呼

  • They've called the twins Edward and Thomas. 他們給雙胞胎取名為愛德華和湯瑪斯。

  • What's that actor called that we saw in the film last night? 我們昨晚在電影裡看到的那個演員叫甚麼名字？

  • His real name is Jonathan, but they've always called him Johnny. 他的真名叫喬納森，但他們總是叫他「強尼」。

  • What's her new novel called? 她的新小說叫甚麼名字？

  • I wish he wouldn't keep calling me "dear" - it's so patronizing! 我希望他不要老是叫我「親愛的」——太居高臨下了！

  • Tom's worried that if he wears glasses at school the other children will call him names. 湯姆擔心如果他在學校戴眼鏡會被其他孩子取笑。

• 1 to use a phone to talk to someone -- 打電話

  • He called (you) last night when you were out. 昨晚你不在時，他（給你）打過電話。

  • She called (me) this morning at the office and we had a brief chat. 今天早上她打電話到我的辦公室，我們簡短地閒聊了一會兒。

  • I've been calling all morning but I can't get through. 我整個早上都在打電話，可是沒打通。

  • Do you think we should call the police? 你覺得我們應該報警嗎？

• 2 to consider someone or something to be -- 稱…為；把…看作

  • He knows a lot of people, but only one or two that he'd call close friends. 他認識很多人，但他稱之為親密朋友的只有一兩個。

  • One sandwich and a lettuce leaf - I don't call that a meal! 一個三明治和一片生菜葉——我可不覺得那算是一頓飯！

  • I'm not calling you a liar - I'm just suggesting that you misunderstood the facts of the situation. 我沒說你在撒謊——我只是提醒一下，你誤解了實際情形。

  • I don't aspire to anything very grand - I just want a place I can call my own. 我不奢望特別華麗的東西——我只想擁有一個屬於我自己的地方。

• 3 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；（動物）鳴叫

  • Someone in the crowd called (out) his name. 人群中有人大聲叫（出）他的名字。

  • Did you call? 是你在叫嗎？

  • [ + speech ] "Hey, you! Come over here!" she called. 「嗨，你！到這裡來！」她叫道。

  • The blackbird called to its mate. 烏鶇呼喚它的配偶。

  • She called for order/called the meeting to order. 她要求會場安靜下來。

• 4 to ask someone to come to you -- 叫來；召，召喚

  • She called me over to where she was sitting. 她把我叫到了她坐著的地方。

  • I keep the bedroom door open in case the children call (for) me in the night. 我讓臥室門開著，以防孩子晚上叫我。

  • I was called to an emergency meeting this morning. 我今早被叫去參加一個緊急會議。

  • At school she was always being called into the headteacher's office. 在學校時，她總是被叫到校長辦公室去。

• 5 to visit someone, especially for a short time -- （尤指短暫的）拜訪，造訪

  • The electrician must have called (round) this morning when we were out - there's a note on the door mat. 今天上午我們出去的時候電工一定來過了——門墊上留了張字條。

• 6 to decide officially to have a particular event or take particular action -- 決定召開（或舉行）

  • The managing director has called a meeting to discuss pay levels. 總經理決定召開會議商討工資標準。

  • The papers are predicting that the prime minister will call an election in the spring. 報紙預言首相將宣佈在春季舉行大選。

  • It's reckoned that the unions will call a strike if management will not agree to their demands. 如果管理層不同意他們的要求，預計工會將發動罷工。

  • They had to call a halt to (= end) the match because of the heavy rain. 因為下大雨，他們不得不中止比賽。

• 7 the act of using the phone -- 通話；打電話

  • I got a call from an old college friend last night. 昨晚我接到了一位大學老友的電話。

  • If there are any calls for me, could you write them down next to the phone? 如果有我的電話，你能在電話旁記一下嗎？

  • I've just got a couple of calls to make. 我正要打幾個電話。

  • That decorator you called about painting the house - did he ever return your call? 為粉刷房子的事你打電話找的那個油漆工——他給你回過電話了嗎？

  • The radio station received a lot of calls complaining about the show's bad language. 廣播電臺接到很多電話，投訴那個節目用語汙穢。

  • Before six o'clock, calls are charged at peak rate. 六點之前，撥打電話按高峰費率收費。

• 8 the sound an animal makes or the sound of someone shouting something -- 叫聲；呼喊，呼叫；（動物的）鳴叫聲

  • The whale has a very distinctive call. 鯨的叫聲很特別。

  • She could hear calls for help from inside the burning building. 她聽到從燃燒的大樓裡傳出的呼救聲。

  • I'll be in the next room, so give me a call if you need any help. 我會在隔壁房間，需要幫助就叫我。

• 9 the fact of people wanting or needing a particular thing -- 需求，需要

  • There's not much call for fur coats these days. 現在人們對毛皮大衣的需求量不大。

  • formal I certainly don't think there's any call for that sort of language, young lady! 我的確認為沒有必要說那樣的話，小姐！

  • Management have so far ignored the union's calls for stricter safety regulations. 迄今為止管理層一直無視工會對加強安全規章的要求。

• 10 a short visit, especially an official one made by someone whose job is connected with health -- （尤指正式的）短暫拜訪；（通常指醫療從業者的）出診

  • Doctor Seward is out on a call this morning. 蘇厄德醫生今天上午出診去了。

  • The nurse has got a few calls to make this afternoon. 護士今天下午有幾次出診。

  • old-fashioned I thought I'd pay a call on (= visit) an old friend of mine this weekend. 我想這個週末去拜訪一位老朋友。

• 11 a decision -- 決定，抉擇

  • It was a tough call, but eventually I decided to give up my job. 儘管做這個決定很難，但我最終還是決定辭職。

  • More investment? That's got to be your call - you're the one that's paying! 增加投資？這該由你來決定——畢竟你是付款人。