| 单词 | call |
| 释义 | call /kawl/, 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. to demand payment or fulfillment of (a loan). 23. to demand presentation of (bonds) for redemption. 24. to forecast correctly: He has called the outcome of the last three elections. 25. Sports. (of an official) a. to pronounce a judgment on (a shot, pitch, batter, etc.): The umpire called the pitch a strike. b. 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. Pool. to name (the ball) one intends to drive into a particular pocket. 27. (in a computer program) to transfer control of to a procedure or subroutine. 28. Cards. a. to demand (a card). b. to demand the display of a hand by (a player). c. Poker. to equal (a bet) or equal the bet made by (the preceding bettor) in a round. d. Bridge. to signal one's partner for a lead of (a certain card or suit). v.i. 29. to speak loudly, as to attract attention; shout; cry: She called to the children. 30. to make a short visit; stop at a place on some errand or business: She called at the store for the package. 31. to telephone or try to telephone a person: He promised to call at noon. 32. Cards. a. to demand a card. b. to demand a showing of hands. c. Poker. to equal a bet. d. Bridge. to bid or pass. 33. (of a bird or animal) to utter its characteristic cry. 34. call away, to cause to leave or go; summon: A death in the family called him away. 35. call back, a. to summon or bring back; recall: He called back the messenger. The actor was called back for a second audition. b. to revoke; retract: to call back an accusation. 36. call down, a. to request or pray for; invoke: to call down the wrath of God. b. to reprimand; scold: The boss called us down for lateness. 37. call for, a. to go or come to get; pick up; fetch. b. to request; summon. c. to require; demand; need: The occasion calls for a cool head. 38. call forth, to summon into action; bring into existence: to call forth her courage and resolve. 39. call in, a. to call for payment; collect. b. to withdraw from circulation: to call in gold certificates. c. to call upon for consultation; ask for help: Two specialists were called in to assist in the operation. d. to inform or report by telephone: Did he call in his decision this morning? e. to participate in a radio or television program by telephone. 40. call in or into question. See question (def. 12). 41. call in sick. See sick1 (def. 13). 42. call off, a. to distract; take away: Please call off your dog. b. to cancel (something) that had been planned for a certain date: The performance was called off because of rain. 43. call on or upon, a. to ask; appeal to: They called on him to represent them. b. to visit for a short time: to call on friends. 44. call out, a. to speak in a loud voice; shout. b. to summon into service or action: Call out the militia! c. to bring out; elicit: The emergency called out her hidden abilities. d. to direct attention to with a callout: to call out each detail in an illustration. e. Informal. to challenge to a fight. 45. call to order. See order (def. 38). 46. call up, a. to bring forward for consideration or discussion. b. to cause to remember; evoke. c. to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone. d. to summon for action or service: A large number of Army reservists were called up. e. Computers. to summon (information) from a computer system for display on a video screen: She called up the full text. n. 47. a cry or shout. 48. the cry or vocal sound of a bird or other animal. 49. an instrument for imitating this cry and attracting or luring an animal: He bought a duck call. 50. an act or instance of telephoning: She went into a telephone booth to place her call. 51. a short visit: to make a call on someone. 52. a summons or signal sounded by a bugle, bell, etc.: We live so close to the fort that we can hear the bugle calls. 53. a summons, invitation, or bidding: The students gathered at the call of the dean. 54. a calling of a roll; roll call. 55. the fascination or appeal of a given place, vocation, etc.: the call of the sea. 56. a mystic experience of divine appointment to a vocation or service: He had a call to become a minister. 57. a request or invitation to become pastor of a church, a professor in a university, etc. 58. a need or occasion: He had no call to say such outrageous things. 59. a demand or claim: to make a call on a person's time. 60. a demand for payment of an obligation, esp. where payment is at the option of the creditor. 61. Cards. a. a demand for a card or a showing of hands. b. Poker. an equaling of the preceding bet. c. Bridge. a bid or pass. 62. Sports. a 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. 63. Theat. a. a notice of rehearsal posted by the stage manager. b. See act call. c. See curtain call. 64. Dancing. a figure or direction in square dancing, announced to the dancers by the caller. 65. Also 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). 66. Fox Hunting. any of several cries, or sounds made on a horn by the hunter to encourage the hounds. 67. on call, a. payable or subject to return without advance notice. b. readily available for summoning upon short notice. 68. take a call, to acknowledge the applause of the audience after a performance by appearing for a bow or a curtain call. 69. within call, within distance or range of being spoken to or summoned: Please stay within call. [1200-50; late ME callen, prob. < ON kalla to call out, conflated with OE (West Saxon) ceallian to shout; c. MD kallen to talk, OHG kallôn to shout, akin to OE -calla herald, Ir gall swan, OCS glasu voice] Syn. 2, 3, 12. 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. |
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