| 单词 | call up |
| 释义 | call up 1. phrasal verb If you call someone up, you phone them. [mainly US] When I'm in Pittsburgh, I call him up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He called up the museum. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Sometimes I'd even call up at 4 a.m. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If someone is called up, they are ordered to join the army, navy, or air force. Youngsters coming up to university were being called up. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] The United States has called up some 150,000 military reservists. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If someone is called up, they are chosen to play in a sports team. He is likely to be called up for Thursday's match against Italy. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] 4. See also call-up See full dictionary entry for call call-up Word forms: call-ups 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If a person gets their call-up papers, they receive an official order to join the armed forces. 2. countable noun A call-up is an occasion on which people are ordered to report for service in the armed forces. The call-up of National Guard and reserve units began in late August. [+ of] 3. countable noun If someone receives a call-up to a sports team, such as the national football team, they are chosen to play for that team. [British, journalism] |
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