calls 是 call 的第三人称单数、复数

call

KK [kɔl] /kɔl/

动词

1
打电话
Call me as soon as you get home safely.
你平安到家后就马上打电话给我。
2
叫、喊
She called his name from across the street.
她从街道对面喊他的名字。
3
称为、叫做、取名
We decided to call the puppy Mocha.
我们决定把小狗取名叫摩卡。
4
叫来、传唤
Someone should call an ambulance right away.
应该有人马上叫救护车。
5
召开、召集
The chairman called a meeting to discuss next year's budget.
主席召开会议讨论明年的预算。
6
称得上、算是、说成
You can hardly call that a proper meal.
那很难称得上是一顿正餐。
7
判定、判运动
The umpire called the ball out by a few inches.
裁判判定球出界几英寸。
8
预测、料中
Nobody could call the outcome of such a close race.
这么接近的选战，没有人预测得出结果。
9
拜访、来访英式
The neighbor called while you were out shopping.
你出去买东西时邻居来访过。

1
电话、通话
I got a call from the clinic this morning.
我今天早上接到诊所的电话。
2
叫声、喊声、鸣叫
The call of an owl woke me at midnight.
半夜猫头鹰的叫声把我叫醒。
3
决定、判断口语
Leaving before the storm hit was a good call.
在暴风雨来之前先离开是个明智的决定。
4
呼吁、号召
There were growing calls for the minister to resign.
要求部长辞职的呼声越来越高。
5
需求、要求
There is little call for typewriter repairs nowadays.
现在几乎没有人需要修打字机。
6
必要、理由多用于否定句
There's no call for that kind of language here.
在这里没有必要说那种话。
7
使命感、感召
He felt a call to teach in remote mountain villages.
他感到一种到偏远山村教书的使命感。
8
拜访、探访正式
She paid a call on her elderly aunt last Sunday.
她上周日去探访年迈的姑姑。