单词 | called |
释义 | calledn.adj. A. n. With the. With plural agreement: those who have received a divine, spiritual, or inner prompting to devote themselves to the service of God. Also with singular agreement: a person who has received such a prompting. ΚΠ a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xlix. f. lxxxxvi/1 And also the poore and myserable synnars ben of the called. 1584 J. Rainolds & J. Hart Summe of Conf. 697 The church militant consisteth of none but of the called and the chosen. 1611 Bible (King James) Rom. viii. 28 To them who are the called according to his purpose. View more context for this quotation 1614 J. Robinson Of Relig. Communion 17 In respect both of the..will of the Caller, and obedience of the Called. 1792 A. L. Barbauld in Children's Compan. 346 There we shall see Abraham, the called of God, the father of the faithful, and Moses, after his long wandering in the Arabian desert. 1857 Christian Witness 14 487/1 The called will not turn away from these voices from heaven. 1871 C. Hodge Systematic Theol. II. xiv. 660 ‘The called’, therefore, according to the Scriptures are not the hearers of the Word, but are those who receive an inward vocation by the Spirit. 1909 A. T. Mahan Harvest Within iv. 226 The called are no select minority, or majority, few or many, arbitrarily chosen. 1989 A. A. Hoekema Saved by Grace (1994) vi. 83 In the Luke passage none of the called are saved; but in the passage from 1 Corinthians only the called are saved. B. adj. ΚΠ a1525 Bk. Sevyne Sagis l. 248 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 8 Now schawis wele Ȝour callit son Is bot a devill. 1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel vii. f. 108v Thei lothe and detest images..wherin thei be miche beter then the called crystians. 1571 G. Buchanan Admonitioun Trew Lordis sig. A.8v His callit brother ye Bischop of Sanctandrois. 2. That has been called (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > named or called ycleptc950 nominatec1450 by the name of1472 named1532 called1538 nuncupate1548 nuncupative1548 christened1564 denominate1579 styleda1625 of the name of1728 onymous1775 appellatived1828 the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating > incited or instigated > divinely or spiritually called1538 society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > vocation > [adjective] called1538 vocational1652 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [adjective] > general attributes of card discarded1612 unplayed1775 called?1870 false1879 unshuffled1901 hot2004 society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [adjective] > owed duea1325 debta1340 dettya1387 payable1394 owing1411 debteda1425 oughting1500 outstand1729 outstanding1797 defaulted1857 called1882 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Citatus, called, sommoned, or cited. 1696 A. Hamilton Cordial for Christians 178 That the Afflictions of the called ones might tend to their spiritual Good. 1766 L. Carter Diary 12 Mar. (1965) I. 286 All the evidences attended the called Court. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. iii. 14 ‘I,’ said Euguene, ‘have been “called” seven years [i.e. as a solicitor].’ ?1870 F. Hardy & J. R. Ware Mod. Hoyle 3 Called cards can only be called in compliance with the general laws. 1882 Standard 14 Dec. 5/7 Two millions of ‘called’ bonds. 1927 Electr. Communication 6 i. 14/2 If the busy signal is heard in the receiver..then the called subscriber is engaged. 1986 G. Langley Telecommunications Primer (ed. 2) xiii. 36 It..tests to see if the called number is engaged. 2010 Math Horizons 17 iii. 13 This eliminates the situation in which one student is called on and the others stop thinking while the called student answers. Compounds C1. Compounds of the adjective. called ball n. Baseball (a) a pitch which the umpire judges to be outside the strike zone and which the batter does not attempt to hit; = ball n.1 2d (now rare); (b) a penalty imposed on the pitcher for taking too long to pitch. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > types of pitch change of pace1650 slow ball1838 passed ball1860 ball1863 rib roaster1864 called ball1865 low ball1866 wild pitch1867 curveball1875 short pitch1877 grass cutter1879 fastball1883 downshoot1886 lob ball1888 pitchout1903 bean ballc1905 spitball1905 screwball1908 spitter1908 sinker ball1910 fallaway1912 meatball1912 fireball1913 roundhouse1913 forkball1923 sinker1926 knuckle ball1927 knuckler1928 gofer1932 slider1936 sailer1937 junk1941 change up1942 eephus1943 junkball1944 split-finger(ed) fastball1980 change1982 1865 N. Amer. & U.S. Gaz. 31 Oct. 1/5 Pearce was sent to his first base by three called balls, when Gaskill, in the right field, beautifully caught Charles Smith. 1867 Daily Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 13 Sept. Although his record shows many ‘called balls’, his pitching is a trying ordeal to the batsman. 1955 H. Gittlitz Do you know your Baseball? xxvii. 165 The next pitch is the third called ball, making it four pitches outside the strike zone. 1991 N.Y. Times 23 Oct. b7 A foul ball and a called ball later, Lemke looped a one-bounce single to left. called strike n. Baseball a pitch which the umpire judges to be in the strike zone and which the batter does not attempt to hit. ΚΠ 1869 Our Boys & Girls 6 Mar. 157/2 If the batsman refuses good balls, a strike must be called; on third called strike he must try to get his base. 1954 W. Lai Championship Baseball ii. 23 If the batter gets a pitch he is not expecting, he is thrown off balance and watches the pitch sail by for a called strike or taps it weakly to the infield. 2011 Wall St. Jrnl. 7 May a22/4 A good receiver can help him get five to 10 more called strikes per game by framing pitches at the edge of the strike zone. C2. Compounds of the noun. called-for adj. (a) that has been requested or asked for; summoned, ordered; (b) that is required, necessary, or appropriate; cf. to call for —— 1a at call v. Phrasal verbs 2, uncalled adj. 3. ΚΠ 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xxi. 69 The called for tea was ready presently. 1831 United Service Jrnl. 542 We may all admit that a ‘Staff Surgeon’ is a very good, a very correct, and a very called for, medical officer in a town or in a city where a larger garrison than one or two regiments is usually stationed. 1880 Rep. Foreign Corr. 4 in Trans. Grand Lodge Masons N.Y. The Grand Secretary would be expected to appear before any committee when so summoned, with called-for books or papers. 1914 E. S. Rogers Good Will Trade-marks 260 Many do not content themselves with persuasion, but sometimes pass off without explanation a substitute for the called-for goods. 1963 Bull. Atomic Scientists 36/1 Here the present levels of exposure to radionuclides are considered and the question of called-for countermeasures reviewed. 1994 Washington Post 3 July d5/5 Weaver, disdaining the called-for expletive, retorted, ‘I know, Skipper, but they're tapping the tar out of me’. 2009 Homecare Direct. (Nexis) Jan. 1 If a called-for item is not on the list, first determine whether it truly is a medical supply. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.a1492 |
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