calls

美 [kɔːlz]英 [kɔːlz]
  • v.把…叫做;认为…是;称呼;给…命名;把…看作;把自己称为;自诩
  • n.电话(call 的复数);呼吁;调用
  • call的第三人称单数
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  • 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.

    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。

  • Klein's most important work is called 'Envy and Gratitude'...

    克莱因最重要的著作名为《嫉妒与感激》。

  • 3
    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.

    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。

  • 4
    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.

    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。

  • 5
    VERB 打电话给…;给…打电话
    If you call someone, you telephone them.

    Would you call me as soon as you find out?...

    你一弄清楚了就给我打电话好吗?

  • 6
    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.

    He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance...

    他尖叫着让他老婆打电话叫救护车。

  • 7
    VERB 喊;呼唤
    If you call someone, you ask them to come to you by shouting to them.

    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!”

  • 8
    N-COUNT 打电话
    When you make a telephone call, you telephone someone.

    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。

  • 9
    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.

    The Committee decided to call a meeting of the All India Congress...

    委员会决定召开国大党会议。

  • 10
    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.

    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。

  • 11
    VERB 短暂停留;访问;拜访
    If you call somewhere, you make a short visit there.

    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。

  • 12
    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.

    The steamer calls at several ports along the way.

    一路上,汽船在好几个港口停靠。

  • 13
    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.

    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。

  • 14
    N-COUNT 号召;呼吁;号令
    If there is a call for something, someone demands that it should happen.

    There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement...

    不少人呼吁出台新的安全措施。

  • 15
    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.

    '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。”

  • 16
    N-SING 吸引力;魅力
    The call of something such as a place is the way it attracts or interests you strongly.

    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。

  • 17
    N-COUNT (鸟、兽的)叫声
    The call of a particular bird or animal is the characteristic sound that it makes.

    ...the plaintive call of a whale.

    鲸的哀鸣

  • 18
    See also:calling;so-called

  • 19
    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.

    Why should they get first call on the best property?

    凭什么最好的房产尽着他们先挑?

  • 20
    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.

    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。

  • 21
    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.

    In theory I'm on call day and night.

    从理论上说,我现在昼夜待命。

  • 22
    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.

    '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。”

  • 23
    to call someone's bluff→ see:bluff

  1. He calls it a ' contraption ' , using his favourite word of the moment .

    他用了眼下他最喜欢说的“玩意儿”一词来称呼它。

  2. Maria calls Malvolio " a time-pleaser , an affectioned ass idiot in Twelfth Night .

    玛利亚称呼马伏里奥为“逢迎取巧者,装腔作势的蠢驴”——因为在《第十二夜》中,马伏里奥过分追求时尚,展现出的是一个做作的傻瓜形象。

  3. Call it what you will , it 's still a problem .

    不管怎么说,这仍然是个问题。

  4. There were calls for major changes to the welfare system .

    有人要求对福利制度进行重大改革。

  5. Call me if you have any problems regarding your work .

    你如果还有什么工作方面的问题就给我打电话。

  6. The result is going to be too close to call .

    双方实力非常接近,因此结果无法预料。

  7. Every single time he calls , I 'm out .

    他每次打电话来我都不在家。

  8. It would be a good idea to call before we leave .

    我们出发之前打个电话是个好主意。

  9. I 'll call back at a more convenient time .

    在方便的时候我会回电话的。

  10. If you have any issues , please call this number .

    如有问题,请拨打这个电话号码。

  11. For more information , call this number .

    欲知详情,请拨打此电话号码。

  12. Have you got time to call him ?

    你有时间给他打电话吗?

  13. Call me when you get there , no matter what the time is .

    无论什么时间,你到了那儿就给我打电话。

  14. We 'd better call a taxi and get you home .

    我们最好叫辆出租车送你回家。

  15. How do I make a local call ?

    本地电话怎么打?

  16. She didn 't even call to say she wasn 't coming .

    她甚至没打电话来说一声她不来了。

  17. The average response time to emergency calls was 9 minutes .

    紧急求助电话的平均回应时间是9分钟。

  18. It would only take one phone call to blow their cover .

    只要拨打一个电话就可揭穿他们的伪装。

  19. I 'll be on call the night of the party .

    在聚会的晚上我将随时听凭召唤。

  20. Get out of the house or I 'll call the police .

    滚出这所房子,不然我就叫警察了。

  21. 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。

  22. I can call back later ─ it 's no trouble .

    我可以过一会儿回电话,没关系。

  23. I tried to call you but I couldn 't get through .

    我给你打电话了,可是怎么也打不通。

  24. She knew she had only to call and he would come running .

    她知道只要打个电话,他就会高高兴兴地照办。

  25. That telephone call set in train a whole series of events .

    那个电话把一整套事项安排好了。

  26. Call me next week and we 'll try and make a date .

    下周打电话给我,我们争取定个见面时间。

  27. Could you call back later , please ?

    请稍后再打电话来好吗?

  28. They asked me to call them and I did so .

    他们要我叫他们,于是我就叫了。

  29. What do they call that new fabric ?

    他们把那种新织品叫做什么?

  30. She may call it research ; I call it industrial espionage .

    她可以称之为研究,可我称它为产业情报刺探。