请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 on call
释义

Trends of
on call

View usage for:

on call

phrase
If someone is on call, they are ready to go to work at any time if they are needed, especially if there is an emergency.
In theory I'm on call day and night.
...a doctor on call.
See full dictionary entry for call

on call in British English

a. 
(of a loan, etc) repayable on demand
b. 
available to be called for work outside normal working hours
See full dictionary entry for call

on call in American English

1. 
available when called for or summoned
2. 
payable on demand
See full dictionary entry for call

Examples of 'on call' in a sentence
on call

Then we were on call one night in three or four.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Staff are on call throughout the day and guests are asked to hand over all mobile devices.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He has no regrets on calling it a day.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We were too old to go on calling each other boyfriend and girlfriend so we got married.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Correct the source of the problem and the effect on call centres will be minimised.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Being on call at night was very demanding, she added.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We had doctors on call, we could fly people anywhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The doctor on call arrived on her moped in 20 minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There is a pool of about 200 civil servants who are on call to work in conflict zones.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They go on calling when the young have left the nest, and the young by now call back.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A huge 58 per cent of their mobile bill goes on calls to their mums.
The Sun (2010)
He usually arrives at work at 8am, spending much of the day on calls to staff around the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/11/15 7:38:55