call·ing /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ n. 1. 职业，行业 What calling does he follow? 他是从事什么职业的? He chose the army as his calling. 他选定从事军职。 2. (神的)感召；强烈冲动 His son had a calling to become a priest. 他的儿子相信神意要他去当牧师。 He wrote the poem in response to an inner calling. 强烈的内心冲动使他写下了这首诗。 3. 呼唤；召唤 the calling of the bells to prayer 召人祈祷的钟声 4. 召集 the calling of Congress 国会的召开 5. 雌猫的叫春(期)