call

1. V-T If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title. 称呼

I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason. 出于某种原因，我总想叫那条狗穆夫蒂。

"Doctor..."—"Will you please call me Sarah?"

“…医生” — “请叫我萨拉好吗？”

2. V-T If you call someone or something a particular thing, you suggest they are that thing or describe them as that thing. 把…描述为; 把…说成

The speech was interrupted by members of the Republican Party, who called him a traitor. 演讲被称他为叛徒的共和党成员们打断了。

She calls me lazy and selfish. 她说我又懒又自私。

3. →see also so-called

4. to call something your own→see own

5. to call it quits→see quit

V-T

1. V-T If you call something, you say it in a loud voice, because you are trying to attract someone's attention. 喊

He could hear the others downstairs calling his name. 他能听到其他人在楼下喊他的名字。

2. PHRASAL VERB Call out means the same as call. 喊

The butcher's son called out a greeting. 那屠夫的儿子声音洪亮地招呼了一声。

3. V-T If you call someone, you ask them to come to you by shouting to them. 喊某人过来

She called her young son: "Here, Stephen, come and look at this!"

她喊她的小儿子过来，“这儿，斯蒂芬，来看这个！”

4. V-T If you call someone such as a doctor or the police, you ask them to come to you, usually by telephoning them. (打电话) 叫…来

He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance. 他尖叫着，要妻子叫辆救护车来。

5. V-T If someone in authority calls something such as a meeting, rehearsal, or election, they arrange for it to take place at a particular time. 安排召开; 安排举行

We're going to call a meeting and discuss how we can work with other groups. 我们打算开个会，讨论如何与其他团队协作。

6. V-T If someone is called before a court or committee, they are ordered to appear there, usually to give evidence. 传讯; 传唤[usu passive]

The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence. 那个小孩等了2个小时才被传唤去做证。

7. V-T To call a game or sporting event means to cancel it, for example because of rain or bad light. 取消[美国英语]

We called the next game. 我们取消了下一场比赛。

8. N-COUNT If there is a call for something, someone demands that it should happen. 要求

There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement. 有人要求采用新型的安保措施。

9. N-COUNT The call of a particular bird or animal is the characteristic sound that it makes. (鸟、兽的) 叫声

...a wide range of animal noises and bird calls. …动物和鸟的各种各样叫声。

10. N-UNCOUNT If there is little or no call for something, very few people want it to be done or provided. 要求; 需求

"Have you got just plain chocolate?"—"No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that."

“有纯巧克力吗？” — “没有，恐怕对这种巧克力的需求不多。”

11. N-SING The call of something such as a place is the way it attracts or interests you strongly. 吸引力; 魅力

But the call of the wild was simply too strong and so he set off once more. 但大自然的吸引力实在太大了，所以他又一次出发了。

12. PHRASE If someone is on call, they are ready to go to work at any time if they are needed, especially if there is an emergency. 随叫随到

In theory I'm on call day and night. 理论上，我不分昼夜随叫随到。

13. to call someone's bluff→see bluff

14. to call a halt→see halt

15. to call something into question→see question

16. to call the tune→see tune

PHRASE

1. V-T If you call someone, you telephone them. 给…打电话

Would you call me as soon as you find out? My number's in the phone book. 你一查清就给我打电话好吗？我的号码在电话簿里。

A friend of mine gave me this number to call. 我的一个朋友让我打这个号码。

2. V-I If you call somewhere, you make a short visit there. 短暂访问

A market researcher called at the house where my uncle was living. 一位市场调查员到过我叔叔的住处。

3. N-COUNT Call is also a noun. 短暂访问

He decided to pay a call on Tommy Cummings. 他决定去拜访汤米·卡明斯。

4. V-I When a train, bus, or ship calls somewhere, it stops there for a short time to allow people to get on or off. (火车、公共汽车或船只) 停靠

The steamer calls at several palm-fringed ports along the way. 汽船一路上停靠过好几个棕榈树掩映的港口。

5. N-COUNT When you make a telephone call, you telephone someone. 打电话

I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend. 我打电话到美国同一个朋友交谈。

I've had hundreds of calls from other victims. 我已经接到几百个其他受害者打来的电话。