call on
短语[计] 访问
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释义与例句
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1.
To visit (a person); to pay a call to.
习语 及物I really should call on my aunt more often.
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2.
To select (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer.
习语 及物He sat there, baffled, hoping nobody would call on him.
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3.
To request or ask something of (a person); to select for a task.
习语 及物The king called on his subjects to take up arms and defend the kingdom.
The alma mater had again called on her sons in her hour of need and again they had responded.
De Gaulle called on the military to break with their hierarchical superiors and on the other French citizens to distance themselves from their government.
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4.
To have recourse to.
习语 及物Exhausted, he called on his last ounce of strength.
The young adventurer set out on the new planet alone, thankful that she could still call on her captain for advice in case of emergency.
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5.
To correct; to point out an error or untruth.
双及物 习语 及物The salesman persisted in quoting a rate higher than was listed, until we called him on it.