单词 | call round |
释义 | call1 /köl/intransitive verb
To declare (trump suit, etc) transitive verb
ORIGIN: OE ceallian and ON kalla callˈer noun callˈing noun Vocation, an occupation or profession call alarm noun A small radio transmitter used, esp by elderly people living alone, to summon help in an emergency callˈ-at-large noun A form of pastoral call sometimes adopted by a presbytery where a congregation is not unanimous, in which the name of the person to be called is not inscribed beforehand, and the names cannot be adhibited by mandate callˈ-back noun
callˈ-barring noun (telecommunications) The ability to restrict outgoing telephone calls to certain numbers callˈ-bird noun A bird trained to lure others into snares by its call callˈ-box noun A public telephone-box callˈ-boy noun A boy who calls the actors when they are required on stage call centre noun A building where workers provide services to a company's customers by telephone Caller ID noun A facility which displays the telephone number of an incoming call call gapping noun A technique used to prevent congestion in telephone systems by limiting the number of calls that can pass through the network at any time callˈ-girl noun A prostitute who arranges appointments with clients by telephone call house noun A house of prostitution calling card noun
callˈing-crab noun The fiddler crab, which waves its larger claw when disturbed callˈ-loan or callˈ-money noun (finance) A loan or money called in for repayment or payable when demanded callˈ-note noun The note by which a bird or animal calls to its own kind call option noun (stock exchange) see n above. call-out see call out below. call sign or call signal noun (communications) A combination of letters and numbers, identifying a particular ship, aircraft, transmitter, etc callˈtime noun
callˈ-up noun An act of calling up, esp conscription into the armed forces call waiting noun (telecommunications) The ability to accept an incoming telephone call routed by another number while holding a call on one's own number call attention to To point out call away To divert the mind call back
call by To visit briefly in passing call collect (N American) To make a reverse-charge telephone call call cousins To claim kindred call down
call for
call forth To evoke call in
call in on To visit briefly and informally call in (or into) question To challenge, cast doubt on call off
call of nature (euphemistic) A need to urinate or defecate call on or upon
call out
call over To read aloud (a list) call round To visit informally call the shots (orig US) or call the tune To say what is to happen, to order, or to be in command call to account see under account call to mind To recollect, or cause to recollect call to order
call up
have first call on To have the right to use (something) in preference to anyone else it's your, his, etc call It is up to you, him, etc to make a decision on call
pay a call (informal; euphemistic) To go to the lavatory within call Within calling distance |
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