其他翻译 |
call n | (signal) | SCSimplified Chinese 信号 xìn hào TCTraditional Chinese 信號 |
| Joanna's call told us she was ready to go. |
| 乔安娜发出的信号告诉我们她准备走了。 |
call for [sth] n | (appeal) | SCSimplified Chinese 请求,要求,呼吁 qǐng qiú,yāo qiú,hū yù TCTraditional Chinese 請求,要求,呼籲 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 召唤,呼唤 zhào huàn,hū huàn TCTraditional Chinese 呼喚 |
| The principal's call for action followed a number of problems at the school. |
| 学校出现了许多问题后,校长站出来呼吁要有所作为。 |
call n | (religion: vocation) (宗教) | SCSimplified Chinese 召唤 zhào huàn |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 天命 zhào huàn,tiān mìng TCTraditional Chinese 天命 |
| He felt the call to the priesthood after his visit to Lourdes. |
| 他在朝拜卢尔德后,感受到神召唤他成为牧师。 |
call n | (summons) | SCSimplified Chinese 传票 chuán piào |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 传唤 chuán piào,chuán huàn |
| He received a call to appear before the High Court. |
| 他收到传唤,要在高等法院出庭。 |
call n | (bird sound) | SCSimplified Chinese 鸟叫声 niǎo jiào shēng TCTraditional Chinese 鳥叫聲 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 鸟鸣 niǎo jiào shēng ,niǎo míng |
| You can hear the call of an owl from my bedroom. |
| 从我的卧室能听到猫头鹰的叫声。 |
call n | (animal sound) | SCSimplified Chinese (动物的)叫声 dòng wù de jiào shēng |
| The call of a wolf made him sit up in his tent. |
| 狼的长啸声让他在帐篷中坐起。 |
call n | (instrument for hunting) | SCSimplified Chinese 模仿(鸟、兽的)叫声的工具(如哨子) mó fǎng niǎo shòu de jiào shēng de gōng jù rú shào zi |
| He blew his duck call and didn't have to wait long before one appeared. |
| 他吹响哨子召唤鸭子,没过多久,一只鸭子便出现了。 |
call n | (theatre: rehearsal notice) | SCSimplified Chinese (剧院的)彩排通知 jù yuàn de cǎi pái tōng zhī |
| She only arrived fifteen minutes before the call time. |
| 她只比彩排通知的时间早到了十五分钟。 |
call n | (need) | SCSimplified Chinese 要求 yāo qiú TCTraditional Chinese 要求 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 需求 yāo qiú,xū qiú TCTraditional Chinese 需求 |
| There's no call for tears. It was only a joke. |
| 没必要流泪,这只是个玩笑。 |
call for [sth] n | uncountable (demand) | SCSimplified Chinese 需求 xū qiú TCTraditional Chinese 需求 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 需要 xū qiú,xū yào TCTraditional Chinese 需要 |
| There's little call for typewriter repair these days. |
| 现在打字机修理已经没有什么需求了。 |
call n | (cards: demand to show hands) (扑克游戏) | SCSimplified Chinese 叫…摊牌 jiào tān pái TCTraditional Chinese 叫…攤牌 |
| I made a call, and the other players had to reveal their cards. |
| 我要求摊牌,其他玩家只好把自己的牌亮出来。 |
call n | (poker: equal a bet) (德州扑克游戏) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟注 gēn zhù |
| He made a call with an average hand but ended up winning the pot. |
| 他拿到一手很一般的牌,却跟注,最后居然赢光了赌池里的所有赌注。 |
call n | (bridge: bid or pass) (桥牌) | SCSimplified Chinese 叫牌 jiào pái |
| Are you going to bid? It's your call. |
| 你要叫牌吗?该你叫牌了。 |
call n | (sports: umpire's judgment) (体育) | SCSimplified Chinese (裁判的)判决 cái pàn de pàn jué |
| The player disagreed with the umpire's call. |
| 那位运动员不服裁判判决。 |
call n | (finance: right to purchase) (金融) | SCSimplified Chinese 买权 mǎi quán |
| Buying calls is a popular strategy for investors. |
| 对投资人来说,买入买权是一种很流行的投资策略。 |
call n | (finance: demand for payment) (金融) | SCSimplified Chinese 催款通知 cuī kuǎn tōng zhī |
| This is your final call for payment. |
| 这是给你的最后一次催款通知。 |
call n | informal (judgement, decision) | SCSimplified Chinese 看法 kàn fǎ TCTraditional Chinese 看法 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 判断 kàn fǎ,pàn duàn TCTraditional Chinese 判斷 |
| Canceling the event was a good call, given the weather. |
| Both these candidates would be perfect for the job, but we can only hire one of them; it's going to be a tough call. |
| 考虑到天气状况,取消活动是正确的决定。 |
| 这两个候选人都很适合这个工作,但是我们只能雇佣一位。这将是一个艰难的决定。 |
call n | (visit) | SCSimplified Chinese 拜访 bài fǎng TCTraditional Chinese 拜訪 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 访问 bài fǎng,fǎng wèn TCTraditional Chinese 訪問 |
| The receptionist said I couldn't talk to the doctor right then, because she was out on a call. |
| 接待员告诉我说,现在我不能和医生交谈,因为她出诊去了。 |
call⇒ vi | (visit) | SCSimplified Chinese 拜访 bài fǎng TCTraditional Chinese 拜訪 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 访问 bài fǎng,fǎng wèn TCTraditional Chinese 訪問 |
| I'll call tomorrow morning on the way to work. |
| 我会在明早上班途中顺路拜访。 |
call vi | (demand a card) | SCSimplified Chinese 叫牌 jiào pái |
| It's my turn and I'm going to call. |
| 轮到我了,我要叫牌。 |
call vi | (poker: equal a bet) (德州扑克游戏) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟着上家下注,跟注 gēn zhe shàng jiā xià zhù,gēn zhù |
| Do you want to call or raise? |
| 你想跟还是加? |
call vi | (bird, animal: make sound) (鸟、兽) | SCSimplified Chinese 发出叫声 fā chū jiào shēng TCTraditional Chinese 發出叫聲 |
| Is that an owl calling? |
| 是猫头鹰在叫吗? |
call vi | (make a request) | SCSimplified Chinese 要求 yāo qiú TCTraditional Chinese 要求 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 请求 yāo qiú,qǐng qiú TCTraditional Chinese 請求 |
| They called upon her to find a solution to their problems. |
| 他们要求她为他们的问题找出解决方案。 |
call to [sb] vi + prep | (yell to get [sb]'s attention) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…喊 |
| Steve called to his wife to come and help him. |
call [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (summon to religious vocation) (宗教) | SCSimplified Chinese 召唤…担任 |
备注: 指上帝召唤人担任神职 |
| God called him to the priesthood. |
call [sb]⇒ vtr | (awaken) | SCSimplified Chinese 叫醒 jiào xǐng |
| Would you like to be called in the morning? |
call [sth]⇒ vtr | (proclaim) (裁判) | SCSimplified Chinese 判决 pàn jué TCTraditional Chinese 判決 |
| The umpire called the ball out. |
call [sth] vtr | (hunting: lure) (捕猎,狩猎) | SCSimplified Chinese (模仿动物的声音)引诱 |
| He called the grouse into the open. |
call [sth] vtr | (demand payment) | SCSimplified Chinese 催…还款 cuī huán kuǎn TCTraditional Chinese 催…還款 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 让…还款 cuī huán kuǎn,ràng huán kuǎn |
| The debt could be called at any moment. |
call [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (label) | SCSimplified Chinese 把…叫做 |
| How dare you call me a cheat! |
call [sth] [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (consider) | SCSimplified Chinese 认为 rèn wéi TCTraditional Chinese 認為 |
| I call it a scandal. |
call [sth]⇒ vtr | (convene) | SCSimplified Chinese 召集 zhào jí TCTraditional Chinese 召集 |
| They've called a meeting for tomorrow morning. |
call [sb]⇒ vtr | (attract) | SCSimplified Chinese 吸引 xī yǐn TCTraditional Chinese 吸引 |
| The sea was calling him. |
call [sth]⇒ vtr | (order into effect) | SCSimplified Chinese 下令 xià lìng TCTraditional Chinese 下令 |
| Union leaders called an end to the strike after two weeks. |
call [sth] vtr | (sports: end due to conditions) (比赛等) | SCSimplified Chinese 中止 zhōng zhǐ TCTraditional Chinese 中止 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 暂停 zhōng zhǐ,zàn tíng |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 停止 zhōng zhǐ,tíng zhǐ TCTraditional Chinese 停止 |
| The game was called due to the rain. |
call [sth] [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (estimate) | SCSimplified Chinese 估计 gū jì TCTraditional Chinese 估計 |
| Let's call it three miles from here to there. |
call [sth]⇒ vtr | (cards: demand to see a hand) (卡牌) | SCSimplified Chinese 叫…开牌 jiào kāi pái TCTraditional Chinese 叫…開牌 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 叫…摊牌 jiào kāi pái,jiào tān pái TCTraditional Chinese 叫…攤牌 |
| After the third round, anyone may call the hand. |
call [sth] vtr | (poker: equal a bet) (德州扑克游戏) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟 gēn TCTraditional Chinese 跟 |
| I'll call your ten and raise you ten. |
call [sth] vtr | informal (forecast correctly) | SCSimplified Chinese 提前决定 |
| In American pool, you have to call your shot before you play it. |
| 在美国的台球比赛中,你必须在击球前报袋。 |
动词短语
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call [sb] away, call away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (summon [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 叫走… |
| The doctor was suddenly called away, so he is not in the office today. |
call [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (reprimand [sb], tell [sb] off) | SCSimplified Chinese 训斥 xùn chì |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 斥责 xùn chì,chì zé TCTraditional Chinese 斥責 |
| I'm not surprised the boss called you down; this is the second time this week you've turned up with a hangover. |
call for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (demand, request) | SCSimplified Chinese 要求 yāo qiú TCTraditional Chinese 要求 |
| The senator called for an investigation. |
| The judge's bailiff called for silence in the courtroom. |
| 参议员要求展开调查。法官的法警要求大家在庭内肃静。 |
call for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (require) | SCSimplified Chinese 需要 xū yào TCTraditional Chinese 需要 |
| The recipe calls for brown sugar, not white sugar. |
| The situation calls for a calm, deliberate response. |
| 菜谱需要的是红糖而不是白砂糖。这种情况需要的是冷静、慎重。 |
call for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (forecast) | SCSimplified Chinese 预测 yù cè TCTraditional Chinese 預測 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 预见 yù cè,yù jiàn TCTraditional Chinese 預見 |
| The forecast calls for clear skies and warm temperatures. |
| 天气预报预测说天气暖和,晴朗无云。 |
call [sb/sth] forth, call forth [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | literary (summon) | SCSimplified Chinese 唤起 huàn qǐ |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 激起 huàn qǐ,jī qǐ TCTraditional Chinese 激起 |
call [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | (contact: a professional for help) (指专业工作人员) | SCSimplified Chinese 请...来帮忙 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 请...上门 |
| The tap was leaking, so Jess called in a plumber. |
| 水龙头一直在漏水,杰西叫来了水管工。 |
call in vi phrasal | UK (visit) | SCSimplified Chinese 拜访 bài fǎng TCTraditional Chinese 拜訪 |
| Grandma and Grandad called in today and we all had tea. |
| 奶奶和爷爷今天都来了,我们一起喝了茶。 |
call in on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK (visit) (某人) | SCSimplified Chinese 拜访,访问 bài fǎng,fǎng wèn TCTraditional Chinese 拜訪,訪問 |
| Stef called in on her neighbour on the way to the shops, to ask if he needed anything. |
| 斯黛弗在去商店的路上拜访了她的邻居,询问是否需要帮他带点什么。 |
call in at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (visit briefly) | SCSimplified Chinese 去 qù TCTraditional Chinese 去 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 拜访 qù,bài fǎng TCTraditional Chinese 拜訪 |
| I just need to call in at the office on the way home to pick up some paperwork. |
| We called in at Bristol on our way to London. |
| 我只需要在回家的路上去趟办公室拿些文件。//我们去伦敦途中在布里斯托尔作了短暂停留。 |
call [sth] in, call in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (loan, debt: demand repayment) (贷款,债务) | SCSimplified Chinese 要求偿还 TCTraditional Chinese 要求償還 |
| The bank called in Stuart's loan and he had to sell his house to repay it. |
| 银行要求斯图尔特偿还贷款,他不得不卖掉房子来偿付。 |
call in, also UK: ring in, phone in vi phrasal | (phone) | SCSimplified Chinese 打电话进去 |
| Radio listeners are encouraged to call in to make comments. |
| 我们鼓励电台听众打电话进来发表意见。 |
call [sth] off, call off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | often passive (cancel) | SCSimplified Chinese 取消 qǔ xiāo TCTraditional Chinese 取消 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 停止 qǔ xiāo,tíng zhǐ TCTraditional Chinese 停止 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 宣告终止 qǔ xiāo,xuān gào zhōng zhǐ |
| The town's annual picnic was called off due to rain. |
| 由于下雨,小镇一年一度的野餐活动被取消了。 |
call [sth/sb] off, call off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (order to stop attacking) | SCSimplified Chinese 中止 zhōng zhǐ TCTraditional Chinese 中止 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 叫停 zhōng zhǐ,jiào tíng |
| Hey, call your dogs off! I was only trying to put a note through your door. |
| 喂,让你的狗别叫了!我只是想从你门下塞个纸条。 |
call on [sb] for [sth], call upon vtr phrasal insep | (seek help) | SCSimplified Chinese 请求 qǐng qiú TCTraditional Chinese 請求 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 向某人求助 qǐng qiú,xiàng mǒu rén qiú zhù |
| John called on his friends for support. |
| 约翰请他的朋友支持他。 |
call on [sb], call upon vtr phrasal insep | (turn to [sb] for help) (某人) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…求助 |
| When you need help, then who can you call upon if not your friends? |
| 当你需要帮助时,除了你的朋友还能找谁? |
call on [sb] to do [sth], call upon [sb] to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 要求某人做某事 |
| The union called on the workers to support a strike. |
| 工会号召工人支持罢工。 |
call on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (visit [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 拜访 bài fǎng TCTraditional Chinese 拜訪 |
| John called on Mary while she was in the hospital. |
| 玛丽住院时,约翰去看过她。 |
call on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US (teacher: pick a student to talk) (老师) | SCSimplified Chinese 让…回答问题 |
| The teacher called on me but I couldn't answer as I hadn't been listening. |
| 老师让我回答问题,但是因为我没有在听讲,所以回答不出。 |
call [sb] out, call out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (request visit) | SCSimplified Chinese 紧急召集 jǐn jí zhào jí TCTraditional Chinese 緊急召集 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 召唤出动 jǐn jí zhào jí,zhào huàn chū dòng |
| Paul's elderly mother was unwell, so he called the doctor out. |
| 保罗年迈的母亲感觉不适,所以他赶紧请来医生。 |
call [sb] out, call out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (challenge) (某人) | SCSimplified Chinese 挑战 tiǎo zhàn TCTraditional Chinese 挑戰 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 质疑 tiǎo zhàn,zhì yí |
| The interviewer called the MP out when he spouted false statistics. |
| 当议员虚报统计数据时,那位记者向他提出了质疑。 |
call [sb] out, call out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (order workers to strike) | SCSimplified Chinese 让...罢工 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 组织...罢工 |
| The union has called its members out following the breakdown of talks with management. |
call [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (challenge to a duel) | SCSimplified Chinese 挑战 tiǎo zhàn TCTraditional Chinese 挑戰 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 决斗 tiǎo zhàn,jué dòu |
call round vi phrasal | (visit) | SCSimplified Chinese 过来 guò lái TCTraditional Chinese 過來 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 来访 guò lái,lái fǎng TCTraditional Chinese 來訪 |
| Peter said that he would call round sometime this afternoon. |
call [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (phone) | SCSimplified Chinese 给…打电话 gěi dǎ diàn huà |
备注: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun. |
| Let's call her up and check the plans. |
| 我们打电话给她,确认一下计划。 |
call [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | usu passive (military: enlist) (军队) | SCSimplified Chinese 征召,召集 zhēng zhào,zhào jí TCTraditional Chinese 召集 |
| Conscripts were called up for military service according to their birthdates. |
| 义务兵根据出生日期被征召入伍。 |
复合形式:
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above and beyond the call of duty, beyond the call of duty expr | (more than required) | SCSimplified Chinese 超出职责范围 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 超越工作要求 |
| He was honored for performing above and beyond the call of duty. |
alarm call n | (phone call to wake [sb] up) | SCSimplified Chinese 叫醒电话 |
at [sb]'s beck and call, at the beck and call of [sb] expr | (available to serve you at any time) | SCSimplified Chinese 随叫随到 suí jiào suí dào |
| I will be at your beck and call. |
bad call n | informal (unwise decision, judgment) | SCSimplified Chinese 错误的判断 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 糟糕的决定 |
bird call n | (song of a bird) | SCSimplified Chinese 鸟啼 niǎo tí |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 鸟鸣 niǎo tí,niǎo míng |
bird call n | (device: mimics birdsong) | SCSimplified Chinese 模拟鸟叫声的装置 mó nǐ niǎo jiào shēng de zhuāng zhì |
booty call n | informal, US (phone call for sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 求欢电话 TCTraditional Chinese 求歡電話 |
| Lara was awoken at 3 am by a booty call from her boyfriend. |
booty call n | informal, US (person called for sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 电话求欢对象 |
| I wasn't that into her, but she was a good booty call. |
bring [sb] to account, call [sb] to account v expr | (force to explain or justify) | SCSimplified Chinese 追究责任 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 责问 |
bugle call n | (military signal, tune) | SCSimplified Chinese 军队的号角声 jūn duì de hào jiǎo shēng |
| Reveille is a famous bugle call that wakes up military personal at dawn. |
call a halt v expr | (order [sth] to stop) | SCSimplified Chinese 强制停止 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 命令停止 |
| The project was exceeding its budget, so the manager was forced to call a halt. |
call a halt to [sth] v expr | (order an end to, stop) | SCSimplified Chinese 暂停 zàn tíng |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 停止 zàn tíng,tíng zhǐ TCTraditional Chinese 停止 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 制止 zàn tíng,zhì zhǐ TCTraditional Chinese 制止 |
| The machine broke, so the foreman called a halt to the work. |
call a spade a spade v expr | figurative (speak frankly, plainly) | SCSimplified Chinese 有话直说 yǒu huà zhí shuō TCTraditional Chinese 有話直說 |
| Louise has never been afraid of calling a spade a spade. |
call [sb] aside, call aside [sb] vtr + adv | (summon [sb] from group) | SCSimplified Chinese 把…叫到一旁 |
call at [sth] vi + prep | (train: stop at stations) | SCSimplified Chinese 停靠 tíng kào |
| This train will call at Bromley South and London King's Cross. |
call attention to [sth] v expr | (point [sth] out) | SCSimplified Chinese 唤起对…的注意 huàn qǐ duì … de zhù yì |
| The tour guide called our attention to an interesting plaque on the floor. |
call back vi + prep | (return a phone call) | SCSimplified Chinese 回电话 huí diàn huà TCTraditional Chinese 回電話 |
| I'll call back when I can. |
| 我方便的时候会回电话的。 |
call [sb] back vtr + prep | (return phone call to) | SCSimplified Chinese 给某人回电话 gěi mǒu rén huí diàn huà |
| I'll call her back later. |
| 我之后会给她回电话。 |
call box n | US (public phone booth) | SCSimplified Chinese 公用电话亭 gōng yòng diàn huà tíng |
| Do they still have those red-and-glass telephone call boxes on the streets in London? |
call center (US), call centre (UK) n | (phone-in service) (美式拼写) | SCSimplified Chinese 呼叫中心 hū jiào zhōng xīn |
| If you need technical support you can contact the call center. |
call collect v expr | US (reverse phone charges) | SCSimplified Chinese 打对方付费电话 |
call [sb] collect v expr | US (reverse phone charges to) | SCSimplified Chinese 给…打对方付费电话 |
| Because he had no money, he called his parents collect. |
call each other names v expr | informal (exchange insults) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 互相辱骂 hù xiāng rǔ mà TCTraditional Chinese 互相辱罵 |
| Children love to call each other silly names like Poopy-Head. |
call [sb] every name under the sun v expr | figurative (repeatedly insult [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 用尽各种污言秽语辱骂某人 yòng jìn gè zhǒng wū yán huì yǔ rǔ mà mǒu rén |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 谩骂某人 |
| You can call me every name under the sun, but it doesn't change the situation one bit. |
call for papers n | (academics: request for articles) (论文等) | SCSimplified Chinese 征召 zhēng zhào |
| They've just published a call for papers for next year's conference. |
call for tenders n | (business: invitation to bid) (商业) | SCSimplified Chinese 招标 |
call girl n | (female prostitute) | SCSimplified Chinese 应召女郎 TCTraditional Chinese 應召女郎 |
call [sb] in, call in [sb] vtr + adv | (summon) | SCSimplified Chinese 叫某人,唤来某人 |
| It's time to call the children in for supper. |
| 该叫孩子们进来吃晚饭了。 |
call-in (US), phone-in (UK) adj | (show, etc.: phone-in) (广播,电视节目等) | SCSimplified Chinese 邀请听众打电话进来的,听众热线的 yāo qǐng tīng zhòng dǎ diàn huà jìn lái de |
| He hosts a call-in show on the local radio station. |
| 他在当地电台主持一个热线节目。 |
call in sick, also UK: phone in sick, ring in sick v expr | (notify employer you will be off sick) | SCSimplified Chinese 请病假 TCTraditional Chinese 請病假 |
| Nancy woke up with a migraine, so she called in sick and stayed in bed. |
| 南希起床后就偏头痛,所以请了病假,卧床休息。 |
call [sth] into question, call into question [sth] v expr | (cast doubt on [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 质疑… zhì yí TCTraditional Chinese 質疑... |
| This discovery calls into question historians' previous assumptions. |
call it a day v expr | informal (stop doing [sth]) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 就此结束,收工,就干到这里 jiù cǐ jié shù,shōu gōng,jiù gàn dào zhè lǐ |
| I've been working for hours, I'm going to call it a day. |
call it quits v expr | informal (stop, end) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 停止(做某事),叫停,就此打住 tíng zhǐ zuò mǒu shì,jiào tíng,jiù cǐ dǎ zhù |
| I'm too tired to continue; I'm calling it quits. |
call letters npl | (TV, radio station: code) (无线电通讯时使用的代号) | SCSimplified Chinese 呼号 |
call [sb] names v expr | informal (insult [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 侮辱 wǔ rǔ TCTraditional Chinese 侮辱 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 辱骂 wǔ rǔ,rǔ mà |
| In school, Ralph was a bully and called me names. |
call number n | (library book) (图书馆) | SCSimplified Chinese 索书号 |
| The first sections of a call number represent the subject of a book. |
call of duty n | (responsibilities) | SCSimplified Chinese 使命所在 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 职责所在 zhí zé suǒ zài |
| Sirens wailed as the firefighters responded to the call of duty. |
call of nature n | (urge to use the bathroom) | SCSimplified Chinese 上厕所 shàng cè suǒ TCTraditional Chinese 上廁所 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 想小便 |
call [sb] out on [sth], call out [sb] on [sth] v expr | informal (challenge: on [sth] said, done) | SCSimplified Chinese 就…挑战某人 |
| Julia called her uncle out on his offensive remarks. |
| 茱莉亚斥责她叔叔的无礼言论。 |
call out vi + adv | (speak before being invited) | SCSimplified Chinese 打断 dǎ duàn TCTraditional Chinese 打斷 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 插嘴 dǎ duàn,chā zuǐ |
| The teacher told the students to raise their hands if they knew the answer, rather than calling out. |
call out vi + adv | (cry, shout) | SCSimplified Chinese 叫喊 jiào hǎn TCTraditional Chinese 叫喊 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 大叫 jiào hǎn,dà jiào |
call out to [sb] v expr | (cry, shout to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...大喊大叫 |
call [sb] over⇒ vtr | (invite, beckon) | SCSimplified Chinese 邀请…过来 |
| We called her over to our table to join us. |
call sign, call signal n | (TV, radio station: code) | SCSimplified Chinese (电台、电视台的)呼号 diàn tái diàn shì tái de hū hào |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 无线电传呼信号 diàn tái diàn shì tái de hū hào,wú xiàn diàn chuán hū xìn hào |
call the roll, call roll v expr | (take register of those present) | SCSimplified Chinese 点名 diǎn míng TCTraditional Chinese 點名 |
| The teacher called the roll at the beginning of the class. |
call the shots, call the tune v expr | (be in charge, make the decisions) | SCSimplified Chinese 指挥 zhǐ huī TCTraditional Chinese 指揮 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 操纵 zhǐ huī,cāo zòng TCTraditional Chinese 操縱 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 操纵 zhǐ huī,cāo zòng TCTraditional Chinese 操縱 |
| The pastor may think he calls the shots, but the organist really leads the worship service. |
call time vi | (pub: announce closing) (酒吧、酒店等) | SCSimplified Chinese 宣布打烊,宣布结束当日营业 xuān bù dǎ yáng,xuān bù jié shù dāng rì yíng yè |
call time vi | (put an end to [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 宣布时间已到 xuān bù shí jiān yǐ dào |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 决定停止某事 xuān bù shí jiān yǐ dào,jué dìng tíng zhǐ mǒu shì |
| When I call time, you will put down your pencils and turn your exam papers over. |
call to action n | ([sth] that motivates) | SCSimplified Chinese 唤起行动 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 行动号召 |
| The vandalism was a call to action for the townspeople to band together. |
call to arms n | figurative (rallying cry) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 战斗口号,号召 zhàn dòu kǒu hào,hào zhào TCTraditional Chinese 戰鬥口號,號召 |
call to arms n | (battle cry) (本义) | SCSimplified Chinese 战斗号令,武装号召 zhàn dòu hào lìng,wǔ zhuāng hào zhào |
call [sb] to arms⇒ vtr | figurative (rally) | SCSimplified Chinese 号召...行动起来 |
| The group opposing the new housing estate called its members to arms when it looked like planning permission would be granted. |
call [sb] to arms vtr | (rally into battle) | SCSimplified Chinese 号召...去战斗 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 号召...武装起来 |
call [sth] to mind v expr | (remind) | SCSimplified Chinese 使想起 shǐ xiǎng qǐ |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 使记起 shǐ xiǎng qǐ,shǐ jì qǐ |
| Your story calls to mind the day I wore my evening gown to a staff meeting. |
call [sb/sth] to order v expr | (request silence) | SCSimplified Chinese 要求…安静 |
call [sth] to order v expr | (formally begin session) | SCSimplified Chinese 宣布开会 |
call [sb] together vtr + adv | (summon group) | SCSimplified Chinese 把…召集起来,使…聚集 |
call waiting n | uncountable (telephone service) | SCSimplified Chinese 呼叫等待 |
call [sb]'s bluff v expr | (challenge [sb] who may be faking) | SCSimplified Chinese 虚张声势 xū zhāng shēng shì TCTraditional Chinese 虛張聲勢 |
call-girl n as adj | (relating to prostitution) | SCSimplified Chinese 应召女郎的 |
call-off contract n | (under framework agreement) | SCSimplified Chinese 框架订单合同 |
| The company awarded a call-off contract to the supplier. |
call-off order n | (order: with many delivery dates) | SCSimplified Chinese 随需交货订单 |
| The firm placed a call-off order with the supplier. |
call-out n | informal (challenge) | SCSimplified Chinese 质疑 zhì yí |
| The actress responded to call-outs on social media with an apology. |
call-out n | (printing: inset or illustration) (印刷) | SCSimplified Chinese 图例 tú lì |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 插图 tú lì,chā tú TCTraditional Chinese 插圖 |
call-out n | (printing: text linked to graphic) | SCSimplified Chinese 内容注解层 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 内容注释 |
call-out n | UK (service visit) | SCSimplified Chinese 上门服务 TCTraditional Chinese 上門服務 |
| As an emergency plumber, Jason often had to attend call-outs at the weekends. |
call-out n as adj | UK (relating to a call-out) | SCSimplified Chinese 上门服务的 |
| Emergency plumbers charge enormous call-out fees. |
call-up n | informal (military: order to report) (军事) | SCSimplified Chinese 征召令 TCTraditional Chinese 徵召令 |
| 50,000 reserves got the call-up to join the campaign. |
| 50,000后备人员受到征召参战。 |
call-up n | (sports: summons to play) | SCSimplified Chinese 征调, 入选 |
| The player was thrilled to receive the call-up to play for his national team. |
callback number, call-back number n | (phone number: for return call) | SCSimplified Chinese 回电号码 TCTraditional Chinese 回電號碼 |
| Someone from the insurance company called while you were out; I've written down their callback number here. |
calling for tenders expr | uncountable (business: action of inviting bids) | SCSimplified Chinese 招标 |
cattle call n | US, figurative, informal (open audition) | SCSimplified Chinese 演员面试会 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 演员试镜会 |
close call n | informal, figurative (narrow escape) | SCSimplified Chinese 侥幸逃脱 jiǎo xìng táo tuō TCTraditional Chinese 僥倖逃脫 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 死里逃生 jiǎo xìng táo tuō,sǐ lǐ táo shēng |
| Phew! That was a close call. I thought he was going to ask to see my ID. |
close call n | informal, figurative ([sth] hard to decide) | SCSimplified Chinese 难分胜负 TCTraditional Chinese 難分勝負 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 仲伯难分 |
| It was a close call, but they declared him the winner. |