| 单词 | call on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto call on to call on ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > action of hounds [verb (intransitive)] > give mouth questa1350 to call on1575 challenge1677 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > cry on finding a scent to call on1575 challenge1677 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxii. 177 The houndes call on, with hydeous noyse and cryes, The spurgalde Iade must gallop out his parte. 1589 L. Wright Hunting of Antichrist 11 Robert Grosted Bishop of Lincolne, a well flewed hound, calleth on agaynst that seuen headed Serpent in this maner. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. vii. 134/2 An Hound, hath different noises, for which Huntsmen have several termes, For Hounds they say; Calls on, Bawls, Bables, Cryeth, Yearnes, Lapiseth, Ploddeth, and Bays, with such like. 1846 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I. at Call When hounds are first cast off, and find game, they are said to call on. 2. transitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate stirc897 putOE sputc1175 prokec1225 prickc1230 commovec1374 baitc1378 stingc1386 movea1398 eager?a1400 pokec1400 provokea1425 tollc1440 cheera1450 irritec1450 encourage1483 incite1483 harden1487 attice1490 pricklea1522 to set on1523 incense1531 irritate1531 animate1532 tickle1532 stomach1541 instigate1542 concitea1555 upsteer1558 urge1565 instimulate1570 whip1573 goad1579 raise1581 to set upa1586 to call ona1592 incitate1597 indarec1599 alarm1602 exstimulate1603 to put on1604 feeze1610 impulse1611 fomentate1613 emovec1614 animalize1617 stimulate1619 spura1644 trinkle1685 cite1718 to put up1812 prod1832 to jack up1914 goose1934 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > [verb (transitive)] > cultivate seedlings to maturity to call ona1592 to grow on1947 a1592 R. Greene Hist. Orlando Furioso (1594) sig. Civv I lovd the Dame, but bravd by her repulse, Hate calls me on to quittance all my ills. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xii. 306 It is a wonder, whether the perverse wickednesse of mans heart will proceede, if it be but called-on by any little successe. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §546 How to multiply and call on mosses. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. vi. 296 This called on the disquiet of Conscience, and brought his sin to remembrance. 1791 Eng. Rev. Aug. 131 Men..will..rush on to destruction for the aggrandisement of one whose views are similar to his that calls them on to slaughter and destruction. 1879 Sunday at Home 12 July 446/2 He calls them on, but they in fear are standing; He calls them on, but on they dare not go. b. Law. To summon (a trial, case, etc.) before a court so that proceedings can begin. Chiefly in passive. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1753 Proc. King’s Comm. Peace (City of London & County of Middlesex) iii. ii. 264/1 The trial was called on of Thomas Greville, late of the parish of Coombe, in the county of Wilts, innholder, who was also indicted for having given evidence upon the same trial as follows. 1822 Rep. Trial Mrs. S. Wright 6 As soon as the Lord Chief Justice had taken his seat, this case was called on by Mr. Abbott. 1850 Observer 29 Dec. 3/3 He would..supply Mr. Clarkson with the substance of Mr. Ashman's evidence before the trial was called on. 1925 Times of India 17 Feb. 10 The trial was called on in which Captain H. P. McIntosh..is charged..with assault and insult. 2015 Nuneaton News (Nexis) 2 July 2 When his case was called on, the court heard that Watson, who had been remanded in custody by the magistrates, had no-one to represent him. to call on —— to call on —— 1. intransitive. a. To invoke or make supplication to (a god, saint, or other power); to pray to; = to call upon —— 1b at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > to, of, or upon someone > to or upon an authority to call on ——a1300 appeal1393 provoke1666 to appeal (un)to Caesar1855 a1300 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 118 Moder milde, flur of alle..on þe hit is best to calle. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 5718 On drightin can þai cri and call. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 19670 All þat calles on þi nam. a1425 (c1300) Abbess Delivered (Cambr.) in J. Small Eng. Metrical Homilies (1862) 170 (MED) No man in dyspayr thar be..Haue thai done neuer swilke foly, If they wyll call on oure Lauedy. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos sig. Bv The goddys troians by hym adoured and callid on. 1534 W. Marshall tr. Erasmus Playne & Godly Expos. Commune Crede iv. f. 103 Amonge the Gothes and Uandales the name of the lorde is called on & worshypped. 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes 2nd Pt. Don Quixote lviii. 389 This Grand Knight with the red Crosse, God hath giuen him to Spaine for a Patron..and therefore they inuoke and call on him as their Protector in all their battels. 1679 T. W. Godly Mans Delight 121 Hear me in every respect as thou knowest my condition requires, in the Name of thy dear Son; in whose words I farther call on thee. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 170 Distinguish far between a Protestant and a Pagan; between one that calls on Jesus Christ, tho' in a Way which I do not think is according to the true Faith, and a Savage, a Barbarian, that knows no God, no Christ, no Redeemer. 1799 H. Neuman tr. A. von Kotzebue Self Immolation ii. iv. 26 Till my voice was hoarse, I called on the God of mercy. God heard me not. 1867 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lost Tales Miletus 67 One night on death he called And passed with death away. 1888 E. Lee-Hamilton Imaginary Sonnets 47 I curse thy thoughts, thy prayers, thy food, thy breath; And all thy hours I call on God to damn. 1914 L. A. Talbot Jehane of Forest xii. 154 In his extremity of terror he called on Saint Guthlac. 1980 B. Okri Flowers & Shadows x. 75 His father was calling on the spirits of his ancestors and invoking his juju. 2002 L. Coverdale tr. T. Ben Jelloun This Blinding Absence of Light xxv. 125 He told me that during the war in Indochina, he had called on Allah when he went into battle. b. To call to (a person) with a request or entreaty; to address in a loud voice; = to call upon —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > addressing or speaking to > address someone [verb (intransitive)] to call on ——a1400 to call upon ——c1405 address1608 speech1826 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 7316 Þries he called on samuel Lord he seide I here þe snel. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 1743 He comeȝ with-inne..& on þe wyȝe calleȝ. c1475 (?c1425) Avowing of King Arthur (1984) l. 351 Kay callut on Gauan ȝerne. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 8 The kyng was full curtais calt on a maidon. 1578 M. Tyler tr. D. Ortúñez de Calahorra Mirrour Princely Deedes xliii. f. 134 With a loude voyce hee called on his knights reuilyng them as cowardes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. ii. 17 Who is it in the presse, that calles on me? View more context for this quotation 1718 J. Trapp tr. Virgil Æneis I. v. 248 Often calling on his Friends in vain. 1799 R. Heron tr. A. von Kotzebue Pizarro iii. 23 I will call on Alonzo till my veins burst..if one spark of life remains, he will hear the voice of Cora. 1831 Museum of Foreign Lit. Dec. 665/1 I endeavoured to return to the spot where I had separated from my brother, at the same time calling on him aloud by name. 1859 E. Potter Hairdresser's Experience in High Life vii. 257 At length I distinguished the voice of Mr. W. calling on me. 1951 S. H. Bell December Bride ii. xiii. 174 Didn't ye hear his ma calling on him? 2. intransitive. a. Chiefly with infinitive or for. To appeal to (a person, organization, etc.) to do something; to require, urge, or demand that (a person, organization, etc.) do something. Also in passive with unexpressed agent: to be prompted by a duty, responsibility, or urge to do something. Cf. to call upon —— 3a at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > to, of, or upon someone clepec825 cryc1290 to pray (one) of a boon1393 to call on ——a1400 to seek on (also upon)a1400 to call upon ——c1405 sue1405 supplicate1417 peala1425 labour1442 to make suit1447–8 supply1489 suit1526 appeal1540 apply1554 incalla1572 invocate1582 beg1600 palaver1859 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 5753 Þan cald on him our lauerd dright, Vt of his mikel lemand light. 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) l. 8798 Whan þei on hym þis wyse dede calle, Inportunely he roylyd in hys mende How he myht best þis matere ende. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) f. 122v The smallenesse of my spirite, and the greatte peryll of myn offices always called on me to demande thy counsell. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Suff. 64 When rich men were called on for a Contribution to St. Pauls, Wiemark at the Councel-Table subscribed a hundred pounds. 1754 S. Fielding & J. Collier Cry II. iv. ii. 286 When thus called on to answer a plain question I found myself startled. 1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece III. xvii. 8 As the siege of Ithome lingered, the Spartans called on their allies for aid. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 530 Lord Berkeley called on all his friends to help him. 1858 Harper's Mag. Apr. 583/2 A regiment of Africans..protected the peace of the plain, the white only being called on in cases of emergency. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White (new ed.) III. xi. 186 I did not feel called on to volunteer any statement of my own private convictions. 1918 Manch. Guardian 13 Dec. 7/4 A declaration calling on workers all over the world to rally to the support of the Russian Revolution. 1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves iv. 46 Thanks to Jeeves I was not going to be called on to cough up several thousand quid. 1975 W. Craig Strasbourg Legacy ix. 51 Sadat will call on the Sheiks for an oil embargo to drive the Israelis back. 2014 Observer 22 June 23/3 A campaign group has called on the government to introduce a ‘sugar tax’ to discourage consumption of sweetened soft drinks. b. To appeal to (something) as an authority or precedent; = to call upon —— 3c at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > bear witness, testify [verb (intransitive)] > call to witness to call or take to (one's) witness1297 to draw, take to warrantc1330 to call (also take) to recorda1393 to call to suretya1616 obtest1650 to call on ——1655 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. vi. 312 Commonly Princes call on such Statutes when themselves are called on by their necessities. 1830 Lady Morgan France 1829–30 II. 420 I call on the testimony of the guests of that enjoyable day..in favour of fidelity of the details, should they ever be disputed. 1855 Southern Lit. Messenger Feb. 68/1 He called on history to show that the world had always been wrong and started a new school of politics. 1909 W. James Pluralistic Universe ii. 71 First we hear Mr. Bradley convicting things of absurdity; next, calling on the absolute to vouch for them quand même. 1954 Times 11 Aug. 2/7 The charter was drafted in ‘pre-nuclear’ days, and was called on to deal with the problems of a post-atomic world. 1999 K. Torjoc tr. J.-C. Guillebaud Tyranny of Pleasure vi. 112 There is scarcely any debate on eroticism, sexuality and ‘religious prudery’ which does not..call on the precedent of Antiquity. c. To have recourse to (something); to summon up or draw upon (a mental or physical resource); to utilize; (also) to ask for. Cf. to call upon —— 3b at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] noteOE take?a1160 turnc1175 usec1300 to fare witha1340 benote1340 spenda1400 usea1400 weara1400 naitc1400 occupy1423 to put (also set) in work?a1425 practise?c1430 apply1439 employ?1473 to call upon ——1477 help1489 tew1489 handle1509 exercise1526 improvea1529 serve1538 feed1540 enure1549 to make (also take) (a) use of1579 wield1601 adoperate1612 to avail oneself ofa1616 to avail oneself ofa1616 prevail1617 to make practice of1623 ploy1675 occasion1698 to call on ——1721 subserve1811 nuse1851 utilize1860 the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > for something bid971 aska1200 seekc1366 cravec1386 entreat1427 inquire?a1513 beg1576 incall1591 urgea1616 woo1615 clamour1651 to call on ——1721 tout1731 spell1790 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)] fang855 runOE to take to ——?c1225 seeka1300 goc1390 to have (one's or a) recourse toc1405 recourse?a1425 suit1450 to take (also make or make one's) recourse to (also into)c1456 repairc1475 to fall to ——1490 recur1511 to take unto ——1553 flee1563 betake1590 retreat1650 to call on ——1721 devolve1744 to draw upon ——1800 to draw on ——a1817 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > bring or put into use > specifically a faculty to call upon ——1477 to call up1538 summon1581 to call on ——1721 1721 E. Young Revenge i. i We call on wit to argue it away. 1755 W. Smith Brief State Province of Pennsylvania 15 'Tis true our Neighbours, the Virginians, have taken the Alarm, and called on our Assistance. 1879 New Monthly Mag. July 885 He shivered, and like a man aroused from some hideous dream, called on all his strength to aid him, and looked around wildly. 1883 Brazil Clay County (Indiana) Enterprise 3 Oct. She calls on all of her forces [of beauty], and the ‘sweet simplicity’ of her attire. 1942 Life 5 Oct. 115/1 Bombsights and calculating machinery calling on the most abstract and visionary mathematics became standard issue. 1958 Listener 16 Oct. 604/1 England had no powerful reserves of pace-bowling strength to call on. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Aug. 9 Phelps had to call on every ounce of will to hang on. d. Horse Racing. Of a rider: to urge (a horse) to exert itself further; = to call upon —— 3d at Phrasal verbs 2. Cf. ask v. Phrases 14. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > incite a horse by shouting or making a noise to stand up1656 chuck1824 to call on ——1832 to hold up1860 1832 Amer. Turf Reg. May 437 Be sure you do not forget, in coming along, to call sufficiently often on your horse; so as to know what he has left in him to come home with them in the last rally. 1886 Earl of Suffolk & Berkshire & W. G. Craven in Earl of Suffolk et al. Racing & Steeple-chasing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) v. 86 Romanus is seen to..lose his pace. Wood calls on him without mending matters. 1894 H. Custance Riding Recoll. xi. 162 When I called on the gallant animal for the final effort, he got up and won. 1969 Washington Post 5 Oct. m11/3 Once Jockey Dale Gress called on his horse turning for home, Tri Noble shot to the front. 1995 Canberra Times 27 Aug. 15 The horse exploded away from his rivals when called on and appeared to have plenty in reserve in the run to the line. 3. intransitive. To make a short visit to (a person); to pay a call on; = to call upon —— 5 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come in [verb (intransitive)] > into a house, etc., for communication to call upon ——1604 calla1616 to call on ——a1616 society > leisure > social event > visit > visiting > visit [verb (intransitive)] seekc1200 to call in1573 call1597 to call upon ——1604 to call on ——a1616 visit1626 to make, or pay (also give) a visit1643 to pay a call1648 viz.1767 a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. ii. 122 I haue an houres talke in store for you: Remember that you call on me to day. View more context for this quotation 1660 S. Pepys Diary 7 Mar. (1970) I. 80 Thence I went to Popes-head-ally, and called on Adam Chard and bought a Catt-call there. 1731 H. Fielding Letter-writers i. 17 I only call on you in my way to the City; for I must speak to Alderman Longhorns before I sleep. 1771 H. Mackenzie Man of Feeling xxi. 67 The friend, who had conducted him to Moorfields, called on him again the next evening. 1822 New Monthly Mag. 4 403 He had called on me in Wales, and stayed with me nearly three days. 1894 Daily Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 10 Dec. 1/5 He..told the officers that he had nothing to say, but that if Inspector Hunt would call on him later in the day he might talk to that officer. 1917 O. Micheaux Homesteader ii. iv. 177 ‘Now sit down, my daughter,’ she said judiciously, ‘and before the young man comes to call on you, tell me all about him.’ 1970 J. Glassco Mem. Montparnasse xv. 137 But I now knew where she was living—in an ugly new building near the Place Magnan. Growing impatient, I called on her. 2011 M. C. Beaton As Pig Turns (2012) 283 Mrs. Ada Benson called on Mrs. Bloxby. The vicar's wife looked at her wearily. ‘What now?’ she asked. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > bring a charge [verb (intransitive)] to bring in or lay an indictment1303 to call upon ——1448 accuse1546 propound1576 prosecute1611 to call on ——a1616 to lay an information1838 charge1891 a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. iv. 28 Full surfets, and the drinesse of his bones, Call on him for't. View more context for this quotation 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 504 O Myra, thou art, and wert euer without compare, wherefore should thy honour bee calld on, but for Honours sake, thy deare breast being the richest tabernacle for it? 5. transitive. Originally and chiefly North American. To challenge or confront (a person) over his or her dishonesty or unacceptable behaviour. Cf. sense 20c(c). ΚΠ 1944 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Tribune 9 Nov. 3/2 You could (and should) promptly ‘call’ him on it and ask him to prove it. 1983 W. Goldman Adventures in Screen Trade 18 If he saw a pen, he would put it in his bag. A watch, a pack of gum, anything. If a crew member called him on it, the star would make a joke, of course return the object, and the next day the crew member was gone. 1994 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 20 Nov. 2 The children had been served pizza because of the nature of the adult menu. Grandma thought that they should use forks, and called them on it at the table. 2006 ‘T. Reynolds’ Blood, Sweat & Tea (2009) 5 This was made even more evident when he forgot what side of his neck the pain was on. When I called him on this he pretended not to know what I was talking about. < as lemmas |
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