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 -- 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！

  • 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。

• 1 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？

• 2 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。

  • 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。

• 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；（动物）鸣叫

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

  • Did you call? 是你在叫吗？

  • [ + 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。

  • She called for order/called the meeting to order. 她要求会场安静下来。

• 4 to ask someone to come to you -- 叫来；召，召唤

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

  • 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。

• 5 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。

• 6 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。

  • They had to call a halt to (= end) the match because of the heavy rain. 因为下大雨，他们不得不中止了比赛。

• 7 the act of using the phone -- 通话；打电话

  • I 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？

  • I've just got a couple of calls to make. 我正要打几个电话。

  • That 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。

• 8 the sound an animal makes or the sound of someone shouting something -- 叫声；呼喊，呼叫；（动物的）鸣叫声

  • The whale has a very distinctive call. 鲸的叫声很特别。

  • 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'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。

• 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. 现在人们对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! 我的确认为没有必要说那样的话，小姐！

  • 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。

• 10 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

  • Doctor Seward is out on a call this morning. 苏厄德医生今天上午出诊去了。

  • The nurse has got a few calls to make this afternoon. 护士今天下午有几次出诊。

  • old-fashioned I 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。

• 11 a decision -- 决定，抉择

  • It 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。