1 VERB 叫;称呼;将…命名;给…起名字 If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title. 叫;称呼;将…命名;给…起名字
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I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason. [VERB noun noun]
不知怎么的,我老想把这条狗唤作穆夫提。
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'Doctor...' — 'Will you please call me Sarah?'. [VERB noun noun]
“大夫…”—“就叫我萨拉好了。”
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Everybody called each other by their surnames. [V n + by]
大家相互之间都以姓氏相称。
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Klein's most important work is called 'Envy and Gratitude'.
克莱因最重要的著作名为《嫉妒与感激》。
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There are two men called Buckley at the Home Office.
内政部有两个人叫巴克利。
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...a device called an optical amplifier.
名为光学放大器的一种设备
2 VERB 把…说成;认为…是;将…称为 If you call someone or something a particular thing, you suggest they are that thing or describe them as that thing. 把…说成;认为…是;将…称为
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The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor. [VERB noun noun]
演说被保守党人士打断,他们称他是叛徒。
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I wouldn't call it a burden; I call it a responsibility. [VERB noun noun]
我不觉得这是负担;我觉得它是一种责任。
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She calls me lazy and selfish. [VERB noun adj.ive]
她说我又懒又自私。
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He called it particularly cynical to begin releasing the hostages on Christmas Day. [V it adj to-inf]
他认为在圣诞节这天开始释放人质尤为讽刺。
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Anyone can call themselves a psychotherapist. [V pron-refl n]
谁都可以自称是心理治疗师。
3 VERB 喊;叫;大声说出 If you call something, you say it in a loud voice, because you are trying to attract someone's attention. 喊;叫;大声说出 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
Call out means the same as
call .
call out 同 call 4 VERB 打电话给…;给…打电话 If you call someone, you telephone them. 打电话给…;给…打电话
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Would you call me as soon as you find out?. [VERB noun]
你一弄清楚了就给我打电话好吗?
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A friend of mine gave me this number to call. [VERB noun]
一个朋友要我打这个号码。
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'May I speak with Mr Coyne, please?' — 'May I ask who's calling?' [VERB]
“请科因先生接一下电话好吗?”—“请问您是哪位?”
SYN phone, contact, telephone, ring (up) [informal , mainly British]
5 VERB (通常指打电话)呼叫,叫,召唤 If you call someone such as a doctor or the police, you ask them to come to you, usually by telephoning them. (通常指打电话)呼叫,叫,召唤
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He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance. [VERB noun]
他尖叫着让他老婆打电话叫救护车。
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One night he was called to see a woman with tuberculosis. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]
一天夜里,有人打来电话,请他去给一位患肺结核的妇女看病。
6 VERB 喊;呼唤 If you call someone, you ask them to come to you by shouting to them. 喊;呼唤
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She called her young son: 'Here, Stephen, come and look at this!'. [VERB noun]
她喊她的小儿子:“喂,斯蒂芬,过来看看这个!”
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He called me over the Tannoy. [VERB noun prep.]
他用天朗扩音器喊我。
SYN hail, address, summon, contact
7 N-COUNT 打电话 When you make a telephone call, you telephone someone. 打电话
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I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend. [+ to]
我打电话给美国的一个朋友。
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I've had hundreds of calls from other victims. [+ from]
我已经接到了其他受害人打来的上百个电话。
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I got a call from him late yesterday evening.
昨天深夜我接到他的电话。
SYN telephone call, bell [informal] , phone call, buzz [informal]
8 VERB 召集(会议、排练等);宣布举行(选举等) If someone in authority calls something such as a meeting, rehearsal, or election, they arrange for it to take place at a particular time. 召集(会议、排练等);宣布举行(选举等)
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The Committee decided to call a meeting of the All India Congress. [VERB noun]
委员会决定召开国大党会议。
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The RSC was calling a press conference to announce the theatre's closure. [VERB noun]
皇家莎士比亚剧团要召开新闻发布会,宣布剧院关闭。
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The strike was called by the Lebanese Forces militia. [VERB noun]
罢工是黎巴嫩武装民兵召集的。
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A meeting has been called for Monday. [VERB noun]
兹定于周一召开会议。
SYN summon, gather, invite, rally
9 VERB [usually passive] 传唤(某人出庭等) If someone is called before a court or committee, they are ordered to appear there, usually to give evidence. 传唤(某人出庭等) [Also be VERB-ed]
10 VERB 短暂停留;访问;拜访 If you call somewhere, you make a short visit there. 短暂停留;访问;拜访
11 VERB (火车、公共汽车、船舶)停靠,停留 When a train, bus, or ship calls somewhere, it stops there for a short time to allow people to get on or off. (火车、公共汽车、船舶)停靠,停留
12 VERB 取消(比赛等) To call a game or sporting event means to cancel it, for example because of rain or bad light. 取消(比赛等) [US]
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The second game of the series had ended in a 3-3 tie after ten innings when the game was called on account of darkness. [be VERB-ed]
系列赛第二场在十局过后,双方战成3比3平,此时由于天黑,比赛取消。
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We called the next game. [VERB noun]
我们取消了下一场比赛。
SYN visit, come, go to, drop in [informal]
13 N-COUNT [NOUN to-infinitive] 号召;呼吁;号令 If there is a call for something, someone demands that it should happen. 号召;呼吁;号令
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There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement. [+ for]
不少人呼吁出台新的安全措施。
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Almost all workers heeded a call by the trade unions to stay at home for the duration of the strike.
工会号召工人在罢工期间呆在家里,几乎所有工人都响应了这一号召。
SYN request, order, demand, appeal
14 N-UNCOUNT 需要;需求 If there is little or no call for something, very few people want it to be done or provided. 需要;需求
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'Have you got just plain chocolate?' — 'No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that.' [+ for]
“你们有纯巧克力吗?”—“没有,恐怕那东西没几个人要。”
SYN demand, need, market, requirement
15 N-SING [with poss] 吸引力;魅力 The call of something such as a place is the way it attracts or interests you strongly. 吸引力;魅力
16 N-COUNT (鸟、兽的)叫声 The call of a particular bird or animal is the characteristic sound that it makes. (鸟、兽的)叫声
17 See also: calling so-called
18 PHRASE [PHRASE after verb, PHRASE n] 优先购买(或使用)权 If you have first call on something, you will be asked before anyone else whether you want to buy or use it. 优先购买(或使用)权
19 PHRASE 没必要;不该 If you say that there is no call for someone to behave in a particular way, you are criticizing their behaviour, usually because you think it is rude. 没必要;不该 [disapproval]
20 PHRASE 随时待命的;随叫随到的 If someone is on call, they are ready to go to work at any time if they are needed, especially if there is an emergency. 随时待命的;随叫随到的
21 PHRASE 打电话请病假 If you call in sick, you telephone the place where you work to tell them you will not be coming to work because you are ill. 打电话请病假
22 to call someone's bluff→see: bluff to call it a day→see: day to call a halt→see: halt to call something to mind→see: mind call of nature→see: nature to call something your own→see: own to call something into question→see: question to call it quits→see: quit to call a spade a spade→see: spade to call the tune→see: tune too close to call→see: close
Phrasal verbs: - call backcall forcall incall offcall oncall outcall upcall upon
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Thesaurus | call Also look up: |
VERB. | cry, holler, scream, shout 3 6 |
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N. | call someone names 2 conference call, emergency call, a number to call, (tele)phone call 7 call a meeting 8 |
ADJ. | collect call 7 |
VERB. | make a call, receive a call, return a call, take a call, wait for a call 7 |
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