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call/kɔ:l/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr.a (often foll. by 常后跟 out) cry, shout; speak loudly 呼喊，喊叫；大声说出 b (of a bird or animal) emit its characteristic note or cry (鸟兽)鸣，啼；吼 2 tr. communicate or converse with by telephone or radio 打电话给；(通过广播)交谈，谈话 3 tr.a bring to one's presence by calling; summon 传唤，招呼 will you call the children? 你把孩子们叫来好吗？ b arrange for (a person or thing) to come or be present 请(某人)前来；安排(某物)前来 called a taxi 叫了一辆出租车 4 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 at, in, on) esp. Brit. pay a brief visit [尤英]进行简短的拜访 called at the house 到家里去拜访; called in to see you 到府上去看望你; come and call on me 来看看我 5 tr.a order to take place; fix a time for 召集，召开 called a meeting 召开会议 b direct to happen; announce 下令；宣布 call a halt 宣布停止 6a intr. require one's attention or consideration 要求(注意或考虑) duty calls 职责的召唤 b tr. urge, invite, nominate 鼓励；邀请；提名 call to the bar 给予律师资格 7 tr. name; describe as 取名为；把…说成 call her Della 叫她德拉 8 tr. consider; regard or estimate as 认为；看作；估计 I call that silly 我认为那样很愚蠢 9 tr. rouse from sleep 唤醒，叫醒 call me at eight o'clock 8 点钟把我叫醒 10 intr. guess the outcome of tossing a coin etc. 猜测(抛硬币等的)结果 11 intr. (foll. by 后跟 for) order, require, demand 命令；要求 called for silence 要求肃静 12 tr. (foll. by 后跟 over) read out (a list of names to determine those present) 点名 13 intr. (foll. by 后跟 on, upon) invoke; appeal to; request or require 恳求；号召；要求 called on us to be quiet 要求我们安静 14 tr. Cricket (of an umpire) disallow a ball from (a bowler) 【板球】(裁判员)判定进球无效 15 tr. Cards specify (a suit or contract) in bidding 【牌戏】叫(同花色的一组)牌 16 tr. Sc. drive (an animal, vehicle, etc.) [苏格兰]赶(动物、车等) 17 tr. (in country dancing etc.) announce (the next figure or set of steps) by shouting rhythmically (乡村舞蹈等中有节奏地)喊出(舞步的指示) ●n. 1 a shout or cry; an act of calling 呼喊，喊叫 2a the characteristic cry of a bird or animal (鸟兽的)鸣叫声 b an imitation of this 模仿鸟兽的叫声 c an instrument for imitating it 模仿鸟兽叫声的乐器 3 a brief visit 短暂访问，拜访 paid them a call 拜访了他们 4a an act of telephoning 打电话 b a telephone conversation (一次)电话，通话 5a an invitation or summons to appear or be present 邀请；召集；召唤 b an appeal or invitation (from a specific source or discerned by a person's conscience etc.) to follow a certain profession, set of principles, etc. 呼吁；感召 6 (foll. by 后跟 for, or to + infin.) a duty, need, or occasion 职责；需要；必要 no call to be rude 没有必要粗鲁无礼; no call for violence 没有必要动武 7 (foll. by 后跟 for, on) a demand 要求；需求 not much call for it these days 现在不怎么需要它了; a call on one's time 需要某人花费时间 8 a signal on a bugle etc.; a signalling whistle 军号声；(发信号的)哨声 9 Stock Exch. an option of buying stock at a fixed price at a given date 【股】期权(指按规定价格在规定日期购买股票的权利) 10 Cards 【牌戏】a a player's right or turn to make a bid 叫牌权，吊牌权(或机会) b a bid made 叫牌，吊牌 11 (in country dancing etc.) a direction called to the dancers (乡村舞蹈等中的)舞步指示 □ at call = on call □ call away divert, distract 转移，分散(某人的注意力等) □ call a person's bluff see 见 BLUFF1 □ call down 1 invoke 恳求，祈求 2 reprimand 申斥，斥责 □ call forth elicit 引起；使产生 □ call in tr. 1 withdraw from circulation (从流通中)收回 2 seek the advice or services of 召来；召去 □ call in (or into) question dispute; doubt the validity of 争论，争吵；怀疑…的正确性 □ call into play give scope for; make use of 提供机会；利用 □ call it a day see 见 DAY □ call a person names abuse a person verbally 谩骂某人 □ call off 1 cancel (an arrangement etc.) 取消(安排等) 2 order (an attacker or pursuer) to desist 命令(进攻者或追击者)停止行动 □ call of nature a need to urinate or defecate 要小便(或大便)的感觉 □ call out 1 summon (troops etc.) to action 召集(部队等)行动 2 order (workers) to strike 下令(工人)罢工 □ call the shots (or tune) be in control; take the initiative 操纵，控制；定调子；采取主动，首先采取行动 □ call a spade a spade see 见 SPADE1 □ call to account see 见 ACCOUNT □ call to mind recollect; cause one to remember 回忆，回想起；使…记起 □ call to order 1 request to be orderly 要求保持秩序 2 declare (a meeting) open 宣布(会议)开幕 □ call up 1 reach by telephone 打电话给 2 imagine, recollect 想像；回忆 3 summon, esp. to serve in the army 召集；(尤指)征召…入伍 □ on call 1 (of a doctor etc.) available if required but not formally on duty (医生等)随叫随到的，听候召唤的 2 (of money lent) repayable on demand (借款)要求即付的，即期支付的 □ within call near enough to be summoned by calling 在附近(可听到呼唤的地方)[Old English ceallian from Old Norse kalla] |