1on the telephone打電話ADJECTIVE | VERB + CALL | CALL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤phone, telephone電話▸➤long長時間通話▸➤quick, short時間很短的電話◇I'll just make a quick phone call.我就打一個很短的電話。➤local本地電話▸➤international, long-distance國際長途/長途電話➤collect (especially NAmE) 對方付費電話▸➤incoming打進來的電話▸➤outgoing打出去的電話➤conference電話會議➤business, follow-up, sales, telemarketing (especially NAmE) 業務/跟進/推銷/營銷電話◇We always make follow-up calls to ensure customer satisfaction.我們總會打跟進電話以確保顧客滿意。➤personal私人電話◇We're not supposed to make personal calls from work.我們不應該在工作時間打私人電話。➤emergency, urgent緊急呼叫電話◇He received an urgent call and had to leave.他接到一個緊急電話,不得不離開了。➤frantic慌亂的電話◇She made a frantic phone call to her mother.她慌忙地給母親打了一個電話。➤anonymous, crank, hoax, nuisance, prank, unsolicited匿名/神秘/惡作劇/騷擾/玩笑/主動打來的電話➤missed未接電話◇The screen display said '8 missed calls'.屏幕上顯示有“ 8 個未接來電”。➤wake-up叫醒電話;當頭棒喝◇I ordered a wake-up call for 6.30 the next morning.我預訂了第二天早晨 6 點 30 分的叫醒電話。◇Last night's defeat should be a wake-up call for the team. (figurative) 昨晚的失利應當是給該隊敲響的警鐘 。VERB + CALL➤give sb, make, place(給某人)打電話◇Give us a call to say when you have arrived.你到了就給我們打個電話。◇She placed an anonymous call to the Dutch Embassy in Dublin.她給在都柏林的荷蘭大使館打了一個匿名電話。➤get, have, receive接到電話▸➤answer, deal with, field, handle, take接電話;處理電話◇I'll take the call upstairs.我要上樓接電話。◇He spent the whole day fielding calls from concerned parents.他一整天都在處理焦慮的家長們打來的電話。➤return回電話◇I left a message but he didn't return my call.我留了言,但他沒有給我回電話。➤expect等電話打來◇Could you get off the phone? I'm expecting a call.你把電話掛了好嗎?我在等一個電話。➤miss錯過電話◇She was out and missed an important call.她在外面,錯過了一個重要電話。➤end, finish結束通話◇I ended the call as quickly as possible.我盡快地結束了通話。➤put through, transfer接通/轉接電話◇Ask the receptionist to put your call through to my room.讓接待員把你的電話接到我房間。➤intercept, monitor, screen, trace攔截/監聽/審查/追踪電話◇The police managed to trace the call.警方設法追查到了這個電話。CALL + NOUN➤box (BrE) 公共電話亭➤centre/center呼叫中心PREPOSITION➤call for給⋯的電話◇Were there any calls for me while I was out?我不在時有電話找我嗎?➤call from來自⋯的電話◇You had a call from Fred.弗雷德給你打過一個電話。➤call to給⋯的電話◇I made a call to a friend in London.我給倫敦的一個朋友打了電話。call
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2sound to attract attention呼喚ADJECTIVE | VERB + CALL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤loud大叫▸➤distinctive獨特的叫聲◇the distinctive call of the cuckoo布穀鳥獨特的叫聲➤alarm, distress求救呼叫▸➤bird鳥叫聲▸➤clarion, rallying (bothfigurative) (起號召作用的)召喚聲◇This election is a clarion call for our country to face the challenges of the new era.這次選舉吹響了號角,號召我國去面對新時代的挑戰。VERB + CALL➤let out, make, sound發出叫聲◇The mosque was sounding the call to prayer.清真寺裏傳來鐘聲,召喚人們去祈禱。➤hear聽到叫聲PREPOSITION➤call for⋯的叫聲◇a call for help求救聲➤call to去⋯的召喚◇the morning call to prayer去晨禱的召喚call
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3short visit短暫的拜訪ADJECTIVE | VERB + CALL | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤business, courtesy, sales, social公務/禮節性/推銷/社交性拜訪➤house上門出診◇The doctor does not usually make house calls.那位醫生一般不上門出診。VERB + CALL➤make, pay (sb)拜訪(某人)◇The doctor has several calls to make this morning.今天上午,這個醫生要巡診好幾戶人家。PREPOSITION➤on a call在訪問中◇She's out on a call.她出去拜訪別人了。➤call on對⋯的訪問◇When he went to Ethiopia, his first call was on the ambassador.他去埃塞俄比亞的時候,首站拜訪的是大使。PHRASES➤first port of call, last port of call, next port of call第一個/最後一個/下一個短暫停留的地方◇Our first port of call (= the first place we went) was the bank.我們的第一站是銀行。call
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4request/demand號召;要求ADJECTIVE | VERB + CALL | CALL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤renewed, repeated重新發出的/重複的通知▸➤last最後的通知◇This is the last call for PAM flight 199 to Salvador.這是泛美航空公司飛往薩爾瓦多的 199 號航班的最後一次通知。➤strike (BrE) 罷工號召VERB + CALL➤issue提出要求▸➤renew, repeat重申/重複要求◇Campaigners have renewed their call for an independent inquiry.倡議者再次呼籲進行獨立調查。➤answer, heed, respond to響應號召◇It is unlikely that they will heed calls for a crackdown.他們不大可能聽從嚴打的號召。◇Around 10 000 workers heeded the union's strike call. (BrE) 約有 1 萬名工人響應工會的罷工號召。➤ignore, reject, resist無視/拒絕/抵制要求◇The government has resisted the calls of the international community.政府拒絕了國際社會的要求。CALL + NOUN➤button呼叫按鈕◇He pushed the call button for the flight attendant.他按了呼叫器呼叫航班服務員。PREPOSITION➤call for⋯的號召◇The charity issued a call for donations to assist victims of the earthquake.慈善團體發出了為地震災民募捐的號召。PHRASES➤a call to action呼籲採取行動◇The book is a call to action.這本書是行動的號召。➤a call to arms (= a strong request for people to fight in the army) (oftenfigurative) 入伍號召◇The president's speech was a call to arms to restore the vitality of the American dream.總統的演講是為了重振美國夢而發出的入伍參戰號召。call
1give a name to sb/sth給⋯命名ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤commonly, frequently一般/常常稱為◇Buenos Aires is often called the Paris of South America.布宜諾斯艾利斯常被稱為“南美洲的巴黎”。➤formerly, originally以前/原來叫做◇The area was formerly called West Meadow.該地區舊稱西牧場。➤affectionately親切地稱為◇His friends affectionately call him 'Bear'.他的朋友親切地叫他“大熊”。➤just, simply僅僅/乾脆稱為◇a character whom the writer calls simply 'The Girl'作者乾脆稱為“那女孩”的一個角色➤officially正式稱為◇The system is officially called the NPV System.該系統的正式名稱為 NPV 系統。➤collectively統稱為◇a range of very small organisms, collectively called nanoplankton統稱為微型浮游生物的一類很小的生物➤variously以不同的名稱稱呼◇a tree variously called 'rowan' and 'mountain ash'一種既稱為 rowan 又稱為 mountain ash 的樹➤aptly, rightly貼切地稱為➤tentatively暫時稱為◇He is writing a novel, tentatively called 'My Future'.他正在創作一部小說,暫定名為《我的未來》。➤euphemistically委婉地稱為◇soldiers killed by what is euphemistically called 'friendly fire'被委婉地說成死於“友軍炮火”的士兵PREPOSITION➤by按⋯稱呼◇We usually call him by his nickname.我們通常叫他的綽號。PHRASES➤you could hardly call sth..., you would hardly call sth...幾乎不能稱某物⋯◇You could hardly call the show perfect, but it was successful.這場演出稱不上十全十美,但很成功。call
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2make sound to attract attention呼喚ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤softly輕聲呼喚➤loudly大聲呼喚➤out喊叫◇She called out in pain.她疼得叫出了聲。PREPOSITION➤for呼喚⋯◇He called for help, but no one could hear.他大聲呼救,可是沒人聽見。➤to向⋯呼喚◇a female penguin calling to her mate呼喚配偶的雌性企鵝call
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3telephone電話ADVERB➤back回電話◇I'll call back later.我一會兒回電話。◇Leave a message and I'll call you back.留個話,我會給你回電話的。➤ahead預先打個電話◇You should call ahead to make sure that seats are available.你應該預先打個電話,弄清楚確實有空座。➤free, toll-free (NAmE) 打免費電話◇Call us free / toll-free on this number.打這個免費電話號碼同我們聯繫。➤collect (NAmE) 打對方付費的電話