call

call, summon, send for

cry, shout, exclaim, roar, scream, shriek, yell, call

name, call, designate

名词 call:

1. a telephone connection
   同义词：phone call, telephone call
2. a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
3. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
   同义词：cry, outcry, yell, shout, vociferation
4. a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
   同义词：claim
5. the characteristic sound produced by a bird
   同义词：birdcall, birdsong, song
6. a brief social visit
7. a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
   同义词：margin call
8. a demand for a show of hands in a card game
9. a request
10. an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
11. a visit in an official or professional capacity
12. (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
13. the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
    同义词：call option

动词 call:

1. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
   同义词：name
2. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
   同义词：telephone, call up, phone, ring
3. ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
4. order, request, or command to come
   同义词：send for
5. utter a sudden loud cry
   同义词：shout, shout out, cry, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
6. pay a brief visit
   同义词：visit, call in
7. call a meeting; invite or command to meet
8. order or request or give a command for
9. order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
10. indicate a decision in regard to
11. stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
12. read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
13. send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
14. declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
15. utter a characteristic note or cry
16. utter in a loud voice or announce
17. make a prediction about; tell in advance
    同义词：predict, foretell, prognosticate, forebode, anticipate, promise
18. challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
19. consider or regard as being
20. demand payment of (a loan)
    同义词：call in
21. give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
    同义词：call off
22. greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
    同义词：address
23. make a stop in a harbour
24. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
    同义词：bid
25. require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
26. lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
27. challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
28. rouse somebody from sleep with a call

1. I'll call again later.
   待会儿我再打电话给你。
2. The President made a call for national unity.
   总统号召全国人民团结起来。
3. The library called in all overdue books.
   图书馆要求把所有逾期未还的书收回。
4. How can you be so unkind and still call yourself my friend?
   你怎么能这么不通人情，还自称是我的朋友？
5. Tomorrow I'll pay a call on him.
   明天我将要去拜访他。
6. Please call me at six tomorrow morning.
   请明晨6点把我叫醒。
7. I'll call you back.
   我会给你回电话的。
8. His behavior called forth sharp criticism.
   他的行为招致尖锐的批评。

call

v.（动词）
called,call.ing,calls
v.tr.（及物动词）
To say in a loud voice; announce:
呼唤，叫喊：用大嗓音说；宣布：
例句：
called my name from across the street; calling out numbers.
从街对面呼唤我的姓名；报数

To demand or ask for the presence of:
召唤：要求或请求出席：
例句：
called the children to dinner; call the police.
召集孩子们来吃饭；叫警察来

To demand or ask for a meeting of; convene or convoke:
召集：要求或请求参加会议；集会或召集会议：
例句：
call the legislature into session.
召集议会开会

To order or request to undertake a particular activity or work; summon:
征召：命令或要求参加某一特别活动或工作；传唤：
例句：
She was called for jury duty. He was called to the priesthood.
她被征召去参加陪审团工作。他被召去当牧师

To give the command for; order:
下令；命令：
例句：
call a work stoppage.
下令歇业

To communicate or try to communicate with by telephone:
打电话给：用电话联系或试图通过电话联系：
例句：
called me at nine.
九点钟打电话给我

To lure (prey) by imitating the characteristic cry of an animal:
模仿动物叫声以引诱（捕获）：
例句：
call ducks.
模仿鸭子叫声以诱猎

To cause to come to the mind or to attention:
使想起：导致几进入意识或引起注意：
例句：
a story that calls to mind an incident in my youth.
这则故事让起我想起少年时发生的事故

To name:
命名：
例句：
What will you call the babyô
你们将给这孩子取什么名字ô

To consider or regard as being of a particular type or kind; characterize:
称作：考虑或认为是某一特殊类别或种类；表示…特色：
例句：
Let`s call the game a draw. I`d hardly call him a good manager.
就称这比赛是练习吧。我很难称他为一位好的经理

To designate; label:
指明；标明：
例句：
Nobody calls me a liar.
没有人称我为说谎者

To demand payment of:
要求还清：
例句：
call a loan.
讨还借债

To require the presentation of (a bond) for redemption before maturity.
在未到期之前要求偿还（债券）
Sports
【体育运动】
To stop or postpone (a game) because of bad weather, darkness, or other adverse conditions.
停止或延期比赛：由于天气不好、天黑或其它不利条件而停止或推迟（一场比赛）
To declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee:
判定：以促裁人或裁判员的资格宣布：
例句：
call a runner out; call a foul on a boxer; call a penalty for holding.
判跑垒者出局；判定拳击手犯规；判持球犯规

To indicate a decision in regard to:
做出相关的一项裁决：
例句：
calling balls and strikes behind the plate; called a close play.
（棒球赛中）在本垒板后判为好球或坏球。判决比赛不分胜负

To give the orders or signals for:
指挥：发出命令或信号给：
例句：
a quarterback who called a poor play.
一个指挥得差劲的四分卫足球员

Games
【游戏】
To describe the intended outcome of (one`s billiard shot) before playing.
说出撞球数：在游戏进行这前说出希望的结果（如某人的台球进袋数）
To equal the bet of (the preceding bet or bettor) in a poker game.
叫牌：扑克游戏中抵上（以前的注或下注者）所下的注
To indicate or characterize accurately in advance; predict:
预测：预先表明或准确地描述其特性；预测：
例句：
It is often difficult to call the outcome of an election.See Synonyms at predict
预测选举的结果常常是困难的参见 predict

To challenge the truthfulness or genuineness of:
要求提供证据：对其真实性或诚意提出质疑：
例句：
called the debater on a question of fact.
质问该辩手某一事实

To shout directions in rhythm for (a square dance).
（在方块舞中）喊出舞步
v.intr.（不及物动词）

To speak loudly; shout:
叫喊：大声地说；呼喊：
例句：
a swimmer who was calling for help.
一个正在呼救的游泳者

To utter a characteristic cry. Used of an animal:
鸣，啼：发出特有叫声。用于动物：
例句：
geese calling in early morning.
一大早鹅就在叫

To communicate or try to communicate with someone by telephone:
打电话：联系或试图通过电话联系：
例句：
I called twice, but no one answered.
我打了两次电话，但无人应答

To pay a short visit:
短暂的拜访：
例句：
We called to pay our respects.
我们去拜望了，以表示敬意

n.（名词）
A loud cry; a shout.
叫喊：大声的叫喊；喊叫

The characteristic cry of an animal.
鸣：动物特有的叫声
A sound or an instrument made to imitate such a cry, used as a lure:
模拟叫声：一种声音或使用某乐器模拟的此种叫声，用于引诱：
例句：
a moose call.
摹仿的麋鹿的叫声

A telephone communication or connection.
电话联络：电话通讯或联系
Need or occasion:
必要，理由：
例句：
There was no call for an apology.
已没有道歉的必要了

Demand:
需求：
例句：
There isn`t much call for buggy whips today.
今天已不那么需要赶马车的鞭子了

A claim on a person`s time or life:
召唤：对某人的时间和生活作出要求：
例句：
the call of duty.
职责的召唤

A short visit, especially one made as a formality or for business or professional purposes.
拜访：短暂的访问，尤指礼节性的或为商业和职业目的而进行的
A summons or an invitation.
召集或邀请

A signal, such as that made by a horn or bell.
信号：一种信号，如由角或钟发出的
The sounding of a horn to encourage hounds during a hunt.
号角声响：狩猎时为鼓动猎狗冲出而用角吹出的声音

A strong inner urge or prompting; a vocation:
感召：一种强烈的内在渴求或促进力；天职：
例句：
a call to the priesthood.
感召成为教士

The strong attraction or appeal of a given activity or environment:
强烈的魅力：某种既定活动或环境的强烈的吸引力或期求：
例句：
the call of the wild; answered the call of the desert.
原野的召唤；响应沙漠的召唤

A roll call.
点名
A notice of rehearsal times posted in a theater.
排演通知：剧院里贴的预演次数的通告
Sports A decision made by an umpire or a referee.
【体育运动】 判决：由公断人或裁判员作出的决定
A direction or series of directions rhythmically called out to square dancers.
舞步指导：跳方块舞的人发出的有节奏的一项或一系列指挥动作

A demand for payment of a debt.
催付：还债的要求
A demand to submit bonds to the issuer for redemption before the maturity date.
催交：在到期之前将股款交给股票发行者以供兑现的要求
An option to buy a certain quantity of a stock or commodity for a specified price within a specified time.
期货承购：一种可在特定时间按特定价格购进一定数量的股票或商品的选折权
A demand for payment due on stock bought on margin when the value has shrunk.
当股票价格下降并低于承购价格时付款的要求

<常用词组>call back
To communicate the need for (someone) to return from one situation or location to a previous one:
召回：通知需要（某人）从现状或位置返回到先前的状况或位置：
例句：
Management called the laid-off workers back.
经理召回了被解雇的工人们

To telephone or radio (a person) who has called previously:
回电话：打电话或回信号给先前曾打来电话的（某人）：
例句：
I called her back at noon.
中午我回她电话

To recall (a defective product) for repair:
收回处理：调回（有缺陷的产品）以供修复：
例句：
The company has called back all such models built in 990.
公司已收回所有990年的机型以便修理

call down
To find fault with; reprimand:
挑剔：找麻烦；斥责：
例句：
The teacher called me down for disobedience.
因我不听话，老师训斥了我

To invoke, as from heaven.
保佑：祈求，比如向上帝
call for
To appear, as on someone else`s premises, in order to get:
去拿：出现在他人房舍内以图有所得：
例句：
My chauffeur will call for you at seven.
我的汽车司机七点钟会到你那儿去取

To be an appropriate occasion for:
适合采取：是一恰当的机会：
例句：
This news calls for champagne.
这个消息值得开香槟酒庆祝

To require; demand:
要求；需要：
例句：
work that calls for patience.
需要耐心的工作

call forth
To evoke; elicit:
唤起；振奋：
例句：
a love song that calls forth sad memories.
一首引起我悲伤回忆的爱情歌曲

call in
To take out of circulation:
回收：使退出流通：
例句：
calling in silver dollars.
回收银币

To summon for assistance or consultation:
邀请：召来做助手或顾问：
例句：
call in a specialist.
邀请一个专家

To communicate with another by telephone:
打电话：用电话与别人联系：
例句：
Has the boss called in todayô
老板今天打电话来了吗ô

call off
To cancel or postpone:
取消：取消或延期：
例句：
call off a trip; called the trip off.
取消旅游；推迟旅游

To restrain or recall:
叫住：制止或叫回：
例句：
Call off your dogs.
叫住你的狗

call out
To cause to assemble; summon:
召集：使集中；召唤：
例句：
call out the guard.
将卫兵集合起来

To challenge to a duel.
挑起斗争
call up
To summon to active military service:
征召：召集服兵役：
例句：
called up reserve troops for active duty.
征召后备役军人服役

To cause one to remember; bring to mind:
唤起：使人忆起；带入心中：
例句：
stories that call up old times.
使人怀旧的故事

To bring forth for action or discussion; raise.
提交，提出：拿出来供采取行动或讨论；提出
call upon
To order; require:
命令；要求：
例句：
I call upon you to tell the truth.
我要求你说真话

To make a demand or a series of demands on:
需要：一项或一系列的需要：
例句：
Social institutions are now being called upon to provide assistance to the homeless.
社会机构现在被要求向无家可归者提供帮助

<习惯用语>call a spade a spade
To speak directly, precisely, and forthrightly.
直言：直截地、精确地且直率地说
call in question 或
call into question
To raise doubts about.
质疑：对…提出疑问
call it a day【非正式用语】
To stop whatever one has been doing, for the remainder of the day or at least for the present.
到此为止：对这一天的剩余时间或至少是现在，停止正在做的一切事情
call it quits【非正式用语】
To stop working or trying; quit.
退出：停止工作或尝试；退出
call names
To speak to or about another in offensive terms.
骂人：用冒犯性的词语对他人说话或谈论他人
call (someone`s) bluff
To challenge another with a display of strength or confidence.
接受挑战：接受他人挑战以示力量与自信
call the shots 或
call the tune 【非正式用语】
To exercise authority; be in charge.
掌管：行使权力；负责，掌管
on call
Available when summoned for service or use:
随叫随到：需要服务或使用时一叫即到：
例句：
physicians who were on call for 48 hours.
48小时随叫随到的医生们

Subject to payment on demand.
承索必付
within call
Close enough to come if summoned:
随时可回身边待命：挨得很近，可以一叫就到：
例句：
The nurse is within call if you need him.
护士就在旁边，你如需要，一叫即到

来源：
Middle English callen
中古英语 callen
probably from Old Norse kalla * see gal-
可能源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 kalla *参见 gal-

<参考词汇><同义词>call,convene,convoke,muster,summonThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to demand or request to appear, come, or assemble.:
这些动词的共同含义为.要求或请求出现、到来或集合.：
例句：
called the doctor;
叫医生；

例句：
convene a meeting;
召集会议；

例句：
convoke the legislature;
召集议会；

例句：
mustering the militia;
召集义勇军；

例句：
summon a witness.
传证人