| 单词 | call in |
| 释义 | call incall in phrasal verbphr v a) ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something call somebody/something ↔ in to ask someone to come and help you with a difficult situation 召来[叫来]某人/某事物 The government then called in troops to deal with the disturbances. 政府于是调来军队应对骚乱。 b) TELEPHONEto telephone somewhere, especially the place where you work, to tell them where you are, what you are doing etc 〔尤指向工作单位〕打电话汇报 Rachael called in sick (=telephoned to say she was too ill to come to work). 雷切尔打电话来请病假。 c) to telephone a radio or television show to give your opinion or to ask a question 打电话到〔电台或电视台节目发表意见或提问〕 Over 2,000 viewers called in with complaints about the bad language used in the programme. 2,000多名观众打电话来投诉节目中使用了粗俗语言。 d) call in a loan/debtASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingLEND to officially tell someone to pay back money you lent them 〔正式通知〕要求还款 The bank can call in the loan at any time. 银行随时都可以要求还款。 e) British EnglishBrEVISIT to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else 顺路参观；顺路探望 on/at Could you call in on Mum on your way home? 你在回家的路上可以顺便去看看妈妈吗？ Examples from the Corpus call in• Eventually the teenager's behaviour got so bad that the police had to be called in.• When she threatened to sue, we had to call our own lawyer in.• They called in a private investigator to help them find their son.• I called in on Sally yesterday.• Why don't you call in on your way up north? called in sick• He was upset enough because it was the first day of his swimwear sale and Astrid had called in sick.• The search revealed that Mr Pulla had used his credit card at restaurants and bars on days he called in sick.• Rachaela had called in sick and sat at her window and watched it, her back packed with cushions and pillows.• Despondent, Richard called in sick at work for two weeks.• Leslie called in sick today. call in a loan/debt• No banks to call in loans.• As the banks were squeezed, they called in loans and forced bankruptcy on their clients.• The college takes 500 pupils from across the world and decided to call in debt collectors as a last resort.• As we have seen, if banks are short of cash they can call in loans from the discount houses. call on/at• Christine, the Imp Sixer, would sometimes call in on her way home from school and get tea for her.• I want to call in at one of those hotels to check something.• He was called in at short notice due to the unfortunate motor accident involving Design Director, Bill Naysmith.• He could call in at the Informer office in Chancery Lane and use the telephone to arrange a suitably stimulating lunch.• She suggested calling in on the local correspondent to see what his views were.• She had called in at the office once since she left and had been greeted with pleasure.• To find out more call in at your local Strachan showroom or return the coupon below. → call in at call1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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