单词 | at a person's call |
释义 | > as lemmasat a person's call a. Also at a person's call. Ready to answer a call or summons; (hence) immediately available, at a person's disposal. Cf. on call adv. ΚΠ 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxxviii. sig. Ggiii My yong cosin spider was with me here:To cum to his father: my hunkle: at call. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie Pref. 34 To be alwayes at the call..of a number of mean persons. 1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry iii. sig. G A true friend at a call. 1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells vii. 419 There she was seated in a chaire of state, And Ladies readie at her call to wait. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xx. 542 Those that subscribed to be at all calls. 1759 J. Hanway Reasons for Augmentation of 12,000 Mariners iv. xxiv. 90 The keeping 15 or 20,000 seamen upon half pay..with condition to be ready at call. 1859 G. T. Robertson & J. R. Green Oxf. during Last Cent. 49/1 Shabbily-genteel toadeaters, ready at his call. 1885 Manch. Examiner 20 July 5/5 An unconscious desire to possess gold at call. 1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill xii. 403 The room was warm and, tobacco jar at call and beer available when required, there was little disposition to face the keen easterly wind. 1992 R. Manning Swamp Root Chron. xvii. 285 A USIS photographer was at her call night and day to record the Johnson presidency. 2001 Australian (Nexis) 14 Nov. 35 What will happen to their dedicated staff who are always at call for discussion on assignments? < as lemmas |
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