| 单词 | call off |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto call off to call off ΚΠ 1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures xii. 63 It is high time to call of from this vnsauory trayle. 1661 P. Heylyn Serm. 27 They..plyed the chase with all the Kennil at his Heels, when the Hunt was up: not with a purpose to call off when they had breathed their Horses or tryed their Dogs; but with a merciless retreat to hunt him down. 1678 J. Brown Quakerisme Path-way to Paganisme xxiv. 451 The very law and light of nature would call for a solemne Acknowledgment of God by Prayer and Supplication, Morning and Evening, and oftner too and that fixedly, providing no dispensation of providence occurring did call off for that time. 1708 Brit. Apollo 9–11 June Your's seem rather to be Rambling, than Wicked Thoughts; namely, such, as rather call Off from your Devotion, than Intermingle with it. 1842 Floricultural Cabinet Jan. 13 The study of natural history has a tendency to open and enlarge the mind, to produce habits of reflection, to call off from low and debasing pleasures. 1888 M. Oliphant Second Son I. v. 86 Why, in the name of all that's idiotic, do you call off now, and disappoint her..and defy me? 2. transitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > distract [verb (transitive)] fortogglea1300 to call away1529 scatter1530 forhale1579 to draw away1586 diffuse?1587 to call off1606 divert1609 to put out1616 avoke1623 disjoint1628 to take a person out of himself (herself, etc.)1631 to draw off1646 divertise1648 to take off1670 dissipate1684 to turn off1741 to throw out1821 to turn away1848 1606 Bp. J. Hall Arte Diuine Medit. viii. 43 The other [Monks] refreshed themselues with this wise varietie, imploying the hands, while they called of the mind. 1608 Bp. J. Hall Epist. I. i. ii. 12 From all these, let mee call off your minde to her home aboue; and, in the midst of businesse, showe you rest. 1676 T. Parker Serm. before Ld. Bp. of Chichester 14 Men, by the urgency and exigence of their secular employments, have their thoughts often called off from attending the Concerns of Eternity. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 104. ⁋2 My Eyes were suddenly called off from these..Objects by a little Party of Horsemen. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. xii. 187 But the appearance of..the gaoler's two servants now called off our attention. 1833 Knickerbocker Oct. 306 This is the way, and these are the discourses, to call off the thoughts of the American young men from the noise and contention of politics, to those elevating intellectual pursuits, which flourish in the shade. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. vi. 151 It would, however, have been her lot to undergo a long cross-examination..had not Miss Mann called off the attention of the questioner, by requesting to be conducted home. 1919 Methodist Rev. Jan. 86 An attempt to transform the valley of bones into a terrestrial paradise that could only tend to call off the mind from the paradise above. b. To summon away from an activity; to order (a person or animal, esp. a dog) to desist from doing something, esp. attacking. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease from (an action or operation) [verb (transitive)] > cause to desist > call on (one) to cease to call off?1611 to call down1657 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xix. 270 Mens bodyes throughly fed, Their minds share with them in their strength; and (all day combatted) One stirres not, till you call off all. 1612 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. I. iv. 313 How constantly did Moses sticke to his hooke?..and if God, had not (after his forty yeeres seruice) called him off, he had so ended his daies. 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 545 The Lord..will call off those evills which they groane under. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 68 Those Troops who, as I said, had routed the Saxons, being called off from the Pursuit, had charged our Flank. 1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor lxxxii. 273 The savage-looking shepherds called off and chid their dogs. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 102 And in mid chase called off his hound. 1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon II. vii. 194 The convicts were called off by the tap of a drum. 1894 F. W. Bourdillon Chryseis 22 Away with thee! Call off thy ships, thy men! 1928 D. L. Sayers Unpleasantness at Bellona Club xv. 176 If you'll call off your tripe-hounds, we'll let you have an interview and a set of photographs. 1970 S. Shepard Operation Sidewinder ii. iii. 106 You better pick up that phone and call off them troops. I ain't kiddin', Captain. 2009 K. Higgins Too Good to be True 373 ‘Mind calling off your dog?’ he asked as Angus, his mouth clamped onto a good part of Cal's pant leg, swung his little head back and forth. 3. transitive. To cancel (an engagement, event, agreement, etc.).rare before the mid 19th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > make revocation [verb (intransitive)] revokec1400 to call off1620 unvote1647 to fall off1710 obnounce1741 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > cancel a projected action to call off1620 scrub1828 yank1940 bag1962 the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > annul, cancel, revoke [verb (transitive)] > event, commitment to call off1900 to wash out1917 1620 Bp. J. Hall Honor Married Clergie i. xxi. 113 The famous Councell of Basil,..was vpon some Politike considerations called off by Eugenius. 1862 G. J. Pillow Let. 18 Feb. in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1882) 1st Ser. VII. xvii. 283 This position of the enemy being carried by our joint forces, I called off the further pursuit, after seven and a half hours of continuous and bloody conflict. 1900 G. Ade More Fables 158 He was about to Call Off the Vestry Meeting, the Dinner, and all other Engagements for a Week to come. 1902 Daily Chron. 17 Oct. 5/3 The delegates of the Miners' Convention must first pass a vote upon the question of calling off the strike. 1927 Observer 14 Aug. 6 That he would have been profoundly relieved if the whole expedition had been called off. 1967 Encycl. Brit. III. 232/1 If any club refuses to waive claim, the club owning the player's contract may..call off the deal. 1991 N. Mailer Harlot's Ghost vi. xxi. 1144 Harvey sent out sixty men to Cuba in different operations right in the teeth of Bobby Kennedy's order to call off all raids. 2012 Daily Tel. 23 July 5/1 A mystery disagreement that leaves..[her] character questioning whether they should call off the wedding. 4. transitive. To recite (items) from a list; to read off. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > list > [verb (transitive)] telleOE reckonc1175 titlea1325 reckonc1400 entitlec1430 recitea1475 recount1481 perusea1535 capitulate1566 recense1583 catalogue1598 item1601 renumerate1605 list1614 enumeratea1649 recenseate1657 cataloguize1820 to run down ——1833 reel1835 to call off1846 itemize1864 enumer1936 the mind > language > speech > speech-making > recitation > recite [verb (transitive)] > read aloud readOE to read overc1380 to read out1534 prone1683 to read upa1691 to read off1808 to call off1846 1846 G. C. Bogardus Let. in Docum. Assembly State N.Y 69th Session II. 18 When we had called off the names we found that the number of both parties did not make the number on the poll list. 1870 P. C. Headley Astronomer & Soldier xv. 164 The reader of the ‘despatch’ sits looking through his glass, calling off the numbers to his assistant, who notes them down. 1921 Washington Post 28 June 14 Prisoners charged with intoxication called off the names of brands of liquors they said were responsible for their being in court. 1949 N.Y. Times 6 Mar. s4 Col. Matt Winn called off the names of 113 nominees. 1983 K. Fulves Self-working Number Magic xc. 117 The expert takes the top card, calls off its value, then places the card on the bottom of the deck... As he calls off the cards, a spectator jots them down in order. 2004 J. K. Osborne in P. Brock These Strange Criminals iii. 433 The guard later calls off the first five names on the list and these are the ones allowed to attend chapel. 5. intransitive. Originally and chiefly U.S. To contact one's employer, school, etc., typically by telephone, to report one's absence that day, esp. due to illness; chiefly with complement, esp. in to call off sick. Cf. to call off —— at Phrasal verbs 2. ΚΠ 1958 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 24 May 1/2 Personnel who frequently call off sick..should be checked at their homes to ascertain the legitimacy of their absence. 1964 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 20 May a3/1 Wheeler had called off from work earlier, claiming to be sick at home. 1982 New Castle (Pa.) News 17 Sept. 9/1 Teachers must follow established rules regarding calling off ill or for personal reasons. 1996 Decisions & Orders National Labor Relations Board 319 501/1 You..called off for personal reasons.., and had three ‘No Call/No Shows’. 2009 W. Delaney You break It, You Die 212 Kyle called off sick tonight and they need me to work. to call off —— to call off —— intransitive. Originally and chiefly U.S. To report one's absence from (work, school, etc.), typically by making a telephone call. Cf. to call off at Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ 1965 Labor Arbitration Awards 65–2 5986/1 He would receive a final warning if he didn't improve on the tardiness, absenteeism, and calling off work without notice. 1977 Employment Pract. Decisions 15 6164/1 Mrs. Orto had called off and there was no replacement. 1984 Executive Housek. Today Jan. 29/1 One day an employee, who we were having some attendance problems with, called off work. 1984 Feminist Stud. Summer 263 After we had both called off work, we put on satin nightgowns and sat in Debbie's bed, watching soap operas. 2010 C. Silvis 101 Ways to make yourself Indispensible at Work iii. 41 Don't abuse sick days by calling off work when you are not sick. < as lemmas |
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