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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   call

   • IPA[kôl]

   美式

   • v.
     give (an infant or animal) a specified name；have a specified name
   • n.
     a cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention；a series of notes sounded on a brass instrument as a signal to do something

   • verb: call, 3rd person present: calls, gerund or present participle: calling, past tense: called, past participle: called

   • noun: call, plural noun: calls

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. give (an infant or animal) a specified name they called their daughter Hannah 同義詞 name, christen, baptize, designate, style, ... 更多term, dub, label, entitle, archaicclepe, raredenominate, answer to the name of, go by the name of
   • ▪ have a specified name she is called Eva a 1942 mystery called Time To Kill
   • ▪ address or refer to (someone) by a specified name, title, endearment, or term of abuse please call me Lucy if he remains quiet she calls him a wimp
   • ▪ refer to, consider, or describe (someone or something) as being he's the only person I would call a friend 同義詞 describe as, regard as, look on as, consider to be, judge to be, ... 更多think of as, class as, categorize as
   • 2. cry out (a word or words) he heard an insistent voice calling his name Meredith was already calling out a greeting 同義詞 cry out, cry, shout, yell, sing out, ... 更多whoop, bellow, roar, halloo, bawl, scream, shriek, screech, exclaim, informalholler, yoo-hoo, cooee, rareejaculate, vociferate
   • ▪ cry out to (someone) in order to summon them or attract their attention she heard Terry calling her I distinctly heard you call 同義詞 cry out, cry, shout, yell, sing out, ... 更多whoop, bellow, roar, halloo, bawl, scream, shriek, screech, exclaim, informalholler, yoo-hoo, cooee, rareejaculate, vociferate
   • ▪ (of an animal, especially a bird) make its characteristic cry overhead, a skylark called
   • ▪ shout out or chant (the steps and figures) to people performing a square dance or country dance.
   • ▪ make (a particular bid) during the auction her partner called 6♠
   • ▪ North American informal claim (a privilege) for oneself, typically by shouting out a particular word or set phrase I call first dibs on the bathroom
   • 3. contact or attempt to contact (a person or number) by phone could I call you back? at the first sign of heart attack symptoms call 911 immediately 同義詞 phone, telephone, get on the phone to, get someone on the phone, dial, ... 更多make/place a call to, get, reach, ring up, ring, give someone a ring, informalcall up, give someone a call, give someone a buzz, buzz, give someone a bell, bell, give someone a tinkle, get on the blower to, get someone on the horn
   • ▪ use a phone to summon (someone or something, especially an emergency service or a taxi) her husband called an ambulance 同義詞 summon, send for, ask for, order, page
   • 4. order or request the attendance of representatives of all three teams have been called to appear before the stewards I got a letter calling me for an interview
   • ▪ bring (a witness) into court to give evidence four expert witnesses were called
   • ▪ North American draw critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behavior she called him on his claim that the media were doing a bad job of covering the economy
   • ▪ cause (someone) to have a strong urge to choose a particular career or way of life he was called to the priesthood I think teachers, really good teachers, are called to teach
   • 5. announce or decide that (an event, especially a meeting, strike, or election) is to happen there appeared to be no alternative but to call a general election the Allied forces called a ceasefire 同義詞 convene, summon, call together, order, assemble, ... 更多arrange, arrange a time/date for, announce, declare, formalconvoke
   • 6. British (of a person) pay a brief visit he had promised Celia he would call in at the clinic he called around last night looking for you
   • 7. (of an umpire or other official in a game) pronounce (a ball, stroke, or other action) to be the thing specified the linesman called the ball wide
   • ▪ predict the result of (a future event, especially an election or a vote) in the Northeast, the race remains too close to call few pundits risked calling the election for either Bush or Kerry
   • ▪ guess (the outcome) of tossing a coin Burnley called heads and won the toss “You call,” he said. “Heads or tails?”
   • 8. cause (a subroutine) to be executed one subroutine may call another subroutine (or itself)

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention a nearby fisherman heard their calls for help in response to the call, a figure appeared 同義詞 cry, shout, yell, whoop, roar, ... 更多scream, shriek, exclamation, informalholler, rarevociferation
   • ▪ a series of notes sounded on a brass instrument as a signal to do something a bugle call to rise at 5:30
   • ▪ a direction in a square dance given by the caller.
   • ▪ a bid, response, or double the alternative call of 2♠ would be quite unsound
   • 2. the characteristic cry of a bird or other animal it is best distinguished by its call, a loud “pwit” 同義詞 cry, song, sound
   • ▪ a device used to imitate the cry of a particular bird or other animal turkeys in the wild don't sound like most turkey calls he bought a duck call at the store
   • 3. an instance of speaking to someone on the phone or attempting to contact someone by phone I'll give you a call at around five he stopped returning her calls 同義詞 phone call, telephone call, ring, informalbuzz, bell, ... 更多tinkle
   • 4. a brief social visit we paid a call on Howard 同義詞 visit, social call
   • ▪ a visit or journey made by a doctor or other professional in response to a request for help, especially in an emergency situation the ambulance is out on a call the district nurse used to make her calls on a bicycle
   • 5. an appeal or demand for something to happen or be done the call for action was welcomed a call to all sides to remain calm and refrain from violence 同義詞 appeal, request, plea, entreaty, demand, ... 更多order, command
   • ▪ demand or need for (goods or services) there was little call for work as sophisticated as his 同義詞 need, necessity, occasion, reason, justification, ... 更多grounds, excuse, pretext, cause, demand, desire, want, requirement, need, market
   • 6. an order or request for someone to be present he was delighted that so many former players had heeded the call to attend the conference 同義詞 summons, request
   • ▪ a vocation feeling the call to ministry, I started looking for a Bible college
   • ▪ a powerful force of attraction hikers can't resist the call of the Sierras 同義詞 attraction, appeal, lure, allure, allurement, ... 更多fascination, seductiveness, magic, beauty, spell, pull, draw
   • 7. (in sports) a decision or ruling made by an umpire or other official, traditionally conveyed by a shout, that the ball has gone out of play or that a rule has been breached he was visibly irritated with the umpire's calls
   • ▪ a decision, judgement, or prediction personally, I'm all in favor, but it's your call that entrepreneurial instinct may account for his ability to make tough calls when profits are at stake
   • 8. a command to execute a subroutine parameter values may be changed by calls to a special purpose input specification subroutine
   • 9. a demand for payment of lent or unpaid capital.
   • ▪ short for call option
   • 10. US (in a bar, club, etc.) denoting or made with relatively expensive brands of liquor which customers request by name. $6 call liquor drinks

   片語

   • bad call
   • call attention to
   • call collect
   • call something into question
   • the call of duty
   • call the shots
   • call someone or something to mind
   • call someone or something to order
   • don't call us, we'll call you
   • good call
   • on call
   • to call one's own
   • within call
   • call something into play
   • call down
   • call for
   • call forth
   • call in
   • call off
   • call on
   • call out
   • call over
   • call up