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callverbuk/kɔːl/ us/kɑːl/

call verb NAME

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

They've called the twins Edward and Thomas.他们给双胞胎取名为爱德华和托马斯。
What's that actor called that we saw in the film last night?我们昨晚在电影里看到的那个演员叫什么名字？
His real name is Jonathan, but they've always called him Johnny.他的真名叫乔纳森，但他们总是叫他“约翰尼”。
What's her new novel called?她的新小说叫什么名字？
I wish he wouldn't keep calling me "dear" - it's so patronizing!我希望他不要老是叫我“亲爱的”——太居高临下了！
call sb names

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…

Tom's worried that if he wears glasses at school the other children will call him names.汤姆担心如果他在学校戴眼镜会被其他孩子取笑。

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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.

call verb PHONE

A2 [ I or T ] to use a phone to talk to someone打电话

He called (you) last night when you were out.昨晚你不在时，他（给你）打过电话。
She called (me) this morning at the office and we had a brief chat.今天早上她打电话到我的办公室，我们简短地闲聊了会儿。
I've been calling all morning but I can't get through.我一早上都在打电话，可是没打通。
Do you think we should call the police?你觉得我们应该报警吗？
call collect US US also and UK reverse (the) charges

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.

call verb CONSIDER

[ T + obj + noun ] to consider someone or something to be称…为；把…看作

He knows a lot of people, but only one or two that he'd call close friends.他认识很多人，但他称之为亲密朋友的只有一两个。
One sandwich and a lettuce leaf - I don't call that a meal!一个三明治和一片生菜叶——我可不把那叫一顿饭！
I'm not calling you a liar - I'm just suggesting that you misunderstood the facts of the situation.我没说你在撒谎——我只是提醒一下，你误解了实际情形。
call sth your own

to consider something as belonging to you认为…是自己的

I don't aspire to anything very grand - I just want a place I can call my own.我不奢望特别气派的东西——我只想拥有一个属于我自己的地方。

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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.

call verb SHOUT/CRY

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

Someone in the crowd called (out) his name.人群中有人大声叫（出）他的名字。
Did you call?是你在叫吗？
[ + speech ] "Hey, you! Come over here!" she called.“嗨，你！到这儿来！”她叫道。
The blackbird called to its mate.乌鸫呼唤它的配偶。
call for order also call sth to order

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

She called for order/called the meeting to order.她要求会场安静下来。

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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.

call verb ASK TO COME

C1 [ I or T ] to ask someone to come to you叫来；召，召唤

She called me over to where she was sitting.她把我叫到了她坐着的地方。
I keep the bedroom door open in case the children call (for) me in the night.我让卧室门开着，以防孩子们晚上叫我。
I was called to an emergency meeting this morning.我今早被叫去参加一个紧急会议。
At school she was always being called into the headteacher's office.在学校时，她总是被叫到校长办公室去。

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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.

call verb VISIT

[ I ] to visit someone, especially for a short time（尤指短暂的）拜访，造访

The electrician must have called (round) this morning when we were out - there's a note on the door mat.今天上午我们出去的时候电工一定来过了——门垫上留了张字条。

call verb DECIDE ON

C1 [ T ] to decide officially to have a particular event or take particular action决定召开（或举行）

The managing director has called a meeting to discuss pay levels.总经理决定召开会议商讨工资标准。
The papers are predicting that the prime minister will call an election in the spring.报纸预言首相将宣布在春季举行大选。
It's reckoned that the unions will call a strike if management will not agree to their demands.如果管理层不同意他们的要求，预计工会将发动罢工。
They had to call a halt to (= end) the match because of the heavy rain.因为下大雨，他们不得不中止了比赛。

Idiom(s)

call sb's bluff
call your shot
call a spade a spade
call into question
call it a day
call it quits
call the shots
sth is calling you

Phrasal verb(s)

call back
call sb back
call by
call for sb
call for sth
call forth sth
call sb in
call sth in
call sb/sth off
call sth off
call (in) on sb
call on sb
call on sth
call (sth) out
call sb out
call sb up
call sth up
callnounuk/kɔːl/ us/kɑːl/

call noun PHONE

A2 [ C ] the act of using the phone通话；打电话

I got a call from an old college friend last night.昨晚我接到了一位大学老友的电话。
If there are any calls for me, could you write them down next to the phone?如果有我的电话，你能在电话边记一下吗？
I've just got a couple of calls to make.我正要打几个电话。
That decorator you called about painting the house - did he ever return your call?为粉刷房子的事你打电话找的那个油漆工——他给你回过电话了吗？
The radio station received a lot of calls complaining about the show's bad language.广播电台接到很多电话，投诉那个节目用语污秽。
Before six o'clock, calls are charged at peak rate.6点之前，拨打电话按高峰费率收费。

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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.

call noun ANIMAL

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

The whale has a very distinctive call.鲸的叫声很特别。
She could hear calls for help from inside the burning building.她能听到从燃烧的大楼里传出的呼救声。
I'll be in the next room, so give me a call if you need any help.我会在隔壁房间，需要帮助就叫我。

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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?

call noun DEMAND

[ U ] the fact of people wanting or needing a particular thing需求，需要

There's not much call for fur coats these days.现在人们对毛皮大衣的需求量不大。
formal I certainly don't think there's any call for that sort of language, young lady!我的确认为没有必要说那样的话，小姐！

C1 [ C ] a demand for something to happen呼吁，号召；要求

Management have so far ignored the union's calls for stricter safety regulations.迄今为止管理层一直无视工会对加强安全规章的呼吁。

call noun VISIT

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

Doctor Seward is out on a call this morning.苏厄德医生今天上午出诊去了。
The nurse has got a few calls to make this afternoon.护士今天下午有几次出诊。
old-fashioned I thought I'd pay a call on (= visit) an old friend of mine this weekend.我想这个周末去拜访一位老朋友。

call noun DECISION

[ C ] informal a decision决定，抉择

It was a tough call, but eventually I decided to give up my job.尽管做这个决定很难，但我最终还是打算辞职。
More investment? That's got to be your call - you're the one that's paying!增加投资？这该由你来决定——毕竟你是付款人。

Idiom(s)

call of nature
a close call
on call

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