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( ˈphone call )[] the act of speaking to sb on the telephone 通电话 ◆ I got a call from our supplier. 我接到供应商的一个电话。 ◆ Were there any calls for me while I was out? 我外出时有电话找我吗？ ◆ I'll take (= answer) the call in my office.我到自己办公室接这个电话。 ◆ This is a courtesy call from your bank. 这是银行给你打来的问候电话。 ⨁ to give sb / make / return a call给某人打电话；给某人回电话 ⨁ to get / have / receive a call from sb接到某人的电话 ⨁ an international / alocal /long-distance call国际／本地／长途电话
[] a short visit to sb's house 拜访（某人） ◆ I've got five calls to make this morning. 我今早要拜访五个人。 ◆ He paid a call on three of his clients yesterday.他昨天拜访了他的三位客户。
[] a request, an order or a demand for sb to do sth or to go somewhere 请求；要求；呼吁 ◆ The Bank has resisted calls for a cut in interest rates.英格兰银行未理会减息呼吁。
[] a call on sth | no call for sth the demand for sth; no demand for sth （对某物）有需求，没有需求 ◆ Warmer temperatures have reduced the call on heating oil. 较高的气温减少了对取暖油的需求。 ◆ There isn't a lot of call for small specialist stores these days. 近来对小型专卖店已没有多大需求了。
[] a decision; an act of predicting sth 决定；预测 ◆ It's your call! 这由你来决定！ ◆ Traders have made a number of bad calls in recent months. 交易商最近几个月作出了很多错误的预测。
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call option
( ) [] a situation in which a company asks shareholders to pay part of the money that they owe for their shares 催交部分股款 ◆ The directors have made a call of 10 cents a share. 董事们要求按每股 10 分催交股款。 ➡ callable (2 )
