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| 1 | C an act of telephoning someone 打电话；通话 |
| The helpline received 100 calls in the first couple of hours. 求助热线刚开通几小时就接到了100个电话。 |
| make a call Can you wait while I make another call? 你能等我一下吗？我要再打一个电话。 |
| give sb a call Why don’ t you give me a call in the morning? 你早上为什么不给我打电话？ |
| take/answer a call He took the call in his study. 他在书房接的电话。 |
| return a call (=telephone someone who tried to telephone you) He never returned her calls. 回电话 |
| an incoming/outgoing call You can’ t take incoming calls on the payphone. 你不能通过投币式公用电话接电话。 |
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| 2 | C a loud shout to someone who is not near you 呼叫；喊叫 |
| +for A passer-by heard his calls for help. 一个路人听到他的呼救声。 |
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| 3 | C a formal or public request that something should happen （正式或公开的）要求，呼声 |
| +for A government spokesperson has rejected calls for tougher immigration laws. 一位政府发言人拒绝考虑采取更严厉移民法的呼声。 |
| There were renewed calls for a return to the peace talks. 要求恢复和谈的呼声重新响起。 |
| a call to sb to do sth This is a call to all voters to participate. 这是要求全体选民都来参与的呼吁。 |
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| 4 | C a short visit to someone , especially to their home （尤指对某人的家的）访问，拜访 |
| pay a call on sb/pay sb a call We decided to pay another call on the Browns. 我们决定再次拜访布朗一家。 |
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| 5 | C an announcement in an airport telling passengers to go to their plane because it is leaving soon （通知飞机乘客登机的）呼叫，通知 |
| This is the last call for flight BA6774 to Stuttgart. 这是到斯图加特的BA6774航班起飞前的最后一次广播。 |
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| 6 | C a decision that you have to make , especially when you have to choose between two possible actions 决定；（尤指二选一的）抉择 |
| ‘Do we offer him the job?’ ‘It’ s your call.’ “我们要给他这份工作吗？”“这由你来决定。” |
| a tough/hard/difficult/easy call 很难/容易作出的决定 |
| make the call In cases like this, it’ s the President that has to make the call. 在这样的情况下，必须由总统作出抉择。 |
| | 6a | a decision made by an official in a sports game （体育比赛中的）裁定，判决 | | a line call 界线球裁定 | |
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| 7 | C a guess about what will happen , for example in politics or business （对政治、商业等的）预测，猜测 |
| The election looks so close that it’ s anybody’ s call. 选举的角逐如此激烈，任何人的猜测都有可能是对的。 |
| | 7a | a guess about which side of a coin will be showing when it comes down after it has been tossed in the air 掷钱币猜正反面 | |
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| 8 | C something that needs your time , money , or attention 需要时间（钱或注意力）的事情 |
| +on Parents of young children have so many other calls on their time. 孩子尚小的父母总有许多其他要花时间做的事。 |
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| 9 | U usually in negatives the number of requests by customers for a particular product or service （对产品或服务的）需求量 |
| +for We only have orange juice. There’ s not much call for cranberry juice around here. 我们只有橙汁。这里对越橘汁的需求量不大。 |
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| 10 | C/U the sound that an animal usually makes （动物的）叫声 |
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| 11 | C a loud signal played on a musical instrument to tell people to do something （用乐器声示意人们做某事的）信号 |
| a bugle call 喇叭呼叫声 |
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| 12 | singular a strong feeling of wanting do something , especially as a career 强烈愿望；（尤指对事业的）冲动 |
| Many young people are feeling the call to do charity work. 许多年轻人都对从事慈善事业有着强烈的愿望。 |
| | 12a | a strong feeling that makes you want to go somewhere or have a particular type of life （对某地或某种生活的）强烈向往 | | the call of sth He could not resist the call of the outdoor life. 他无法抵制对户外生活的向往。 | |
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| 13 | C a statement of which of the four suits of cards will be trumps (= cards with a higher value) in a card game 叫（主）牌；吊牌 |
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| - | be on call
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| to be available in case you are needed at work , especially as a doctor |
| 听候召唤；待命；（尤指医生）随叫随到 |
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| Tim’ s on call this weekend. 这个周末蒂姆值班。 |
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| - | the call of duty
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| the feeling that you must do something because it is your duty |
| 责任的召唤 |
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| beyond the call of duty (=more than your duty) His efforts frequently went beyond the call of duty. 超出职责范围 |
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| - | the call of nature humorous
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| a need to use the toilet |
| 要上厕所；要解手 |
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| - | call to action
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| something that shows that it is necessary to deal with a bad situation in a determined way |
| 行动的号召 |
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| - | call to arms
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| something that makes people want to take action and get involved in an attempt to deal with a bad situation |
| 促使采取行动的事 |
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| - | have firstcall on
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| to be the first person who is offered something , for example the chance to buy something |
| 第一个得到机会 |
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| - | there’ s no call for sth spoken
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| 1 | used for saying that you think someone is behaving in an unreasonable or rude way 用不着做某事；犯不着做某事 | There’ s no call for sarcasm! 犯不着这么挖苦人！ | |
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| 2 | used for saying that you think something is not necessary or suitable 没必要 | There’ s no call for regret. 没什么好遗憾的。 | |
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| See also | | - close 2 12a | | - port of call | |
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