Definition of calling in English:

calling

noun ˈkɔːlɪŋˈkɔlɪŋ

1mass noun The action or sound of calling.
the calling of a cuckoo
布谷鸟的啼叫。
Example sentencesExamples
- I hurried towards her calling out every so often so that she could stop walking and we could talk.
- It is calling me to him, every night his calling grows stronger.
- You could not run away from the sound of their calling even if you wanted to.
- The whooping and calling from an enthusiastic audience was reminiscent of a Chippendales' performance on a good night.
- The only sounds were the crackling fire, and Cattannia's desperate calling.
- Like in a trance, she stepped towards it subconsciously, her ear deaf to Lianda's callings.
2A strong urge towards a particular way of life or career; a vocation.
（对某种生活或职业的）强烈冲动，欲望；使命感，天职
those who have a special calling to minister to others' needs
那些有满足别人需求的特别使命感之人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Your vocation or calling is your purpose in life - your gift to the world.
- This calling or vocation is what I have tried to ground theologically.
- But in general, men historically seem to have a calling towards protector roles and I honor them for that.
- I wanted to be ordained because in my heart of hearts, I had always felt a strong calling.
- Bernal has every tick of repression down as Amaro, tortured by the conflict between his calling and his own desire.
- Now and then a man may arise among us who in any calling, whether it be in law, in physic, in religious teaching, in art, or literature, may in his professional enthusiasm utterly disregard money.
- Practicing law and ‘uplifting the race,’ Chambliss says, were always his childhood callings, not a career in football.
- I think in this particular community there's still a lot of work to be done and I don't feel a strong calling to be other than here at the moment.
- I felt that from birth I had a calling, a purpose to live and die for.
- A lot of FBI agents like to say that the Bureau is a calling, not a career.
- True, medicine is a vocation, it's a calling, but let's be honest, it's also a day-to-day job.
- It was in every sense of the word a genuine calling, a discovery of a vocation.
- I am by no means out of sympathy with this point of view: embalming is doubtless an honourable profession, but it is not a calling towards which I find myself strongly drawn.
- He awakened to a realisation that a career in theatre and films was his calling.
- It's an upbringing she remembers fondly, even though she can't begin to place where her calling towards music came from.
- Because a vocation is a calling to serve others, caring is necessary.
- We are to walk worthy of the calling, but we first must know what that calling is.
- The calling to a hermit's life became strong again and in 1989, Frances moved back to Whitby and set up her second hermitage.
- On the contrary, these things took on their nobility and their splendor by virtue of their character as our attempts to respond faithfully to our callings or vocations.
- Viewed as a calling or a vocation, scholarship has an inevitably vexed relation to institutional life.
Synonyms
vocation, mission
call, summons
1. 2.1 A profession or occupation.
  专业；职业
  he considered engineering one of the highest possible callings
  他认为工程师可能是最佳职业之一。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A plumber by profession, Tom was exceptionally gifted at his calling and his expertise was widely sought.
  Clearly, some of the nurses are in the noble calling for the money.
  To be an alchemist at this time was a precarious profession, a calling that required great political skill.
  The profession of arms is a noble calling, and there is no shame in wage labor.
  She was taken aback that they would persist in trying to convince her that she should stay on with them, when she had so many business callings that she could never commit to one single thing.
  Some people call themselves a priest or priestess because they want a title expressing their spiritual calling.
  The prestige of the professions, old and new, has rested in part upon a sense of continuity and tradition; more than most callings, professions cultivate a consciousness of their own history.
  At one time quite a lot of country folk were better known by nickname for the jobs they did or callings they followed rather than their proper or full names.
  On looking through the hall of fame, he discovered he had joined a band of past pupils who covered many services and callings in their chosen professions.
  Ruling was in a sense a job, a calling, the only thing he knew how to do and could conceive of doing.
  Believing that the artistic calling was the highest one, he despised workaday employment.
  The British crown possessed an ancient right to seize for naval service ‘seamen, seafaring men and persons whose occupations or callings are to work upon vessels and boats upon rivers’.
  Many of the latter rose to important positions, usually in fields other than their original calling.
  One need but peruse George's discussion of the differences between wages in different occupations to understand why those who engage in certain callings are protected from the full impact of this tendency.
  He is well equipped to assume employment in several callings.
  Whatever the calling or the profession, the 2003 Essence Awards winners have taken language and given it shape and magic.
  A solicitor, being one of those who profess skills in a calling, is liable for failure to exercise those skills in both tort and contract.
  Admittedly, Paul, 53, of Niton, has followed a career path that has gradually led him to his current calling.
  To be professionally involved in music is one of life's noble callings.
  Some were simple employees who worked for the excellent wages the calling offered.
  Synonyms
  profession, occupation, career, work, employment, job, day job, business, trade, craft, line, line of work, pursuit, métier, walk of life, province, field
  archaic employ

Rhymes

Pauling

Definition of calling in US English:

calling

nounˈkɔlɪŋˈkôliNG

1The loud cries or shouts of an animal or person.
（动物或人的）喊叫
the calling of a cuckoo
布谷鸟的啼叫。
Example sentencesExamples
- The whooping and calling from an enthusiastic audience was reminiscent of a Chippendales' performance on a good night.
- Like in a trance, she stepped towards it subconsciously, her ear deaf to Lianda's callings.
- It is calling me to him, every night his calling grows stronger.
- I hurried towards her calling out every so often so that she could stop walking and we could talk.
- You could not run away from the sound of their calling even if you wanted to.
- The only sounds were the crackling fire, and Cattannia's desperate calling.
2in singular A strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; a vocation.
（对某种生活或职业的）强烈冲动，欲望；使命感，天职
those who have a special calling to minister to others' needs
那些有满足别人需求的特别使命感之人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Your vocation or calling is your purpose in life - your gift to the world.
- Bernal has every tick of repression down as Amaro, tortured by the conflict between his calling and his own desire.
- It was in every sense of the word a genuine calling, a discovery of a vocation.
- He awakened to a realisation that a career in theatre and films was his calling.
- Because a vocation is a calling to serve others, caring is necessary.
- I wanted to be ordained because in my heart of hearts, I had always felt a strong calling.
- The calling to a hermit's life became strong again and in 1989, Frances moved back to Whitby and set up her second hermitage.
- Now and then a man may arise among us who in any calling, whether it be in law, in physic, in religious teaching, in art, or literature, may in his professional enthusiasm utterly disregard money.
- Viewed as a calling or a vocation, scholarship has an inevitably vexed relation to institutional life.
- I am by no means out of sympathy with this point of view: embalming is doubtless an honourable profession, but it is not a calling towards which I find myself strongly drawn.
- On the contrary, these things took on their nobility and their splendor by virtue of their character as our attempts to respond faithfully to our callings or vocations.
- It's an upbringing she remembers fondly, even though she can't begin to place where her calling towards music came from.
- This calling or vocation is what I have tried to ground theologically.
- A lot of FBI agents like to say that the Bureau is a calling, not a career.
- Practicing law and ‘uplifting the race,’ Chambliss says, were always his childhood callings, not a career in football.
- True, medicine is a vocation, it's a calling, but let's be honest, it's also a day-to-day job.
- We are to walk worthy of the calling, but we first must know what that calling is.
- I felt that from birth I had a calling, a purpose to live and die for.
- I think in this particular community there's still a lot of work to be done and I don't feel a strong calling to be other than here at the moment.
- But in general, men historically seem to have a calling towards protector roles and I honor them for that.
Synonyms
vocation, mission
1. 2.1 A profession or occupation.
  专业；职业
  he considered engineering one of the highest possible callings
  他认为工程师可能是最佳职业之一。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At one time quite a lot of country folk were better known by nickname for the jobs they did or callings they followed rather than their proper or full names.
  Clearly, some of the nurses are in the noble calling for the money.
  Some people call themselves a priest or priestess because they want a title expressing their spiritual calling.
  To be professionally involved in music is one of life's noble callings.
  Some were simple employees who worked for the excellent wages the calling offered.
  Whatever the calling or the profession, the 2003 Essence Awards winners have taken language and given it shape and magic.
  Ruling was in a sense a job, a calling, the only thing he knew how to do and could conceive of doing.
  Believing that the artistic calling was the highest one, he despised workaday employment.
  On looking through the hall of fame, he discovered he had joined a band of past pupils who covered many services and callings in their chosen professions.
  He is well equipped to assume employment in several callings.
  The profession of arms is a noble calling, and there is no shame in wage labor.
  A plumber by profession, Tom was exceptionally gifted at his calling and his expertise was widely sought.
  One need but peruse George's discussion of the differences between wages in different occupations to understand why those who engage in certain callings are protected from the full impact of this tendency.
  The British crown possessed an ancient right to seize for naval service ‘seamen, seafaring men and persons whose occupations or callings are to work upon vessels and boats upon rivers’.
  Admittedly, Paul, 53, of Niton, has followed a career path that has gradually led him to his current calling.
  To be an alchemist at this time was a precarious profession, a calling that required great political skill.
  Many of the latter rose to important positions, usually in fields other than their original calling.
  A solicitor, being one of those who profess skills in a calling, is liable for failure to exercise those skills in both tort and contract.
  She was taken aback that they would persist in trying to convince her that she should stay on with them, when she had so many business callings that she could never commit to one single thing.
  The prestige of the professions, old and new, has rested in part upon a sense of continuity and tradition; more than most callings, professions cultivate a consciousness of their own history.
  Synonyms
  profession, occupation, career, work, employment, job, day job, business, trade, craft, line, line of work, pursuit, métier, walk of life, province, field

单词	calling
释义	Definition of calling in English: calling noun ˈkɔːlɪŋˈkɔlɪŋ 1mass noun The action or sound of calling. the calling of a cuckoo 布谷鸟的啼叫。 Example sentencesExamples I hurried towards her calling out every so often so that she could stop walking and we could talk. It is calling me to him, every night his calling grows stronger. You could not run away from the sound of their calling even if you wanted to. The whooping and calling from an enthusiastic audience was reminiscent of a Chippendales' performance on a good night. The only sounds were the crackling fire, and Cattannia's desperate calling. Like in a trance, she stepped towards it subconsciously, her ear deaf to Lianda's callings. 2A strong urge towards a particular way of life or career; a vocation. （对某种生活或职业的）强烈冲动，欲望；使命感，天职 those who have a special calling to minister to others' needs 那些有满足别人需求的特别使命感之人。 Example sentencesExamples Your vocation or calling is your purpose in life - your gift to the world. This calling or vocation is what I have tried to ground theologically. But in general, men historically seem to have a calling towards protector roles and I honor them for that. I wanted to be ordained because in my heart of hearts, I had always felt a strong calling. Bernal has every tick of repression down as Amaro, tortured by the conflict between his calling and his own desire. Now and then a man may arise among us who in any calling, whether it be in law, in physic, in religious teaching, in art, or literature, may in his professional enthusiasm utterly disregard money. Practicing law and ‘uplifting the race,’ Chambliss says, were always his childhood callings, not a career in football. I think in this particular community there's still a lot of work to be done and I don't feel a strong calling to be other than here at the moment. I felt that from birth I had a calling, a purpose to live and die for. A lot of FBI agents like to say that the Bureau is a calling, not a career. True, medicine is a vocation, it's a calling, but let's be honest, it's also a day-to-day job. It was in every sense of the word a genuine calling, a discovery of a vocation. I am by no means out of sympathy with this point of view: embalming is doubtless an honourable profession, but it is not a calling towards which I find myself strongly drawn. He awakened to a realisation that a career in theatre and films was his calling. It's an upbringing she remembers fondly, even though she can't begin to place where her calling towards music came from. Because a vocation is a calling to serve others, caring is necessary. We are to walk worthy of the calling, but we first must know what that calling is. The calling to a hermit's life became strong again and in 1989, Frances moved back to Whitby and set up her second hermitage. On the contrary, these things took on their nobility and their splendor by virtue of their character as our attempts to respond faithfully to our callings or vocations. Viewed as a calling or a vocation, scholarship has an inevitably vexed relation to institutional life. Synonyms vocation, mission call, summons 2.1 A profession or occupation. 专业；职业 he considered engineering one of the highest possible callings 他认为工程师可能是最佳职业之一。 Example sentencesExamples A plumber by profession, Tom was exceptionally gifted at his calling and his expertise was widely sought. Clearly, some of the nurses are in the noble calling for the money. To be an alchemist at this time was a precarious profession, a calling that required great political skill. The profession of arms is a noble calling, and there is no shame in wage labor. She was taken aback that they would persist in trying to convince her that she should stay on with them, when she had so many business callings that she could never commit to one single thing. Some people call themselves a priest or priestess because they want a title expressing their spiritual calling. The prestige of the professions, old and new, has rested in part upon a sense of continuity and tradition; more than most callings, professions cultivate a consciousness of their own history. At one time quite a lot of country folk were better known by nickname for the jobs they did or callings they followed rather than their proper or full names. On looking through the hall of fame, he discovered he had joined a band of past pupils who covered many services and callings in their chosen professions. Ruling was in a sense a job, a calling, the only thing he knew how to do and could conceive of doing. Believing that the artistic calling was the highest one, he despised workaday employment. The British crown possessed an ancient right to seize for naval service ‘seamen, seafaring men and persons whose occupations or callings are to work upon vessels and boats upon rivers’. Many of the latter rose to important positions, usually in fields other than their original calling. One need but peruse George's discussion of the differences between wages in different occupations to understand why those who engage in certain callings are protected from the full impact of this tendency. He is well equipped to assume employment in several callings. Whatever the calling or the profession, the 2003 Essence Awards winners have taken language and given it shape and magic. A solicitor, being one of those who profess skills in a calling, is liable for failure to exercise those skills in both tort and contract. Admittedly, Paul, 53, of Niton, has followed a career path that has gradually led him to his current calling. To be professionally involved in music is one of life's noble callings. Some were simple employees who worked for the excellent wages the calling offered. Synonyms profession, occupation, career, work, employment, job, day job, business, trade, craft, line, line of work, pursuit, métier, walk of life, province, field archaic employ Rhymes Pauling Definition of calling in US English: calling nounˈkɔlɪŋˈkôliNG 1The loud cries or shouts of an animal or person. （动物或人的）喊叫 the calling of a cuckoo 布谷鸟的啼叫。 Example sentencesExamples The whooping and calling from an enthusiastic audience was reminiscent of a Chippendales' performance on a good night. Like in a trance, she stepped towards it subconsciously, her ear deaf to Lianda's callings. It is calling me to him, every night his calling grows stronger. I hurried towards her calling out every so often so that she could stop walking and we could talk. You could not run away from the sound of their calling even if you wanted to. The only sounds were the crackling fire, and Cattannia's desperate calling. 2in singular A strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; a vocation. （对某种生活或职业的）强烈冲动，欲望；使命感，天职 those who have a special calling to minister to others' needs 那些有满足别人需求的特别使命感之人。 Example sentencesExamples Your vocation or calling is your purpose in life - your gift to the world. Bernal has every tick of repression down as Amaro, tortured by the conflict between his calling and his own desire. It was in every sense of the word a genuine calling, a discovery of a vocation. He awakened to a realisation that a career in theatre and films was his calling. Because a vocation is a calling to serve others, caring is necessary. I wanted to be ordained because in my heart of hearts, I had always felt a strong calling. The calling to a hermit's life became strong again and in 1989, Frances moved back to Whitby and set up her second hermitage. Now and then a man may arise among us who in any calling, whether it be in law, in physic, in religious teaching, in art, or literature, may in his professional enthusiasm utterly disregard money. Viewed as a calling or a vocation, scholarship has an inevitably vexed relation to institutional life. I am by no means out of sympathy with this point of view: embalming is doubtless an honourable profession, but it is not a calling towards which I find myself strongly drawn. On the contrary, these things took on their nobility and their splendor by virtue of their character as our attempts to respond faithfully to our callings or vocations. It's an upbringing she remembers fondly, even though she can't begin to place where her calling towards music came from. This calling or vocation is what I have tried to ground theologically. A lot of FBI agents like to say that the Bureau is a calling, not a career. Practicing law and ‘uplifting the race,’ Chambliss says, were always his childhood callings, not a career in football. True, medicine is a vocation, it's a calling, but let's be honest, it's also a day-to-day job. We are to walk worthy of the calling, but we first must know what that calling is. I felt that from birth I had a calling, a purpose to live and die for. I think in this particular community there's still a lot of work to be done and I don't feel a strong calling to be other than here at the moment. But in general, men historically seem to have a calling towards protector roles and I honor them for that. Synonyms vocation, mission 2.1 A profession or occupation. 专业；职业 he considered engineering one of the highest possible callings 他认为工程师可能是最佳职业之一。 Example sentencesExamples At one time quite a lot of country folk were better known by nickname for the jobs they did or callings they followed rather than their proper or full names. Clearly, some of the nurses are in the noble calling for the money. Some people call themselves a priest or priestess because they want a title expressing their spiritual calling. To be professionally involved in music is one of life's noble callings. Some were simple employees who worked for the excellent wages the calling offered. Whatever the calling or the profession, the 2003 Essence Awards winners have taken language and given it shape and magic. Ruling was in a sense a job, a calling, the only thing he knew how to do and could conceive of doing. Believing that the artistic calling was the highest one, he despised workaday employment. On looking through the hall of fame, he discovered he had joined a band of past pupils who covered many services and callings in their chosen professions. He is well equipped to assume employment in several callings. The profession of arms is a noble calling, and there is no shame in wage labor. A plumber by profession, Tom was exceptionally gifted at his calling and his expertise was widely sought. One need but peruse George's discussion of the differences between wages in different occupations to understand why those who engage in certain callings are protected from the full impact of this tendency. The British crown possessed an ancient right to seize for naval service ‘seamen, seafaring men and persons whose occupations or callings are to work upon vessels and boats upon rivers’. Admittedly, Paul, 53, of Niton, has followed a career path that has gradually led him to his current calling. To be an alchemist at this time was a precarious profession, a calling that required great political skill. Many of the latter rose to important positions, usually in fields other than their original calling. A solicitor, being one of those who profess skills in a calling, is liable for failure to exercise those skills in both tort and contract. She was taken aback that they would persist in trying to convince her that she should stay on with them, when she had so many business callings that she could never commit to one single thing. The prestige of the professions, old and new, has rested in part upon a sense of continuity and tradition; more than most callings, professions cultivate a consciousness of their own history. Synonyms profession, occupation, career, work, employment, job, day job, business, trade, craft, line, line of work, pursuit, métier, walk of life, province, field
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