一、详细释义:
n.
打电话;通话 [C]
例句:
I received a call from my best friend yesterday.
昨天我接到了我最好的朋友的电话。
例句:
Did you investigate into his phone call records?
你们有查询他的电话通话记录吗?
(禽、兽的)叫声;(唤起注意的)喊声 [C]
例句:
The call of this bird is very loud.
这只鸟的叫声很响亮。
例句:
Early in the morning, a twitter call awakened me from a dream.
一大早,一阵唧唧喳喳的叫声把我从梦中吵醒。
短暂拜访 [C]
例句:
Our neighbor popped in for a short call.
我们的邻居突然来做短暂的拜访。
例句:
He paid a courtesy call on the president.
他对总统作了一次礼节性的拜访。
要求;请求;呼吁 [C]
例句:
This is the last call for passengers to board.
这是最后一次登记通知。
例句:
The government's response to the outcry has been as predictable as the scientists' call for more money.
对于科学家要求增加投入的呼声,政府的回应正如同预期。
没有需要;没有理由(做...) [U]
例句:
If we lose the match, I'm in the dumps. But there's no call to go around shouting at people.
如果我们输了这场比赛,伤心的是我。可没有理由到处对人大叫大喊的。
例句:
There's no call for swearing.
没有必要发誓。
(对某人或某事物的)需求,压力 [C]
例句:
Now there is no call on money.
现在没有钱的压力。
例句:
He is a busy man with amny calls on his time.
他是个大忙人,有很多事情等着他去办。
【文】(某地的)吸引力,诱惑力
例句:
The call of my homeland brings me back home.
家乡的魅力召唤着我回家。
例句:
The call of sea makes people fascinated in it.
大海的诱惑力让人迷恋。
召唤;呼唤;使命感
例句:
Eventually, the call of freedom comes to every mind and every soul.
终有一天,每一颗心、每一个灵魂都会听到自由的召唤。
例句:
Here is my feather. Listen for my call.
这是我的羽毛。聆听我的召唤吧。
【非正式】决定 [C]
例句:
It's the Prime Minister's prerogative to decide when to call an election.
决定大选的日期是首相的特权。
例句:
It is your call, not mine.
那是你的决定,不是我的。
【网球】(裁判员的)判决 [C]
例句:
There was a disputed call in the second set.
第二盘比赛有一个有争议的判决。
例句:
They even yelled at the referees each time there was a questionable call.
在判决出现争议时,他们还对裁判大吼大叫。