call

KK [kɔl] /kɔl/

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。
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。

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。