call out
US
UK call [sb] out vtr + adv: (request visit)
SC 紧急召集 jǐn jí zhào jí
TC 緊急召集
TC 緊急召集
SC 召唤出动 jǐn jí zhào jí，zhào huàn chū dòng
Paul's elderly mother was unwell, so he called the doctor out.
保罗年迈的母亲感觉不适，所以他赶紧请来医生。
call [sb] out, call out [sb] vtr phrasal sep: informal (challenge) (某人)
SC 挑战 tiǎo zhàn
TC 挑戰
TC 挑戰
SC 质疑 tiǎo zhàn，zhì yí
The interviewer called the MP out when he spouted false statistics.
当议员虚报统计数据时，那位记者向他提出了质疑。
call [sb] out on [sth], call out [sb] on [sth] v expr: informal (challenge: on [sth] said, done)
SC 就…挑战某人
Julia called her uncle out on his offensive remarks.
茱莉亚斥责她叔叔的无礼言论。
call out vi + adv: (speak before being invited)
SC 打断 dǎ duàn
TC 打斷
TC 打斷
SC 插嘴 dǎ duàn，chā zuǐ
The teacher told the students to raise their hands if they knew the answer, rather than calling out.
call [sb] out, call out [sb] vtr + adv: (order workers to strike)
SC 让...罢工
SC 组织...罢工
The union has called its members out following the breakdown of talks with management.
call-out n: informal (challenge)
SC 质疑 zhì yí
The actress responded to call-outs on social media with an apology.
call-out n: (printing: inset or illustration) (印刷)
SC 图例 tú lì
SC 插图 tú lì，chā tú
TC 插圖
TC 插圖
call-out n: (printing: text linked to graphic)
SC 内容注解层
SC 内容注释
call-out n: (service visit)
SC 上门服务
TC 上門服務
TC 上門服務
As an emergency plumber, Jason often had to attend call-outs at the weekends.
call-out n as adj: (relating to a call-out)
SC 上门服务的
Emergency plumbers charge enormous call-out fees.
cry out for [sth], call out for [sth] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (need) (比喻)
SC 迫切需要，急需 pò qiè xū yào ，jí xū
TC 急需
TC 急需
The house was in poor condition and crying out for repair.
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- commutable
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- commuted
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- commuter belt
- commuting