B1 [ T + obj + noun ] to give someone or something a name, or to know or address someone by a particular name给…取名,给…命名;称呼
C2 If a person, especially a child, calls someone names, he or she addresses that person with a name that is intended to be offensive.(尤指小孩的行为)谩骂…,辱骂…
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Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet because of its distinctive colour.
I think he was called Blake , if I remember correctly.
He was most uncivil to your father - called him an old fool.
What have they decided to call their new baby?
The meat produced from a pig is called pork, bacon, or ham.
A2 [ I or T ] to use a phone to talk to someone打电话
to make a phone call that is paid for by the person who receives it打对方付费电话
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If I'm not home when you call, leave a message on the machine .
I gave him my number and he promised to call me.
Probably the best thing to do is to call them before you go.
I tried calling you but the line was busy.
You could always call Susie and see if she might babysit.
[ T + obj + noun ] to consider someone or something to be称…为;把…看作
to consider something as belonging to you认为…是自己的
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Some people call English a mongrel language because it is a mixture of old German and French.
How can you call those barbarians your friends?
It's a suburb of Manchester really - I wouldn't call it Manchester proper.
He's quite attractive but not what I'd call gorgeous.
He had a few tufts of hair on his chin, but you could hardly call it a beard.
B1 [ I or T ] to say something in a loud voice, especially in order to attract someone's attention, or (of animals) to make a loud, high sound, especially to another animal叫,呼喊;呼叫;(动物)鸣叫
to ask people in a meeting to stop talking so that the meeting can continue要求(会场)安静下来,要求别吵
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She sometimes calls out in her sleep.
I thought I heard you call from upstairs.
I called to her but she didn't hear me.
"We're over here!" she called.
I thought I heard someone call my name.
C1 [ I or T ] to ask someone to come to you叫来;召,召唤
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I thought I heard my daughter calling for me.
He was called to the phone.
She called me over and showed me the report.
You can't just call people across the office and expect them to come running!
He called me into his office and asked me to explain my decision.
[ I ] to visit someone, especially for a short time(尤指短暂的)拜访,造访
C1 [ T ] to decide officially to have a particular event or take particular action决定召开(或举行)
A2 [ C ] the act of using the phone通话;打电话
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Will you excuse me? I've got to make a phone call.
The phone company were unable to trace the call.
Please confine your use of the phone to business calls.
He told my boss that I'd been making long-distance calls at work!
We had to make five calls to technical support just to get the new computer working.
B1 [ C ] the sound an animal makes or the sound of someone shouting something叫声;呼喊,呼叫;(动物的)鸣叫声
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I thought I heard a call from the bedroom.
the wolf's call
the call of the brown owl
Could you give me a call when he arrives?
Was that a call for help?
[ U ] the fact of people wanting or needing a particular thing需求,需要
C1 [ C ] a short visit, especially an official one made by someone whose job is connected with health(尤指正式的)短暂拜访;(通常指医疗从业者的)出诊
[ C ] informal a decision决定,抉择
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