call
n
1 [C] shout; cry 呼喊; 喊叫: a call for help 大聲呼救
They came at my call, ie when I shouted to them. 我把他們喊來了.
2 [C] characteristic cry of a bird (鳥的)鳴叫, 啼叫.
3 [C] signal sounded on a horn, bugle, etc 喇叭、 軍號等的號聲.
4 [C] short visit (to sb's house) (到某人家)拜訪
pay a call on a friend 訪友
The doctor has five calls to make this morning. 今早大夫要去五家出診.
We must return her call, ie visit her because she visited us. 我們得到她家回訪.
5 [C] (also `phone call, ring) act of telephoning; conversation on the telephone 打電話; 用電話交談
give sb/make/receive/return a call 給某人打[撥/接/回]電話
Were there any calls for me while I was out? 我出去的時候, 有人來過電話嗎?
6
(a) [C] order, signal or invitation, esp to come or meet; summons 命令, 信號, 邀請(尤指使之前來或相見); 召喚
The Prime Minister is waiting for a call to the Palace. 首相待召進宮.
An actor's call tells him when to go on stage. 有個演員示意讓他到時上場.
This is the last call for passengers travelling on flight BA 199 to Rome. 乘坐英航199號班機飛往羅馬的乘客, 這是最後一次通知.
(fig 比喻) He answered the call of duty and enlisted in the army. 他應徵入伍.
(b) [sing] ~ (of sth) inner urge to follow a course of action or profession; vocation 感召; 神召
feel the call (of the priesthood) 感到(教士圣職的)神召.
(c) [sing] ~ of sth attraction or fascination of (a particular place or activity) (某處或某活動的)吸引力, 誘惑力
the call of the sea, of the wild, of faraway places, etc 大海、 荒野、 遙遠地方等的吸引力.
(d) [C] ~ for sth request or demand for sth 對某事物的要求或號召
The President made a call for national unity. 總統號召全國人民團結起來.
There were calls for the Prime Minister's resignation from the Opposition parties. 在反對黨中, 有人要求首相辭職.
7 [U] ~ for sth (esp in negative sentences and questions 尤用於否定句及疑問句中) need or occasion for sth 對某事物的需要, 必要或理由
There isn't much call for such things these days. 這種東西近來需求量不大.
There was no call for such rudeness. 沒必要這麼粗暴.
8 [C] ~ on sb/sth demand on sb/sth 對某人[某事物]的需求
He is a busy man with many calls on his time. 他很忙, 有很多事需要花時間去做.
9 [C] (in card-games) player's bid or turn to bid (紙牌戲中)叫牌, 輪到叫牌
It's your call, partner. 伙伴, 該你叫牌了.
10 (idm 習語) at one's/sb's beck and call => beck2. a call of `nature (euph 婉) need to urinate or defecate 要?quot;慊虼蟊? a close call => close1. (be) on `call (esp of a doctor) available for work if necessary (尤指醫生)隨叫隨到
Who's on call tonight? 今晚誰值班? a port of call => port1. within `call near enough to hear sb shouting (for help, etc) 在(求救等)喊聲能聽到的范圍內; 附近.
call v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (out) to sb (for sth); ~ (sth) (out) say (sth) loudly to attract sb's attention; shout; cry 大聲說(某事物)以引起別人注意; 喊; 叫
I thought I heard sb calling. 我好像聽見有人喊叫.
Why didn't you come when I called (out) (your name)? 我喊(出)(你名字)的時候, 你為什麼不來?
She called to her father for help. 她向父親喊叫求救.
The injured soldiers called out in pain. 受傷的士兵疼得大叫.
The teacher called out the children's names, eg to check they were all present. 教師大聲點名(如考勤).
2 [I] (of a bird or an animal) make its characteristic cry (指禽獸)叫.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr,...
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