call

verb

命名 give name

1. 给…命名；称呼；把…叫做
   to give sb/sth a particular name; to use a particular name or title when you are talking to sb
   1. They decided to call the baby Mark.
      他们决定给婴儿取名马克。
   2. His name's Hiroshi but everyone calls him Hiro.
      他名叫广志，但人们都称他广。
   3. What do they call that new fabric?
      他们把那种新织品叫做什么？
   4. They called their first daughter after her grandmother.
      他们给大女儿取了祖母的名字。
   5. We call each other by our first names here.
      我们这儿彼此直呼其名。

看作 describe

2. 认为…是；把…看作
   to describe sb/sth in a particular way; to consider sb/sth to be sth
   1. I wouldn't call German an easy language.
      我并不认为德语是一门容易学的语言。
   2. Are you calling me a liar?
      你是说我撒谎？
   3. He was in the front room, or the lounge or whatever you want to call it.
      他当时在客厅，或者说是在起居室，或者在叫什么都行的房间里。
   4. Would you call it blue or green?
      你认为它是蓝色还是绿色？
   5. I make it ten pounds forty-three you owe me. Let's call it ten pounds.
      我算下来你欠我十英镑四十三便士。就算作十英镑吧。
3. 把自己称为；自诩
   to claim that you are a particular type of person, especially when other people question whether this is true
   1. Call yourself a friend? So why won't you help me, then?
      你说你够朋友？够朋友怎么不肯帮我？
   2. She's no right to call herself a feminist.
      她无权以女权主义者身份自居。

喊叫 shout

4. 大声呼叫，大声说（以吸引注意力）
   to shout or say sth loudly to attract sb's attention
   1. I thought I heard somebody calling.
      我仿佛听见有人在呼喊。
   2. She called out to her father for help.
      她向父亲大声呼救。
   3. Did somebody call my name?
      有人叫我的名字吗？
   4. He called out a warning from the kitchen.
      他在厨房里大声发出警告。
   5. ‘See you later!’ she called.
      “再见！”她叫道。
5. 召唤；呼唤
   to ask sb to come by shouting or speaking loudly
   1. Will you call the kids in for lunch?
      把孩子们叫进来吃午饭好吗？
   2. Did you call?
      你叫我？

电话 telephone

6. 打电话叫
   to ask sb/sth to come quickly to a particular place by telephoning
   1. to call the fire department/the police/a doctor/an ambulance
      打电话叫消防队 / 警察 / 医生 / 救护车
   2. The doctor has been called to an urgent case.
      医生接到电话去看急症。
   3. I'll call a taxi for you.
      我来打电话给你叫辆出租车。
   4. I'll call you a taxi.
      我来打电话给你叫辆出租车。
7. （给…）打电话
   to telephone sb
   1. I'll call again later.
      我过会儿再打电话来。
   2. I called the office to tell them I'd be late.
      我给办公室打电话说我可能晚到一会儿。
   3. My brother called me from Spain last night.
      我弟弟昨晚从西班牙给我打电话来了。

召见 order sb to come

8. 命令，召（至某处）
   to order sb to come to a place
   1. Several candidates were called for a second interview.
      几个候选人被通知去参加第二次面试。
   2. The ambassador was called back to London by the prime minister.
      大使被首相召回伦敦。
   3. He felt called to the priesthood (= had a strong feeling that he must become a priest) .
      他感受到要成为司铎的召唤。

拜访 visit

9. （短暂地）访问
   to make a short visit to a person or place
   1. Let's call on John.
      咱们去看看约翰吧。
   2. I'll call round and see you on my way home.
      我想在回家的路上去看看你。
   3. He was out when I called to see him.
      我去拜访时，他不在家。

集会、罢工等 meeting/strike, etc.

10. 下令举行；宣布进行
    to order sth to happen; to announce that sth will happen
    1. to call a meeting/an election/a strike
       举行会议 / 选举 / 罢工

禽；兽 of bird/animal

11. 啼；鸣；叫
    to make the cry that is typical for it

比赛 in games

12. 抛硬币说正反面
    to say which side of a coin you think will face upwards after it is thrown
    1. to call heads/tails
       要硬币的正面 / 反面

noun

电话 on telephone

1. 打电话；通话
   the act of speaking to sb on the telephone
   1. to get/have/receive a call from sb
      接到某人的电话
   2. to give sb/to make a call
      给某人打电话
   3. Were there any calls for me while I was out?
      我不在时有电话找我吗？
   4. I'll take (= answer) the call upstairs.
      我要上楼接电话。
   5. I left a message but he didn't return my call .
      我留了口信，但他没有回电话。
   6. a local call
      本地电话
   7. a long-distance call
      长途电话

响亮的声音 loud sound

2. （禽、兽的）叫声；（唤起注意的）喊声
   a loud sound made by a bird or an animal, or by a person to attract attention
   1. the distinctive call of the cuckoo
      布谷鸟独特的叫声
   2. a call for help
      呼救声

拜访 visit

3. 短暂拜访
   a short visit to sb's house
   1. The doctor has five calls to make this morning.
      医生今天上午要出诊五次。
   2. to pay a call on an old friend
      拜访一位老朋友

请求；要求 request/demand

4. 要求；请求；呼吁
   a request, an order or a demand for sb to do sth or to go somewhere
   1. calls for the minister to resign
      要部长辞职的要求
   2. calls for national unity
      国家统一的呼声
   3. This is the last call for passengers travelling on British Airways flight 199 to Rome.
      乘坐英国航空公司199次班机飞往罗马的乘客，这是最后一次通知登机。
   4. a call to arms (= a strong request to fight in the army, etc.)
      战斗号召
5. 没有需要；没有理由（做…）
   no demand for sth; no reason for sb's behaviour
   1. There isn't a lot of call for small specialist shops nowadays.
      如今对小型专卖店已没有多大需求了。
6. （对某人或某事物的）需求，压力
   a demand or pressure placed on sb/sth
   1. She is a busy woman with many calls on her time.
      她是个大忙人，有很多事等着她去办。

地方 of a place

7. （某地的）吸引力，诱惑力
   a strong feeling of attraction that a particular place has for you
   1. the call of the sea/your homeland
      大海的 / 家乡的魅力

职业 to a particular job

8. 召唤；呼唤；使命感
   a strong feeling that you want to do sth, especially a particular job

决定 decision

9. 决定
   a decision
   1. It's your call!
      那是你的决定！
   2. a good/bad call
      正确的 / 不恰当的决定
   3. That's a tough call.
      那是个艰难的决定。

网球 in tennis

10. （裁判员的）判决
    a decision made by the umpire
    1. There was a disputed call in the second set.
       第二盘比赛有一个有争议的判决。

纸牌游戏 in card games

11. 叫牌；吊牌
    a player's bid or turn to bid

1. VERB 叫;称呼;将…命名;给…起名字
   If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title.
   1. I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason...
      不知怎么的,我老想把这条狗唤作穆夫提。
   2. 'Doctor...' — 'Will you please call me Sarah?'...
      “大夫…”——“就叫我萨拉好了。”
   3. Everybody called each other by their surnames.
      大家相互之间都以姓氏相称。
2. VERB 把…说成;认为…是;将…称为
   If you call someone or something a particular thing, you suggest they are that thing or describe them as that thing.
   1. The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor...
      演说被保守党人士打断,他们称他是叛徒。
   2. I wouldn't call it a burden; I call it a responsibility...
      我不觉得这是负担;我觉得它是一种责任。
   3. She calls me lazy and selfish...
      她说我又懒又自私。
   4. He called it particularly cynical to begin releasing the hostages on Christmas Day...
      他认为在圣诞节这天开始释放人质尤为讽刺。
   5. Anyone can call themselves a psychotherapist.
      谁都可以自称是心理治疗师。
3. VERB 喊;叫；大声说出
   If you call something, you say it in a loud voice, because you are trying to attract someone's attention.
   1. He could hear the others downstairs in different parts of the house calling his name...
      他听到其他人从楼下不同地方喊他的名字。
   2. 'Boys!' she called again.
      “小子们!”她又叫道。
   3. Call out means the same as call .
      call out 同 call
   4. The butcher's son called out a greeting...
      屠夫的儿子大声打了个招呼。
   5. The train stopped and a porter called out, 'Middlesbrough!'
      火车停站,一名列车员喊道,“米德尔斯伯勒到了!”
4. VERB 打电话给…;给…打电话
   If you call someone, you telephone them.
   1. Would you call me as soon as you find out?...
      你一弄清楚了就给我打电话好吗?
   2. A friend of mine gave me this number to call...
      一个朋友要我打这个号码。
   3. 'May I speak with Mr Coyne, please?' — 'May I ask who's calling?'
      “请科因先生接一下电话好吗？”——“请问您是哪位?”
5. VERB (通常指打电话)呼叫,叫,召唤
   If you call someone such as a doctor or the police, you ask them to come to you, usually by telephoning them.
   1. He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance...
      他尖叫着让他老婆打电话叫救护车。
   2. One night he was called to see a woman with tuberculosis.
      一天夜里,有人打来电话,请他去给一位患肺结核的妇女看病。
6. VERB 喊;呼唤
   If you call someone, you ask them to come to you by shouting to them.
   1. She called her young son: 'Here, Stephen, come and look at this!'...
      她喊她的小儿子:“喂,斯蒂芬,过来看看这个!”
   2. He called me over the Tannoy.
      他用天朗扩音器喊我。
7. N-COUNT 打电话
   When you make a telephone call, you telephone someone.
   1. I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend...
      我打电话给美国的一个朋友。
   2. I've had hundreds of calls from other victims...
      我已经接到了其他受害人打来的上百个电话。
   3. I got a call from him late yesterday evening.
      昨天深夜我接到他的电话。
8. VERB 召集(会议、排练等);宣布举行(选举等)
   If someone in authority calls something such as a meeting, rehearsal, or election, they arrange for it to take place at a particular time.
   1. The Committee decided to call a meeting of the All India Congress...
      委员会决定召开国大党会议。
   2. The RSC was calling a press conference to announce the theatre's closure...
      皇家莎士比亚剧团要召开新闻发布会,宣布剧院关闭。
   3. The strike was called by the Lebanese Forces militia...
      罢工是黎巴嫩武装民兵召集的。
   4. A meeting has been called for Monday.
      兹定于周一召开会议。
9. VERB 传唤(某人出庭等)
   If someone is called before a court or committee, they are ordered to appear there, usually to give evidence.
   1. The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence...
      小女孩等了两个小时才被传唤进去作证。
   2. I was called as an expert witness.
      我作为专家证人被传唤出庭。
10. VERB 短暂停留;访问;拜访
    If you call somewhere, you make a short visit there.
    1. A market researcher called at the house where he was living...
       一位市场调查人员造访了他的住处。
    2. Andrew now came almost weekly to call.
       现在安德鲁几乎每星期都来。
    3. Call is also a noun.
       
    4. He decided to pay a call on Tommy Cummings.
       他决定去看望一下汤米·卡明斯。
11. VERB (火车、公共汽车、船舶)停靠,停留
    When a train, bus, or ship calls somewhere, it stops there for a short time to allow people to get on or off.
    1. The steamer calls at several ports along the way.
       一路上,汽船在好几个港口停靠。
12. VERB 取消(比赛等)
    To call a game or sporting event means to cancel it, for example because of rain or bad light.
    1. The second game of the series had ended in a 3-3 tie after ten innings when the game was called on account of darkness...
       系列赛第二场在十局过后,双方战成3比3平，此时由于天黑,比赛取消。
    2. We called the next game.
       我们取消了下一场比赛。
13. N-COUNT 号召;呼吁;号令
    If there is a call for something, someone demands that it should happen.
    1. There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement...
       不少人呼吁出台新的安全措施。
    2. Almost all workers heeded a call by the trade unions to stay at home for the duration of the strike.
       工会号召工人在罢工期间呆在家里,几乎所有工人都响应了这一号召。
14. N-UNCOUNT 需要;需求
    If there is little or no call for something, very few people want it to be done or provided.
    1. 'Have you got just plain chocolate?' — 'No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that.'
       “你们有纯巧克力吗?”——“没有,恐怕那东西没几个人要。”
15. N-SING 吸引力;魅力
    The call of something such as a place is the way it attracts or interests you strongly.
    1. You must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new.
       新鲜事物的魅力一定让你兴奋不已。
16. N-COUNT (鸟、兽的)叫声
    The call of a particular bird or animal is the characteristic sound that it makes.
    1. ...the plaintive call of a whale.
       鲸的哀鸣
    2. ...a wide range of animal noises and bird calls.
       各种各样的鸟兽叫声
17. See also: calling so-called
18. PHRASE 优先购买(或使用)权
    If you have first call on something, you will be asked before anyone else whether you want to buy or use it.
    1. Why should they get first call on the best property?
       凭什么最好的房产尽着他们先挑?
19. PHRASE 没必要;不该
    If you say that there is no call for someone to behave in a particular way, you are criticizing their behaviour, usually because you think it is rude.
    1. There was no call for him to single you out from all the others.
       这么多人中，他不该专挑你。
20. PHRASE 随时待命的;随叫随到的
    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.
    1. In theory I'm on call day and night.
       从理论上说,我现在昼夜待命。
    2. ...a doctor on call.
       随叫随到的医生
21. PHRASE 打电话请病假
    If you call in sick, you telephone the place where you work to tell them you will not be coming to work because you are ill.
    1. 'Shouldn't you be at work today?' — 'I called in sick.'
       “你今天不是应该上班的吗?”“我打电话请过病假了。”
22. to call someone's bluff → see: bluff

1. I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason
   不知怎么的，我老想把这条狗唤作穆夫提。
2. 'Doctor*' — 'Will you please call me Sarah?'
   “大夫*”——“就叫我萨拉好了。”
3. Everybody called each other by their surnames.
   大家相互之间都以姓氏相称。
4. The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor
   演说被保守党人士打断，他们称他是叛徒。
5. I wouldn't call it a burden; I call it a responsibility
   我不觉得这是负担；我觉得它是一种责任。
6. She calls me lazy and selfish
   她说我又懒又自私。
7. He called it particularly cynical to begin releasing the hostages on Christmas Day
   他认为在圣诞节这天开始释放人质尤为讽刺。
8. Anyone can call themselves a psychotherapist.
   谁都可以自称是心理治疗师。
9. He could hear the others downstairs in different parts of the house calling his name
   他听到其他人从楼下不同地方喊他的名字。
10. 'Boys!' she called again.
    “小子们！”她又叫道。
11. Would you call me as soon as you find out?
    你一弄清楚了就给我打电话好吗？
12. A friend of mine gave me this number to call
    一个朋友要我打这个号码。
13. 'May I speak with Mr Coyne, please?' — 'May I ask who's calling?'
    “请科因先生接一下电话好吗？”——“请问您是哪位？”
14. He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance
    他尖叫着让他老婆打电话叫救护车。
15. One night he was called to see a woman with tuberculosis.
    一天夜里，有人打来电话，请他去给一位患肺结核的妇女看病。
16. She called her young son: 'Here, Stephen, come and look at this!'
    她喊她的小儿子：“喂，斯蒂芬，过来看看这个！”
17. He called me over the Tannoy.
    他用天朗扩音器喊我。
18. I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend
    我打电话给美国的一个朋友。
19. The Committee decided to call a meeting of the All India Congress
    委员会决定召开国大党会议。
20. The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence
    小女孩等了两个小时才被传唤进去作证。
21. A market researcher called at the house where he was living
    一位市场调查人员造访了他的住处。
22. The steamer calls at several ports along the way.
    一路上，汽船在好几个港口停靠。
23. The second game of the series had ended in a 3-3 tie after ten innings when the game was called on account of darkness
    系列赛第二场在十局过后，双方战成3比3平，此时由于天黑，比赛取消。
24. There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement
    不少人呼吁出台新的安全措施。
25. 'Have you got just plain chocolate?' — 'No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that.'
    “你们有纯巧克力吗？”——“没有，恐怕那东西没几个人要。”
26. You must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new.
    新鲜事物的魅力一定让你兴奋不已。
27. Why should they get first call on the best property?
    凭什么最好的房产尽着他们先挑？
28. There was no call for him to single you out from all the others.
    这么多人中，他不该专挑你。
29. In theory I'm on call day and night.
    从理论上说，我现在昼夜待命。
30. 'Shouldn't you be at work today?' — 'I called in sick.'
    “你今天不是应该上班的吗？”“我打电话请过病假了。”

call at…

1. 停靠；（短时间）停留
   to stop at a place for a short time

call sb away

1. 叫走；把…叫到别处去
   to ask sb to stop what they are doing and to go somewhere else

call back

call sb back

1. 再打电话；回电话
   to telephone sb again or to telephone sb who telephoned you earlier

call for sb

1. （去）接
   to collect sb in order to go somewhere
   1. Will you call the kids in for lunch?
      把孩子们叫进来吃午饭好吗？
   2. Did you call?
      你叫我？

call for sth

1. 需要
   to need sth
   1. to call the fire department/the police/a doctor/an ambulance
      打电话叫消防队 / 警察 / 医生 / 救护车
   2. The doctor has been called to an urgent case.
      医生接到电话去看急症。
   3. I'll call a taxi for you.
      我来打电话给你叫辆出租车。
   4. I'll call you a taxi.
      我来打电话给你叫辆出租车。
2. （公开）要求
   to publicly ask for sth to happen
   1. I'll call again later.
      我过会儿再打电话来。
   2. I called the office to tell them I'd be late.
      我给办公室打电话说我可能晚到一会儿。
   3. My brother called me from Spain last night.
      我弟弟昨晚从西班牙给我打电话来了。

call sth↔forth

1. 引起；使产生
   to produce a particular reaction
   1. Several candidates were called for a second interview.
      几个候选人被通知去参加第二次面试。
   2. The ambassador was called back to London by the prime minister.
      大使被首相召回伦敦。
   3. He felt called to the priesthood (= had a strong feeling that he must become a priest) .
      他感受到要成为司铎的召唤。

call in

1. 打电话来（工作单位等）
   to telephone a place, especially the place where you work
   1. Let's call on John.
      咱们去看看约翰吧。
   2. I'll call round and see you on my way home.
      我想在回家的路上去看看你。
   3. He was out when I called to see him.
      我去拜访时，他不在家。

call sb↔in

1. 召来，叫来（服务）
   to ask for the services of sb
   1. to call a meeting/an election/a strike
      举行会议 / 选举 / 罢工

call sth↔in

1. 下令收回；要求退回
   to order or ask for the return of sth

call sb/sth↔off

1. 把（人）叫走（不再搜查等）；把（狗）叫开（不让它咬人等）
   to order a dog or a person to stop attacking, searching, etc.
   1. to call heads/tails
      要硬币的正面 / 反面

call sth↔off

1. 取消；停止进行
   to cancel sth; to decide that sth will not happen

call on/upon sb

1. 邀请，要求（某人讲话等）；恭请
   to formally invite or ask sb to speak, etc.
2. 请求，要求，要（某人做某事）
   to ask or demand that sb do sth
   1. the distinctive call of the cuckoo
      布谷鸟独特的叫声
   2. a call for help
      呼救声

call sb out

1. 要求某人来，召唤出动（尤指处理紧急情况）
   to ask sb to come, especially to an emergency
   1. The doctor has five calls to make this morning.
      医生今天上午要出诊五次。
   2. to pay a call on an old friend
      拜访一位老朋友
2. 下令罢工；通知罢工
   to order or advise workers to stop work as a protest

call sb↔up

1. 打电话给
   to make a telephone call to sb
   1. There isn't a lot of call for small specialist shops nowadays.
      如今对小型专卖店已没有多大需求了。
2. 征召（服役）；征召入伍
   to make sb do their training in the army, etc. or fight in a war
   1. She is a busy woman with many calls on her time.
      她是个大忙人，有很多事等着她去办。
3. 选入，征调（运动员为国参赛）
   to give sb the opportunity to play in a sports team, especially for their country

call sth↔up

1. 使回忆起；使想起
   to bring sth back to your mind
2. 调用贮存；调出备用
   to use sth that is stored or kept available

v.

call sb's bluff

• 要求…摊牌，要求…兑现其恫吓（因相信对方不至于或不敢这样做）
  to tell sb to do what they are threatening to do, because you believe that they will not be cruel or brave enough to do it

call sth into play

• 利用；使用
  to make use of sth
  1. Chess is a game that calls into play all your powers of concentration.
     国际象棋是一项需要全神贯注的活动。

call sth into question

• 怀疑；引起怀疑
  to doubt sth or make others doubt sth
  1. His honesty has never been called into question.
     他的诚实从未受到过怀疑。

call it a day

• 结束一天的工作；到此为止；停止
  to decide or agree to stop doing sth
  1. After forty years in politics I think it's time for me to call it a day (= to retire) .
     从政四十年，我想现在也该退休了。

call it quits

• （因势均力敌）同意停止比赛（或争论等）
  to agree to end a contest, disagreement, etc. because both sides seem equal
• 决定停止
  to decide to stop doing sth

call sb names

• 辱骂；谩骂
  to use insulting words about sb

call the shots/tune

• 控制；操纵
  to be the person who controls a situation

call a spade a spade

• 是啥说啥；直言不讳
  to say exactly what you think without trying to hide your opinion

call time (on sth)

• 宣布结束；决定结束
  to say or decide that it is time for sth to finish

call sb to account (for/over sth)

• 责成…作出解释；责问
  to make sb explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it

call sb/sth to order

• 要求安静下来（以便开始或继续会议）；要求遵守会议秩序
  to ask people in a meeting to be quiet so that the meeting can start or continue

(be/get called) on the carpet

• （因做错事）被上司叫去训斥
  called to see sb in authority because you have done sth wrong
  1. I got called on the carpet for being late.
     我因为迟到被叫去剋了一顿。

bring/call sb/sth to mind

bring/call sb/sth to mind

he who pays the piper calls the tune

• 花钱的人说了算；财大者气粗
  the person who provides the money for sth can also control how it is spent

the pot calling the kettle black

• 锅笑壶黑；五十步笑百步；乌鸦说猪黑
  used to say that you should not criticize sb for a fault that you have yourself

what-d'you-call-him/-her/-it/-them

what's-his/-her/-its/-their-name

• （记不得名字时说）你叫他（或她、它、他们）什么来着
  used instead of a name that you cannot remember
  1. She's just gone out with old what-d'you-call-him.
     她刚和老——你叫他什么来着——一块出去了。

n.

the call of nature

• 生理需要（指上厕所）
  the need to go to the toilet

have first call (on sb/sth)

• 优先占用（时间、金钱等）；优先得到照顾（或支付）
  to be the most important person or thing competing for sb's time, money, etc. and to be dealt with or paid for before other people or things
  1. The children always have first call on her time.
     她的时间总是先花在孩子们身上。

(be) on call

• （尤指紧急情况下）随叫随到
  available for work if necessary, especially in an emergency
  1. I'll be on call the night of the party.
     在聚会的晚上我将随时听凭召唤。

at sb's beck and call

• 随时待命
  always ready to obey sb's orders
  1. Don't expect to have me at your beck and call.
     休想随意摆布我。

a close call/shave

• 侥幸避免事故；侥幸脱险；幸免于难
  a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc.