| 释义 |
call for1Make necessary: desperate times call for desperate measures...- It does not necessarily call for a large investment to implement it.
- Where safety calls for drastic measures such as bollards to be installed, then fixed bollards should be the method used.
- Desperate times such as these call for the celebration of small victories such as this.
Synonyms require, need, necessitate, make necessary, demand; be grounds for, justify, warrant, be a justification/reason for; involve, entail 2Publicly ask for or demand: the report calls for an audit of endangered species...- The report calls for a dramatic restructuring of how aid is allotted in the region.
- The report also called for more research on fluoride and the implications for child health.
- It calls for the National Audit Office to conduct an urgent scrutiny of the value for money tests.
3chiefly British Stop to collect (someone) at the place where they are living or working: I’ll call for you around seven...- I will call for you tonight at 6.30.
- She was discovered by a neighbour who called for her on the way to Sunday Mass.
- He had a friend call for him at his office and together they walked to the coffee house.
Synonyms pick up, collect, fetch, go/come to get, come for 4North American Predict or describe (the likely weather conditions) for a period of time in the future: the forecast is calling for more rain they’re calling for temperatures in the 80s for the rest of the week...- Egads
the weather forecast for Friday is calling for snow.
- They're calling for a wintry mix, which should be just lovely!
- The weather in Banff unexpectedly changed to warm, but the forecast is calling for cold and snow for the weekend.
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