| 单词 | call |
| 释义 | Word Frequency call(kɔːl) verb 1. (often foll by out) to speak or utter (words, sounds, etc) loudly so as to attract attention he called out her name 2. (transitive) to ask or order to come to call a police officer 3. (intransitive; sometimes foll by on) to make a visit (to) she called on him 4. (often foll by up) to telephone (a person) he called back at nine 5. (transitive) to summon to a specific office, profession, etc he was called to the ministry 6. (of animals or birds) to utter (a characteristic sound or cry) 7. (transitive) to summon (a bird or animal) by imitating its cry 8. (transitive) to name or style they called the dog Rover 9. (transitive) to designate they called him a coward 10. (transitive) British dialect to speak ill of or scold 11. (transitive) to regard in a specific way I call it a foolish waste of time 12. (transitive) to attract (attention) 13. (transitive) to read (a list, register, etc) aloud to check for omissions or absentees 14. (when tr, usually foll by for) to give an order (for) to call a strike 15. (intransitive) to try to predict the result of tossing a coin 16. (transitive) to awaken I was called early this morning 17. (transitive) to cause to assemble to call a meeting 18. (transitive) sport (of an umpire, referee, etc) to pass judgment upon (a shot, player, etc) with a call 19. (transitive) Australian and New Zealand to broadcast a commentary on (a horse race or other sporting event) 20. (transitive) to demand repayment of (a loan, redeemable bond, security, etc) 21. (transitive; often foll by up) finance to demand payment of (a portion of a share issue not yet paid by subscribers) 22. (transitive) British to award (a student at an Inn of Court) the degree of barrister (esp in the phrase call to the bar) 23. (transitive) computing to transfer control to (a named subprogram) 24. (transitive) poker to demand that (a player) expose their hand, after equalling their bet 25. (intransitive) bridge to make a bid 26. (in square-dancing) to call out (instructions) to the dancers 27. billiards to ask (a player) to say what kind of shot they will play or (of a player) to name their shot 28. (intransitive; foll by for) a. to require this problem calls for attention b. to come or go (for) in order to fetch I will call for my book later 29. (intr; foll by on or upon) to make an appeal or request (to) they called upon him to reply 30. (transitive) to predict the outcome of an event we don't know yet if the plan has succeeded because it's too soon to call 31. call into being 32. call into play 33. call in question 34. call it a day 35. too close to call 36. call to mind noun 37. a cry or shout 38. the characteristic cry of a bird or animal 39. a device, such as a whistle, intended to imitate the cry of a bird or animal 40. a summons or invitation 41. a summons or signal sounded on a horn, bugle, etc 42. hunting any of several notes or patterns of notes, blown on a hunting horn as a signal 43. hunting a. an imitation of the characteristic cry of a wild animal or bird to lure it to the hunter b. an instrument for producing such an imitation 44. a short visit the doctor made six calls this morning 45. an inner urge to some task or profession; vocation 46. allure or fascination, esp of a place the call of the forest 47. British the summons to the bar of a student member of an Inn of Court 48. need, demand, or occasion there is no call to shout we don't get much call for stockings these days 49. demand or claim (esp in the phrase the call of duty) 50. theatre a notice to actors informing them of times of rehearsals 51. (in square dancing) an instruction to execute new figures 52. a conversation or a request for a connection by telephone 53. business a. a demand for repayment of a loan b. (as modifier) call money 54. finance a. a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment b. a demand for an instalment payment on the issue price of bonds or shares 55. billiards a demand to an opponent to say what kind of shot he or she will play 56. poker a demand for a hand or hands to be exposed 57. bridge a bid, or a player's turn to bid 58. a decision or judgment it's your call 59. sport a decision of an umpire or referee regarding a shot, pitch, etc 60. Australian a broadcast commentary on a horse race or other sporting event 61. Also called: call option stock exchange an option to buy a stated amount of securities at a specified price during a specified period Compare put (sense 20)62. roll call 63. call for margin 64. call of nature 65. on call 66. within call Word origin Old English ceallian; related to Old Norse kalla, Old High German kallōn, Old Slavonic glasǔ voice |
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