说得太泛泛了也不好讲呀，就先给点call作V时候的辨析吧。 1
▶TELEPHONE◀
[intransitive and transitive]to telephone someone
She calls her father every couple of days.I'll call you soon.What time did Tony call? call a doctor/the police/a cab etc (=telephone someone and ask them to come to you) I think we should call a doctor.I'm gonna call the cops!
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▶DESCRIBE◀
[transitive]to use a word or name to describe someone or something in a particular way
call somebody something
Are you calling me a liar?You may call it harmless fun, but I call it pornography.
call somebody names (=use insulting names for someone) The other kids used to call me names, but I tried to ignore them.
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▶HAVE A NAME◀
[transitive] to have a particular name or title, or use a particular name or title for someone or something
be called something
Their eldest son is called Matthew. The arrow that appears on the screen is called a cursor.
call somebody something
My name's Virginia, but my friends call me Ginny. Do you want to be called Miss or Ms?
call somebody by something
I prefer to be called by my middle name.
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▶GIVE SOMEBODY/SOMETHING A NAME◀
[transitive] especially British English to give someone or something the name they will be known by in the future
American Equivalent: name What are you going to call the new puppy?
call somebody something
They've decided to call the baby Louise.
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▶ASK/ORDER BY SPEAKING◀
[transitive] to ask or order someone to come to you
call somebody into/over/across etc
Peter called the waitress over and ordered a large brandy. Marcie was called up to the principal's office.
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▶ARRANGE◀
[transitive]to arrange for something to happen at a particular time
call a meeting/strike/election etc The Security Council has called an emergency session to discuss the crisis.According to the law, the election must be called within the next two months.
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▶SAY/SHOUT◀
[intransitive and transitive] to say or shout something loudly so that someone can hear you
I heard someone calling in the distance. 'I'm coming!' she called down the stairs. Sheila was just sneaking out when her mother called her. She heard him call her name .
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call yourself something
to say that you are a particular type of person, although you do nothing to show this is true
How could Julian call himself a friend and then let me down so badly?
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call the shots/tune
informal to be in a position of authority so that you can give orders and make decisions
It was a job in which she was able to call the shots.
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call it a day
informal to decide to stop working, especially because you have done enough or you are tired
Come on, let's call it a day and go home.
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call collect
American English to make a telephone call that is paid for by the person who receives it
British Equivalent: reverse the charges
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▶READ NAMES◀
[transitive] also call out
to read names or numbers in a loud voice in order to get someone's attention
When I call your name, go and stand in line.
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▶COURT◀
[transitive usually passive] to tell someone that they must come to a law court or official committee
call somebody to do something
They were called to give evidence at the trial.
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call (something) into question
to make people uncertain about whether something is right, good, or true
I feel that my competence is being called into question here.
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be/feel called to do something
to feel strongly that you should do something
He felt called to write to all his fellow investors, warning them of the impending crisis.
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call somebody/something to order
formal to tell people to obey the rules of a formal meeting
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▶VISIT◀
[intransitive] also call round
British English to stop at a house or other place for a short time to see someone or do something
She called round for a chat.
call on somebody
We thought we'd call on James on the way home.
call (in) at something
I regularly called in at his office for news.
call into something
People often call into the library while they're out shopping.
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call it £10/2 hours etc
spoken used to suggest a general figure rather than a more specific one, especially in order to make things simpler
'I owe you £10.20.' 'Oh, call it £10!'
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call it a draw
if two opponents in a game call it a draw, they agree that neither of them has won
ￚsee also call it quits atquits(2)
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call it/things even
spoken use this to say that someone who owes you something does not have to give you anything more than they have already given you
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call (somebody's) attention to
a) to ask people to pay attention to a particular subject or problem
May I call your attention to item seven on the agenda.
b) to make someone notice someone or something
I wanted to shout out to Ken, but I didn't want to call attention to myself.
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call something to mind
a) to remind you of something
Don't those two call to mind the days when we were courting?
b) to remember something
I couldn't call to mind where I'd seen him before.
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call a huddle
American English informal to make people come together to talk about something
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call time (on somebody/something)
to say that it is time for something to finish or stop
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▶TRAINS/SHIPS◀
[intransitive]if a train, ship, bus etc calls at a place, it stops there for a short time
ￚsynonym stopThis train calls at all stations to Broxbourne.
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▶COIN◀
[intransitive and transitive] to guess which side of a coin will land upwards when it is thrown in the air, in order to decide who will play first in a game
It's your turn to call.
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▶CARD GAME◀
[intransitive and transitive] to risk the same amount of money as the player who plays before you in a poker game
ￚsee also so-called, call somebody's bluff atbluff2 (2)
ￚsee also too close to call atclose2 (8)
call back phrasal verb
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call (somebody) back
to telephone someone again, for example because they were not at home when you telephoned last time
I'll call back later. Can you ask John to call me back when he gets in?
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British English to return to a place you went to earlier
You could call back to collect her at noon.
call by phrasal verb
to stop and visit someone when you are near the place where they live or work
I thought I'd call by and see how you were.
call down something phrasal verb
formal to ask for someone, especially a god, to make something unpleasant happen to someone or something
call down something on/upon
He called down vengeance on them.
call for somebody/something phrasal verb
1
if a group of people calls for something, they ask publicly for something to be done
Human Rights groups are calling for the release of political prisoners.
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to need or deserve a particular type of behaviour or treatment
Dealing with children who are so damaged calls for immense tact and sensitivity. That kind of abuse is really not called for (=it is unnecessary and unwelcome) .
ￚsee also uncalled for
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British English to meet someone at their home in order to take them somewhere
I'll call for you at 8 o'clock.
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American English to say that a particular kind of weather is likely to happen
ￚsynonym predictThe forecast calls for more rain.
call something ↔ forth phrasal verb
formal to produce a particular reaction
Great works of classical music can often call forth a mixture of responses from the listener.
call in phrasal verb
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call somebody/something ↔ in
to ask someone to come and help you with a difficult situation
The government then called in troops to deal with the disturbances.
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to telephone somewhere, especially the place where you work, to tell them where you are, what you are doing etc
Rachael called in sick (=telephoned to say she was too ill to come to work) .
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to telephone a radio or television show to give your opinion or to ask a question
Over 2000 viewers called in with complaints about the bad language used in the programme.
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call in a loan/debt
to officially tell someone to pay back money you lent them
The economy slid further into bankruptcy when several foreign banks called in unpaid loans.
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British English to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else
call in on/at
Could you call in on Mum on your way home?
call somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb
1
to decide that a planned event will not take place
ￚsynonym cancelThe trip to Italy might be called off.
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to officially decide that something should be stopped after it has already started
Rescuers had to call off the search because of worsening weather conditions.
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to order an animal or person to stop attacking or threatening someone
Call your dog off.
call on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb
1
to formally ask someone to do something
call on somebody to do something
The UN has called on both sides to observe the ceasefire.
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to visit someone for a short time
Why don't you call on my sister when you're in Brighton?
call out phrasal verb
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to say something loudly
call something ↔ out
'Hi there!' I called out.
call out to
The firemen called out to him.
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call somebody ↔ out
to ask or order a person or an organization to help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation
The army was called out to help fight fires.
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call somebody/something ↔ out
British English to order workers to go on strike
The transport workers were called out.
call up phrasal verb
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informal especially American English to telephone someone
call somebody ↔ up
He called me up to tell me about it.
I'm going to call up and cancel my subscription.
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call something ↔ up
if you call up information on a computer, you make the computer show it to you
I called up their website, but it didn't have the information I was looking for.
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call somebody ↔ up
British English to officially order someone to join the army, navy, or air force
American Equivalent: draft I was called up three months after war broke out.
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call somebody ↔ up
to choose someone for a national sports team
ￚsee also call-up Hurst was called up for the game against Mexico.
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call something ↔ up
to produce something or make it appear
Local people believe she can call up the spirits of the dead.
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