calls 是 call 的複數callKK [ˋkɔl] /ˈkɔl/動詞1打電話Call me as soon as you get home safely.你平安到家後就馬上打電話給我。2叫、喊She called his name from across the street.她從街道對面喊他的名字。3稱為、叫做、取名We decided to call the puppy Mocha.我們決定把小狗取名叫摩卡。4叫來、傳喚Someone should call an ambulance right away.應該有人馬上叫救護車。5召開、召集The chairman called a meeting to discuss next year's budget.主席召開會議討論明年的預算。顯示全部 17 個義項動詞6稱得上、算是、說成You can hardly call that a proper meal.那很難稱得上是一頓正餐。7判定、判運動The umpire called the ball out by a few inches.裁判判定球出界幾英寸。8預測、料中Nobody could call the outcome of such a close race.這麼接近的選戰，沒有人預測得出結果。9拜訪、來訪英式The neighbor called while you were out shopping.你出去買東西時鄰居來訪過。名詞1電話、通話I got a call from the clinic this morning.我今天早上接到診所的電話。2叫聲、喊聲、鳴叫The call of an owl woke me at midnight.半夜貓頭鷹的叫聲把我叫醒。3決定、判斷口語Leaving before the storm hit was a good call.在暴風雨來之前先離開是個明智的決定。4呼籲、號召There were growing calls for the minister to resign.要求部長辭職的呼聲越來越高。5需求、要求There is little call for typewriter repairs nowadays.現在幾乎沒有人需要修打字機。6必要、理由多用於否定句There's no call for that kind of language here.在這裡沒有必要說那種話。7使命感、感召He felt a call to teach in remote mountain villages.他感到一種到偏遠山村教書的使命感。8拜訪、探訪正式She paid a call on her elderly aunt last Sunday.她上週日去探訪年邁的姑姑。