单词 | call someone up |
释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) She called me up to ask how I was. Synonyms telephone I had to telephone him to say I was sorry. phone I got more and more angry as I waited for her to phone. ring mainly British) He rang me at my mother's. buzz (informal) She said she would buzz me later. dial call up give (someone) a ring (informal, mainly British) put a call through to give (someone) a call give (someone) a buzz (informal) give (someone) a bell (British, slang) give (someone) a tinkle (British, informal) get on the blower to (informal) 2 (phrasal verb) The United States has called up some 150,000 military reservists. Synonyms enlist Three thousand men were enlisted. draft recruit He had the forlorn job of trying to recruit soldiers. muster Additional synonymsin the sense of buzz She said she would buzz me later. Synonyms phone, call, telephone, ring (up) (informal, British), give someone a call, give someone a ring (informal, British), give someone a buzz (informal), give someone a bell (British, slang), give someone a tinkle (British, informal), get on the blower to (informal) in the sense of phone I got more and more angry as I waited for her to phone. Synonyms call, telephone, ring (up) (British), give someone a call, give someone a ring (informal, British), make a call, give someone a buzz (informal), give someone a bell (British, slang), conference call, Skype, video call, get on the blower (informal), give someone a tinkle (British, informal, old-fashioned), video phone in the sense of recruit Definition to enlist (people) for military service He had the forlorn job of trying to recruit soldiers. Synonyms enlist, draft, call up, conscript, impress, sign up, round up, enrol, win (over) Nearby words of |
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