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单词 call in
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
call in vb (adverb)
  1. (intransitive) often followed by on: to pay a visit, esp a brief or informal one: call in if you are in the neighbourhood
  2. (transitive) to demand payment of: to call in a loan
  3. (transitive) to take (something) out of circulation, because it is defective or no longer useful
  4. (transitive) to summon to one's assistance: they had to call in a specialist
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
call /kɔl/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to cry out in a loud voice;
    shout: [~ + object]to call someone's name.[~ + for + object]She called for someone to help her.[~ + to + object]He called to his children out on the field.
  2. to ask or invite to come;
    summon:[~ + object]Call a doctor, quick!
  3. to communicate or try to communicate with (someone) by telephone: [~ + object]She called her boyfriend twice.[no object]I called, but no one was home.
  4. to read over (a list) in a loud voice, as to see whether certain people are there:[~ + object]The instructor called the roll.
  5. [~ + object] to announce (a meeting, etc.) and invite people to attend;
    convoke;
    convene: He called a meeting for next week.
  6. [~ + object] to announce as an authority;
    proclaim: The union leader called a strike.
  7. to direct or attract (attention):[~ + object]Let me call your attention to this painting.
  8. to name or address (someone) as (someone or something): [~ + object + object]My friends call me Ray.[~ + object + by + object]We always called James by his nickname, Jim.
  9. to designate or describe (someone or something) as (someone or something): [ ~ + obj + noun]:She called me a liar.[ ~ + obj + adjective]:I'd call it crazy.
  10. to forecast or predict correctly:[~ + object]Last year an economist said a recession was already on the way; well, she called it perfectly.
  11. Sport[~ + object] (of a sports official)
    • to pronounce a judgment on (a shot, etc.):The batter was called out on strikes.
    • to put an end to (a contest) because of bad weather, etc.:The officials called the game because of darkness.
  12. to declare as a bet (the side of a coin that will turn up): [~ + object]He called heads but it landed tails.[no object]Call while the coin is in the air.
  13. Business[~ + object]
    • to demand payment or fulfillment of (a loan or debt):They called his debt of $100,000.
    • (in poker) to bet the same amount as (another bettor ):I called that fifty-cent bet.
  14. Animal Behavior (of a bird or animal) to utter its characteristic cry:[no object]We listened to the birds calling in the meadow.
  15. call back,
    • to request or demand to return;
      recall: [~ + back + object]The automobile company called back those defective minivans.[~ + object + back]They called the minivans back.
    • to return a telephone call or the telephone call of (someone): [no object]I'll call back in an hour.[~ + object + back]I called the salesman back.
  16. call down,
    • to request or pray for: [~ + down + object]called down the Lord's mercy on all sinners.[~ + object + down]He called the Lord's mercy down on his people.
    • [~ + object + down] to reprimand;
      scold:He was called down for his poor work.
  17. call for, [~ + for + object]
    • to go or come to get;
      pick up;
      fetch:I'll call for you at seven o'clock.
    • to demand;
      request strongly;
      urge to happen:The students called for an end to tuition increases.
    • to require;
      need:This emergency calls for prompt action.
  18. call off,
    • to summon or take away: [~ + off + object]Call off your dog![~ + object + off]Call him off!
    • to cancel (something planned): [~ + off + object]The teacher called off the test.[~ + object + off]to call it off because of the snow.
  19. call on or upon, [~ + on/upon + object]
    • to ask;
      appeal to:We call on your generosity.[~ + on/upon + object + to + verb]We called upon the President to do something for them.
    • to visit for a short time:He wanted to call on his girlfriend.
  20. call out,
    • to speak in a loud voice;
      shout: [~ + object + out]She called my name out and I stood up.[~ + out + object]She called out my name.
    • [~ + out + object] to summon into service or action: Call out the militia!
  21. call up,
    • to bring forward for consideration or action: [~ + up + object]He called up the information from the computer.[~ + object + up]Can you call the student's name up and see what his status is?
    • [~ + up + object] to cause to remember;
      recall;
      evoke:The trip called up happy memories of my youth.
    • to make a telephone call to: [~ + object + up]When I call you up, your line's busy.[~ + up + object]Call up every John Smith until you find the right one.
    • to summon for action, esp. military service: [~ + up + object]The Pentagon called up most of the National Guard units.[ ~ + obj + up]:The Pentagon will call them up for duty.

n. 
  1. a cry or shout:[countable]I heard a call for help.
  2. Animal Behavior the typical sound or cry of a bird or other animal:[countable]the call of the blue jay.
  3. an act or instance of telephoning:[countable]Give me a call when you're ready.
  4. a short visit:[countable]Let's pay a call on our favorite aunt.
  5. a signal made by a bugle, alarm, etc.:[countable]The firefighters responded to twenty calls during that snowstorm.
  6. a summons, invitation, or bidding:[countable]The emergency squad went out on a call.
  7. [uncountable] fascination or appeal: the call of the wild.
  8. [uncountable] a need or occasion: no call for panic.
  9. [countable] a demand or claim: a call on one's time.
  10. Sport a judgment by an umpire or other official of a contest:[countable]a bad call by the referee.
Idioms
  1. Idioms on call, readily available for summoning upon short notice:stayed at the hospital on call from 11 to 6.


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ques•tion /ˈkwɛstʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. a sentence in a form that is spoken to someone in order to get information in reply:[countable]Please answer me when I ask you a question.
  2. a problem for discussion or under discussion;
    issue:[countable]There is another side to this question.
  3. a problem or question given as part of an examination:[countable]The test had 40 short-answer questions.
  4. a matter of some uncertainty or difficulty;
    problem: [countable]It was mainly a question of time.[uncountable]There can be no question of his guilt.
  5. Government a proposal to be debated or voted on:[countable]The question is before the committee.
  6. Government the procedure of putting a proposal to vote:[countable* usually: the + ~]He insisted on calling the question.

v. 
  1. to ask questions of;
    interrogate:[~ + object]The police questioned him closely.
  2. to make a question of;
    doubt: [~ + object]They questioned our sincerity.[~ + clause]I question if you are ready for success.
Idioms
  1. Idioms beyond (all) question, beyond dispute;
    without doubt:She is, beyond question, the most glamorous actress of all.
  2. Idioms call in or into question, to dispute;
    challenge;
    cast doubt upon;
    question: [call + into + ~ + object]to call into question someone's patriotism.[call + object + into + ~]called her patriotism into question.
  3. Idioms in question:
    • under consideration:Where were you on the night in question?
    • in dispute:His finances aren't in question.
  4. Idioms out of the question, not to be considered:getting an appointment for today is out of the question.

See -ques-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
call-in  (kôl′in′),USA pronunciation [Radio and Television.]
n. 
  1. Radio and Television, Show Businessa program in which listeners or viewers phone in comments or questions to the host or a person being interviewed.
  2. Radio and Television, Show Businessa live telephone conversation intended for broadcasting between a program's host and a person being interviewed.

adj. 
  1. Radio and Television, Show Businessof, pertaining to, or featuring such phone calls or conversations:a call-in program.
  • noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase call in 1960–65

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
call  (kôl),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to cry out in a loud voice;
    shout:He called her name to see if she was home.
  2. to command or request to come;
    summon:to call a dog;to call a cab;to call a witness.
  3. to ask or invite to come:Will you call the family to dinner?
  4. to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone:Call me when you arrive.
  5. to rouse from sleep, as by a call;
    waken:Call me at eight o'clock.
  6. to read over (a roll or a list) in a loud voice.
  7. to convoke or convene:to call Congress into session.
  8. to announce authoritatively;
    proclaim:to call a halt.
  9. to order into effect;
    establish:to call a strike.
  10. to schedule:to call a rehearsal.
  11. to summon by or as if by divine command:He felt called to the ministry.
  12. to summon to an office, duty, etc.:His country called him to the colors.
  13. to cause to come;
    bring:to call to mind; to call into existence.
  14. to bring under consideration or discussion:The judge called the case to court.
  15. to attract or lure (birds or animals) by imitating characteristic sounds.
  16. to direct or attract (attention):He called his roommate's attention to the mess.
  17. to name or address (someone) as:His parents named him James, but the boys call him Jim.
  18. to designate as something specified:He called me a liar.
  19. to think of as something specified;
    consider;
    estimate:I call that a mean remark.
  20. to demand of (someone) that he or she fulfill a promise, furnish evidence for a statement, etc.:They called him on his story.
  21. to criticize adversely;
    express disapproval of;
    censure:She called him on his vulgar language.
  22. Businessto demand payment or fulfillment of (a loan).
  23. Businessto demand presentation of (bonds) for redemption.
  24. to forecast correctly:He has called the outcome of the last three elections.
  25. Sport(of an official)
    • to pronounce a judgment on (a shot, pitch, batter, etc.):The umpire called the pitch a strike.
    • to put an end to (a contest) because of inclement weather, poor field conditions, etc.:A sudden downpour forced the umpire to call the game.
  26. Games[Pool.]to name (the ball) one intends to drive into a particular pocket.
  27. Computing(in a computer program) to transfer control of to a procedure or subroutine.
  28. Games[Cards.]
    • to demand (a card).
    • to demand the display of a hand by (a player).
    • [Poker.]to equal (a bet) or equal the bet made by (the preceding bettor) in a round.
    • [Bridge.]to signal one's partner for a lead of (a certain card or suit).

v.i. 
  1. to speak loudly, as to attract attention;
    shout;
    cry:She called to the children.
  2. to make a short visit;
    stop at a place on some errand or business:She called at the store for the package.
  3. to telephone or try to telephone a person:He promised to call at noon.
  4. Games[Cards.]
    • to demand a card.
    • to demand a showing of hands.
    • [Poker.]to equal a bet.
    • [Bridge.]to bid or pass.
  5. Animal Behavior(of a bird or animal) to utter its characteristic cry.
  6. call away, to cause to leave or go;
    summon:A death in the family called him away.
  7. call back:
    • to summon or bring back;
      recall:He called back the messenger. The actor was called back for a second audition.
    • to revoke;
      retract:to call back an accusation.
  8. call down:
    • to request or pray for;
      invoke:to call down the wrath of God.
    • to reprimand;
      scold:The boss called us down for lateness.
  9. call for:
    • to go or come to get;
      pick up;
      fetch.
    • to request;
      summon.
    • to require;
      demand;
      need:The occasion calls for a cool head.
  10. call forth, to summon into action;
    bring into existence:to call forth her courage and resolve.
  11. call in:
    • Businessto call for payment;
      collect.
    • Businessto withdraw from circulation:to call in gold certificates.
    • to call upon for consultation;
      ask for help:Two specialists were called in to assist in the operation.
    • to inform or report by telephone:Did he call in his decision this morning?
    • to participate in a radio or television program by telephone.
  12. call in or into question. See question (def. 12).
  13. Idioms call in sick. See sick 1 (def. 13).
  14. call off:
    • to distract;
      take away:Please call off your dog.
    • to cancel (something) that had been planned for a certain date:The performance was called off because of rain.
  15. call on or upon:
    • to ask;
      appeal to:They called on him to represent them.
    • to visit for a short time:to call on friends.
  16. call out:
    • to speak in a loud voice;
      shout.
    • to summon into service or action:Call out the militia!
    • to bring out;
      elicit:The emergency called out her hidden abilities.
    • to direct attention to with a callout:to call out each detail in an illustration.
    • Informal Termsto challenge to a fight.
  17. Idioms call to order. See order (def. 38).
  18. Computing call up:
    • to bring forward for consideration or discussion.
    • to cause to remember;
      evoke.
    • to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone.
    • to summon for action or service:A large number of Army reservists were called up.
    • Computingto summon (information) from a computer system for display on a video screen:She called up the full text.

n. 
  1. a cry or shout.
  2. Animal Behaviorthe cry or vocal sound of a bird or other animal.
  3. an instrument for imitating this cry and attracting or luring an animal:He bought a duck call.
  4. an act or instance of telephoning:She went into a telephone booth to place her call.
  5. a short visit:to make a call on someone.
  6. a summons or signal sounded by a bugle, bell, etc.:We live so close to the fort that we can hear the bugle calls.
  7. a summons, invitation, or bidding:The students gathered at the call of the dean.
  8. a calling of a roll;
    roll call.
  9. the fascination or appeal of a given place, vocation, etc.:the call of the sea.
  10. a mystic experience of divine appointment to a vocation or service:He had a call to become a minister.
  11. a request or invitation to become pastor of a church, a professor in a university, etc.
  12. a need or occasion:He had no call to say such outrageous things.
  13. a demand or claim:to make a call on a person's time.
  14. Businessa demand for payment of an obligation, esp. where payment is at the option of the creditor.
  15. Games[Cards.]
    • a demand for a card or a showing of hands.
    • [Poker.]an equaling of the preceding bet.
    • [Bridge.]a bid or pass.
  16. Sporta judgment or decision by an umpire, a referee, or other official of a contest, as on a shot, pitch, or batter:The referees were making one bad call after another.
  17. [Theat.]
    • Show Businessa notice of rehearsal posted by the stage manager.
    • Show BusinessSee act call. 
    • Show BusinessSee curtain call. 
  18. Dance, Music and Dancea figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller.
  19. Banking, BusinessAlso called call option. [Finance.]an option that gives the right to buy a fixed amount of a particular stock at a predetermined price within a given period of time, purchased by a person who believes the price will rise. Cf. put (def. 47).
  20. Sport[Fox Hunting.]any of several cries, or sounds made on a horn by the hunter to encourage the hounds.
  21. Idioms on call:
    • Businesspayable or subject to return without advance notice.
    • readily available for summoning upon short notice.
  22. Idioms, Show Business take a call, to acknowledge the applause of the audience after a performance by appearing for a bow or a curtain call.
  23. Idioms within call, within distance or range of being spoken to or summoned:Please stay within call.
  • Old Norse kalla to call out, conflated with Old English (West Saxon) ceallian to shout; cognate with Middle Dutch kallen to talk, Old High German kallôn to shout, akin to Old English -calla herald, Irish gall swan, Old Church Slavonic glasù voice
  • late Middle English callen, probably 1200–50
    • 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged
    • 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Call, invite, summon imply requesting the presence or attendance of someone at a particular place. Call is the general word:to call a meeting.To invite is to ask someone courteously to come as a guest, a participant, etc., leaving the person free to refuse:to invite guests to a concert; to invite them to contribute to a fund.Summon implies sending for someone, using authority or formality in making the request and (theoretically) not leaving the person free to refuse:to summon a witness, members of a committee, etc.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ques•tion  (kwes′chən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  2. a problem for discussion or under discussion;
    a matter for investigation.
  3. a matter of some uncertainty or difficulty;
    problem (usually fol. by of ):It was simply a question of time.
  4. a subject of dispute or controversy.
  5. a proposal to be debated or voted on, as in a meeting or a deliberative assembly.
  6. the procedure of putting a proposal to vote.
  7. [Politics.]a problem of public policy submitted to the voters for an expression of opinion.
  8. [Law.]
    • a controversy that is submitted to a judicial tribunal or administrative agency for decision.
    • the interrogation by which information is secured.
    • [Obs.]judicial examination or trial.
  9. the act of asking or inquiring;
    interrogation;
    query.
  10. inquiry into or discussion of some problem or doubtful matter.
  11. beg the question. See beg (def. 9).
  12. beyond question, beyond dispute;
    without doubt:It was, beyond question, a magnificent performance.Also, beyond all question. 
  13. call in or into question:
    • to dispute;
      challenge.
    • to cast doubt upon;
      question:This report calls into question all previous research on the subject.
  14. in question:
    • under consideration.
    • in dispute.
  15. out of the question, not to be considered;
    unthinkable;
    impossible:She thought about a trip to Spain but dismissed it as out of the question.

v.t. 
  1. to ask (someone) a question;
    ask questions of;
    interrogate.
  2. to ask or inquire.
  3. to make a question of;
    doubt:He questioned her sincerity.
  4. to challenge or dispute:She questioned the judge's authority in the case.

v.i. 
  1. to ask a question or questions.
  • Middle French questioner, derivative of the noun, nominal
  • Latin quaestiōn- (stem of quaestiō), equivalent. to quaes-, stem of quaerere to ask + -tiōn- -tion; (verb, verbal) late Middle English
  • Anglo-French questiun, Middle French question
  • (noun, nominal) Middle English questio(u)n, questiun 1250–1300
ques′tion•er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inquiry, query, interrogation.
    • 16.See corresponding entry in Unabridged query, examine.
    • 17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See inquire. 
    • 1, 16.See corresponding entry in Unabridged answer, reply.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
question /ˈkwɛstʃən/ n
  1. a form of words addressed to a person in order to elicit information or evoke a response; interrogative sentence
  2. a point at issue: it's only a question of time until she dies, the question is how long they can keep up the pressure
  3. a difficulty or uncertainty; doubtful point
  4. an act of asking
  5. an investigation into some problem or difficulty
  6. a motion presented for debate by a deliberative body
  7. put the question ⇒ to require members of a deliberative assembly to vote on a motion presented
  8. a matter submitted to a court or other tribunal for judicial or quasi-judicial decision
  9. beyond (all) question ⇒ beyond (any) dispute or doubt
  10. call in, into question ⇒ to make (something) the subject of disagreement
  11. to cast doubt upon the validity, truth, etc, of (something)
  12. in question ⇒ under discussion: this is the man in question
  13. out of the question ⇒ beyond consideration; unthinkable or impossible
 vb (mainly tr)
  1. to put a question or questions to (a person); interrogate
  2. to make (something) the subject of dispute or disagreement
  3. to express uncertainty about the validity, truth, etc, of (something); doubt
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin quaestiō, from quaerere to seek

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