call

A1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #161 ★★★★★

n. 呼叫, 访问, 打电话, 号召, 召集, 要求 vt. 呼叫, 召集, 打电话 vi. 叫喊, 访问, 叫牌 [计] 调用; 呼叫; DOS内部命令:在批处理文件中调用另一个批处理文件

发音

UK /kɔːl/
UK /kʰoɫ/
SCOT /kɔl/
其它 /qʰu/
其它 /kaːl/
US /kɔl/
US /kʰɔɫ/
US /kɑl/
US /kʰɑɫ/
CA /kʰɔːɫ/
AU /koːl/

词形变化

calls 复数 calls call'd called calledst calleth calling calls 三单 ycalled calling 现在分词 called 过去式 called 过去分词 call'd 过去式 call'd 过去分词 callest calledst 过去式 calleth 三单 called 复数

教材释义与例句

名词

电话;呼叫;要求;访问

when you speak to someone on the telephone

动词

呼叫;拜访;叫牌

to say or shout something loudly so that someone can hear you

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A cry or shout.

    呼叫

    呼喊

    可数 不可数

    He heard a call from the other side of the room.

  2. 2.

    The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.

    可数 不可数

    That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.

  3. 3.

    A beckoning or summoning.

    可数 不可数

    I had to yield to the call of the wild.

  4. 4.

    A telephone conversation; a phone call.

    通话

    电话

    可数 不可数

    I received several phone calls today.

    I received several calls today.

  5. 5.

    An instance of calling someone on the telephone.

    可数 不可数

    I made a call to Jim, but he didn’t answer.

  6. 6.

    A short visit, usually for social purposes.

    访问

    探望

    可数 不可数

    I paid a call to a dear friend of mine.

  7. 7.

    A visit by a ship or boat to a port.

    可数 不可数 航海 交通

    The ship made a call at Southampton.

  8. 8.

    A decision or judgement.

    可数 不可数

    That was a good call.

  9. 9.

    The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.

    可数 不可数

    The Prime Minister has the call.

    I give the call to the Manager of Opposition Business.

  10. 10.

    Ellipsis of call option.

    认购期权

    可数 不可数 商务 金融
  11. 11.

    The act of calling to the other batsman.

    可数 不可数 体育 游戏
  12. 12.

    The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)

    可数 不可数 体育 游戏
  13. 13.

    A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.

    不可数 可数
  14. 14.

    The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.

    可数 不可数 计算机 工程 数学
  15. 15.

    A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.

    可数 不可数

    There was a 20 dollar bet on the table, and my call was 9.

  16. 16.

    The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.

    跟注

    可数 不可数 游戏
  17. 17.

    A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.

    可数 不可数
  18. 18.

    A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.

    可数 不可数 航海 交通
  19. 19.

    A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.

    可数 不可数
  20. 20.

    An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.

    可数 不可数
  21. 21.

    Vocation; employment; calling.

    古体 可数 不可数
  22. 22.

    A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.

    美国 可数 不可数 法律
  23. 23.

    A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.

    可数 非正式 俚语 不可数
  24. 24.

    A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.

    可数 不可数 法律
  25. 25.

    Need; necessity.

    可数 不可数

    There's no call for that kind of bad language!

v. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To reach out with one's voice.

    To request, summon, or beckon.

    不及物

    That person is hurt; call for help!

  2. 2.

    To reach out with one's voice.

    To cry or shout.

    不及物

    "Supper's ready," called Dad from the kitchen.

  3. 3.

    To reach out with one's voice.

    To utter in a loud or distinct voice.

    及物

    to call the roll of a military company

  4. 4.

    To reach out with one's voice.

    To contact by telephone.

    打电话

    及物/不及物

    Why don’t you call me in the morning?

    Why don’t you call tomorrow?

  5. 5.

    To reach out with one's voice.

    To rouse from sleep; to awaken.

    及物
  6. 6.

    To reach out with one's voice.

    To request that one's band play (a particular tune).

    及物
  7. 7.

    To visit.

    To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).

    不及物

    We could always call on a friend.

    The engineer called round whilst you were away.

  8. 8.

    To visit.

    To stop at a station or port.

    不及物

    This train calls at Reading, Slough and London Paddington.

    Our cruise ship called at Bristol Harbour.

  9. 9.

    To visit.

    To come to pass; to afflict.

    不及物
  10. 10.

    To name, identify, or describe.

    To name or refer to.

    双及物

    Why don’t we dispense with the formalities? Please call me Al.

    Don't call me a liar.

  11. 11.

    To name, identify, or describe.

    Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.

    I’m called John.

    A very tall building is called a skyscraper.

  12. 12.

    To name, identify, or describe.

    To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.

    They call the distance ten miles.

    That’s enough work. Let's call it a day and go home.

  13. 13.

    To name, identify, or describe.

    To disclose the class or character of; to identify.

    废旧
  14. 14.

    To name, identify, or describe.

    To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.

    及物

    I call bullshit.

    She called foul on their scheme.

  15. 15.

    To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result.

    To declare in advance.

    及物

    The captains call the coin toss.

  16. 16.

    To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result.

    To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.

    After the third massive failure, John called the whole initiative.

  17. 17.

    To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result.

    To make a decision as a referee or umpire.

    体育

    The goal was called offside.

  18. 18.

    Direct or indirect use of the voice.

    (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.

    体育 游戏
  19. 19.

    To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result.

    To predict.

    及物

    He called twelve of the last three recessions.

  20. 20.

    To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result.

    To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.

    及物
  21. 21.

    Direct or indirect use of the voice.

    (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).

    体育 游戏
  22. 22.

    Direct or indirect use of the voice.

    To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.

    及物 体育

    My partner called two spades.

  23. 23.

    Direct or indirect use of the voice.

    To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.

    体育 游戏

    Every shot must be called.

  24. 24.

    To cause to be verbally subjected to.

    及物

    The basis for his conclusion was called into doubt

  25. 25.

    To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.

    非正式 及物

    I call the comfy chair!

  26. 26.

    To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.

    及物 商务 金融
  27. 27.

    To demand repayment of a loan.

    及物 金融 商务
  28. 28.

    To jump to (another part of a program); to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.

    及物 计算机 工程 数学

    A recursive function is one that calls itself.

  29. 29.

    To reach out with one's voice.

    To scold.

    及物
  30. 30.

    Direct or indirect use of the voice.

    To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.

    不及物 游戏 体育

    I bet $800 and Jane raised to $1600. My options: call (match her $1600 bet), reraise, or fold.

  31. 31.

    Direct or indirect use of the voice.

    To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)

    不及物 游戏 体育

    I’ll call your 300, and raise to 600!

  32. 32.

    To require, demand.

    及物

    He felt called to help the old man.

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

From Middle English callen, from Old English ċeallian (“to call, shout”) and Old Norse kalla (“to call; shout; refer to as; name”); both from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (“to call, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *golH-so- (“voice, cry”), from *gel(H)- (“to vocalize, call, shout”). Cognates * Scots call, caw, ca (“to call, cry, shout”) * Dutch kallen (“to chat, talk”) * German Low German kallen (“to speak, talk”) * German kallen (“to call”) * Swedish kalla (“to call, refer to, beckon”) * Norwegian kalle (“to call, name”) * Danish kalde (“to call, name”) * Icelandic kalla (“to call, shout, name”) * Welsh galw (“to call, demand”) * Polish głos (“voice”) * Lithuanian gal̃sas (“echo”) * Russian голос (golos, “voice”) * Albanian gjuhë (“language, tongue”).

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