calls

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v.  给…命名; 称呼; 把…叫做; 认为…是; 把…看作; 把自己称为; 自诩
call的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

  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
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双语例句

  1. The calls for reform come as intense debate continues among the leadership over the next five-year economic plan
    领导层继续在为下一个五年经济计划激烈争论之际，有人发出了改革的呼声。
  2. Hughes was barraged with phone calls from friends who were furious at the indiscreet disclosures.
    休斯的电话快被他的朋友打爆了，就因为他一不小心说漏了嘴而惹恼了他们。
  3. 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。
  4. The ceasefire resolution calls for the release of all prisoners of war.
    停火决议要求释放所有战俘。
  5. You should refuse to meet anyone who cold calls with an offer of financial advice.
    你应该拒绝和那些贸然打电话提供理财建议的陌生人见面。
  6. There are calls for his resignation, but there is no sign yet that he will comply.
    有人要求他辞职，不过还没有迹象表明他会屈从。
  7. There are daily conference calls with Washington.
    每天都要与华盛顿连线召开电话会议。
  8. I want the manager's job when he calls it a day.
    等到经理不干了之后，我想接替他的位子。
  9. There were cries, calls. He could distinguish voices.
    有哭声、喊声——他能听出不同的声音。
  10. He instructed switchboard staff to divert all Laura's calls to him.
    他让总机接线员将劳拉所有的电话都转给他。
  11. When he's out on the road, office calls are forwarded to the cellular phone in his truck
    他在路上时，打到办公室的电话会转接到卡车里的移动电话上。
  12. I have some important calls to make.
    我要打几个重要的电话。
  13. We keep a tape of incoming calls.
    我们对来电进行录音。
  14. He is struck by what he calls the individualism of American officers.
    他称其为美国军官的个性给他留下了很深的印象。
  15. I must have made more than 100 phone calls and I didn't get a single knockback.
    我一定已经打过100多个电话了，而且还没遭到过拒绝。
  16. Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law
    猥亵和恐吓电话都是违法的。
  17. The inquiry team is also following up possible leads after receiving 400 calls from the public.
    在接到民众400个热线电话后，调查组亦在对可能的线索进行追踪。
  18. He assigned federal agents to listen in on Martin Luther King's phone calls.
    他派了联邦探员去窃听马丁·路德·金的电话。
  19. I made a few phone calls
    我打了几个电话。
  20. He bought an answering machine that plays back his messages when he calls
    他买了一台能在别人打来电话占线时播放他录音留言的电话答录机。
  21. She calls the register for her class of thirty 12 year olds.
    她按照花名册上的名单对她班上30个12岁大的孩子进行点名。
  22. I employ a secretary to screen my calls.
    我雇用了一名秘书转接打给我的电话。
  23. He shut himself in his office, telling his secretary to hold all calls.
    他把自己关在办公室里，并告诉秘书所有的电话都不要转给他。
  24. He calls me 20 times a day and needs me by his side in the evening
    他一天给我打了20次电话，晚上还要我陪在他身边。
  25. 'The Sun' calls it a massive slap in the face for the United States government
    《太阳报》称之为打在美国政府脸上的一记重重的耳光。
  26. The plan calls for a ceasefire and UN supervision of the country
    该计划要求双方停火并由联合国对该国进行监督。
  27. Cheap computers, faxes and phone calls will make commuting to work a thing of the past.
    廉价的电脑、传真和电话通信将使每天坐车上下班成为历史。
  28. He was surprised by the venomous tone of the anonymous calls.
    那些匿名电话的恶毒语气很令他吃惊。
  29. Future expansion of the business calls for two new factories.
    将来业务扩大需要建造两个新工厂。
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