英语释义

1. to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance shout
call for help

2. to make a request or demand
call for an investigation

3. to utter a characteristic note or cry

4. to get or try to get into communication by telephone
just called to say hello —often used with up

5. to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)

6. to give the calls for a square dance

7. to make a brief visit
called to pay his respects called on a friend

8. to utter in a loud distinct voice —often used with out
call out a number

9. to announce or read loudly or authoritatively
call the roll call off a row of figures

10. to announce the play-by-play of (a sports event, such as a football game)

11. to command or request to come or be present
was called to testify

12. to cause to come bring
calls to mind an old saying

13. to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office
was called to active duty was called to the bar of justice

14. to invite or command to meet convoke
call a meeting

15. to rouse from sleep or summon to get up

16. to give the order for bring into action
call a strike against the company call a pitchout

17. to manage by giving the signals or orders
that catcher calls a good game

18. to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit)

19. to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet

20. to challenge to make good on a statement

21. to charge with or censure for an offense
deserves to be called on that

22. to attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry

23. to halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions

24. to rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)
call balls and strikes call a base runner safe

25. to give the calls for (a square dance) —often used with off

26. to demand payment of especially by formal notice
call a loan

27. to demand presentation of (something, such as a bond or option) for redemption
The bonds could be called 10 years after issue.

28. to get or try to get in communication with by telephone
call the doctor to make an appointment

29. to generate signals for (a telephone number) in order to reach the party to whom the number is assigned
call 911

30. to make a signal to in order to transmit a message
call the flagship

31. to speak of or address by a specified name give a name to
call her Kitty

32. to regard or characterize as of a certain kind consider
can hardly be called generous

33. to estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenience
call it an even dollar

34. to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event predict
He called the upward trend of the stock market in February.

35. to name or specify in advance
call the toss of a coin

36. to temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)

37. to call a thing by its right name however coarse

38. to speak frankly
Why don't you just call a spade a spade and say that he is a liar?

39. to call (as at one's house) to get
I'll call for you after dinner

40. to require as necessary or appropriate
the job calls for typing skills the design calls for three windows

41. elicit, evoke
these events call forth great emotions

42. to cast doubt upon
a report calling into question the drug's effectiveness

43. to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing
worked another couple of hours and then called it a day

44. to call it a day quit

45. to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively

46. to call upon
Is there anyone you can call on in an emergency?

47. to elicit a response from (someone, such as a student)
the teacher called on her first

48. to directly criticize (someone) for (something, such as bad behavior)
… offering ample ammunition to anyone wanting to call her on her fascination with all things violent and degrading.
— Michael Upchurch

49. to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat
I called his bluff just to see if he really meant what he said.
— Brandy Rankins

50. to be in charge or control determine the policy or procedure
The secretary called the shots all through the meeting.

51. to call the shots

52. to ask for or grant a time-out

53. to hold responsible reprimand
He was called to account by his boss for making the error.

54. require, oblige
may be called upon to do several jobs

55. to make a demand on depend on
universities are called upon to produce trained professionals

56. an act of calling with the voice shout
a call for help

57. an imitation of the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it

58. an instrument used for calling
a duck call

59. the cry of an animal (such as a bird)

60. a request or command to come or assemble

61. a summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe

62. admission to the bar as a barrister

63. an invitation to become the minister of a church or to accept a professional appointment

64. a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action

65. a summoning of actors to rehearsal
the call is for 11 o'clock

66. the attraction or appeal of a particular activity, condition, or place
the call of the wild

67. an order specifying the number of men to be inducted into the armed services during a specified period

68. the selection of a play in football
the quarterback's call in the huddle

69. demand, claim
The aircraft industry continues to have first call on aluminum production.
— Americana Annual

70. need, justification
there's no call for such behavior

71. a demand for payment of money

72. an option to buy a specified amount of a security (such as stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time — compare put sense 2

73. an instance of asking for something request
many calls for Christmas stories

74. roll call

75. a short usually formal visit
pay a call on a neighbor

76. the name or thing called
the call was heads

77. the act of calling in a card game

78. the act of calling on the telephone
made a call to the mayor

79. a direction or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmically called to the dancers

80. a decision or ruling made by an official of a sports contest also decision sense 1
a tough call to make

81. a temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)

82. available for use at the service of
thousands of men at his call

83. ready to respond to a summons or command
a doctor on call

84. subject to demand for payment or return without previous notice
money lent at call

85. within hearing or reach of a summons subject to summons

86. to speak in a loud voice

87. to announce or read (something) in a loud voice

88. to make the sound that is usual for a particular type of bird or animal

89. an act of using the telephone an act of calling someone on the telephone

90. an act of calling with the voice a loud cry or shout

91. the sound made by an animal or bird

92. to speak in a loud clear voice so as to be heard at a distance shout
I called for help.

93. to announce or read (something) loudly
He called the roll.

94. to tell, order, or ask to come
Please call everyone to dinner.

95. to give the order for
call a meeting

96. to utter a cry
birds calling

97. to get in touch with by telephone
He calls home every day.

98. to make a short visit
She called at a neighbor's house.

99. name entry 2 sense 1
I called the cat “Patches.”

100. to address someone or something as
What did you call me?

101. to regard as being of a certain kind
Would you call that generous?

102. to say or guess what the result will be
The election is too close to call.

103. to estimate as being
Let's call it an even dollar.

104. suspend sense 4, end
The game was called on account of rain.

105. to require as necessary or suitable
We'll do whatever is called for.

106. to make a request or demand
The newspaper called for an investigation.

107. cancel sense 2
The party was called off.

108. to cause or tell to stop attacking or chasing
Call off your dog.

109. to choose to answer
The teacher called on me first.

110. visit
call on a friend

111. to speak in a loud voice
Nokomis snored and often talked in her sleep, calling out to people from long ago.
— Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House

112. to announce or read (something) loudly
call out a number

113. to order (a group of people) to come or go somewhere
call out the troops

114. to cause to be thought of or remembered

115. a loud shout or cry

116. a cry of an animal

117. a loud sound or signal
a bugle call

118. a public request or command
The group renewed their calls for change.

119. request entry 1 sense 1
The library gets many calls for mystery books.

120. a short visit

121. something called or announced
That was the last call for passengers to board.

122. the act of calling on the telephone

123. decision sense 1
It was a tough call to make.

124. the attraction or appeal of a particular place or condition
call of the wild

125. to announce or recite loudly
called the civil trial list

126. to admit (a person) as a barrister
was called to the bar

127. to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption Note: A security issuer may call a security only if calling it is previously provided for, as, for example, in the indenture for a bond or in the stock agreement for preferred stock. The issuer usually pays the holder a premium for a called security.

128. a demand for payment of money: as

129. a notice by the U.S. Treasury to depositories to transfer part of its deposit balance to the Federal Reserve bank

130. a notice to a stockholder or subscriber to pay an assessment or an installment of subscription to capital

131. call option at option 3

132. a formal announcement or recitation
the daily call of the motion calendar

133. roll call
the speaker ordered a call of the house

英汉例句

• Then, a month or so ago, posters calling for his son「s candidacy for President began to spread in cities and in the countryside.

  接着在大约一个月前，要求总统之子成为总统候选人的张贴人开始在各个城市与农村开始散布流言。

• They also signed a large petition calling for her release.

  他们还签署了一份请愿书要求释放她。

• In a final flourish, he is calling for price controls on 200 staples, such as bread and milk.

  在最后的豪言壮志中，他要求对例如面包和牛奶之类的200种大宗商品进行价格调控。

• PHR is calling for an official investigation into the role of doctors in the cia」s now widely discredited programme.

  PHR要求对医务人员在中情局目前广受质疑的计划中所担任的角色展开正式调查。

• The Commission joins other voices in calling for a renewed effort to ensure water, sanitation and electricity for all, as well as better urban planning to address the epidemic of chronic disease.

  委员会与其他机构或人士一道呼吁继续努力确保向所有人提供水、电以及环境卫生设施，并改进城市规划，以处理肆虐的慢性病问题。

• It is how this nation has overcome the greatest differences and the longest odds — because there is no obstacle that can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change.

  这就是这个国家如何得以跨越最大的差别与最远的距离，因为没有任何障碍，可以阻挡得了数以万计要求改变的呼声。

• In this region, as elsewhere, the goals calling for reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality present a major challenge.

  在该区域，与在其它地方一样，要求降低孕产妇和新生儿死亡率的目标是一项主要挑战。

• You are calling for action. Now is the time for those of us in Washington to live up to our responsibilities.

  你们在呼唤着行动，现在，我们这些身处华盛顿要职的人负起责任的时候到了。

• Republicans, who lately have been calling for a 「nuclear Renaissance,」 have said much the same thing, though with less emphasis upon wind and solar.

  最近要求一次核能复兴的共和党已经说了太多这类东西了，虽然他们更少强调风能和太阳能。

• Opposition groups are calling for some races to be rerun after reports of rigging, even though on the whole the election has been remarkably honest.

  在有关暗箱操作的报告出来后反对派们要求重新进行某些竞选，尽管从整体上来说，本次选举出人意料的公正。

• It is also calling for independent verification of the industry warranty system.

  这个改进措施也被称为行业保证独立验证系统。

• Before he left the earth, Jesus commanded us to make disciples by calling for a public act of faith-an open identification with Jesus in his death and burial and resurrection.

  在离开地球，耶稣吩咐我们要通过对公众的信仰行为与他的死亡和埋葬和复活的基督信徒开放的鑒定要求。

• Just how seriously was shown by a 2008 presidential decree calling for zero tolerance of alcohol in the bloodstream while driving - an idea that was not taken up for reasons of workability.

  2008年，一项总统令呼吁对驾驶员血液酒精含量零容忍，这一想法因可行性原因而未被接受，但这显示出当局确实非常严肃地对待这一问题。

• Especially important is to ensure that the developers did not introduce major design changes without first calling for a follow-up team session.

  特别重要的是确保开发人员没有在未首先要求后续的团队会议的情况下引入了主要的设计变更。

• This newspaper is not afraid of calling for elections or constitutional change, but in this particular situation the emphasis, especially now, should be on the last set of proposals.

  本刊并不惮于呼吁选举或是人员构成上的改变，但是在现在的特定情况下，尤其是当下，重点还是应该放在第三种提议上。

• Keith's plan, however, is more mobile, calling for towers that could be deployed wherever in the world land, climate, and labor costs are optimal.

  然而，基思的计划更加灵活，它要求建立反应塔，可以部署在世界土地、气候和人工成本最优的任何地方。

• Scientists in China are calling for improvements in earthquake prediction, including the establishment of an early-warning system and methods for scientists to share quake information.

  中国的科学家们呼吁改进地震预报手段，其中包括建立早期预警系统以及制定科学家分享地震相关信息的方法。

• And although some activists are calling for a cull, few MPs, even among the clean ones, have joined them.

  尽管一些激进分子要求挑选出某些议员，甚至一些清白的议员，加入他们。

• Republicans almost uniformly oppose the climate change bill, and have put forward an alternative plan calling for 100 new nuclear plants.

  而共和党人几乎一致反对这项气候变化法案，他们提出了一个替代计划，要求建立100个新核电站。

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bay吠叫；大声叫嚷

bellow吼叫声；（公牛的）吼叫声；风箱

cry（表达强烈感情的）叫喊，叫声；（鸟或动物的）鸣叫，嗥叫，吠； 哭，一阵哭泣；迫切需要，公众舆论，呼声；呼吁，恳求；口号

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roar咆哮；吼叫；喧闹

shout呼喊；喊叫；大声说

sound off奏序曲；提高声音说话；依次报数；吹号

thunder打雷；怒喝

vociferate（抱怨地）喊叫，大叫，大声呼叫

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