| 单词 | call |
| 释义 | call call // verb, noun
■ verb
1 [+ obj or no obj] to telephone sb: You can call him on his cellphone. I called the office to tell them I'd be late.
2 [no obj] (especially BrE) call (on sb/in) to make a short visit to a person or place: I was out when the sales rep called.
3 [+ obj] to order sth to happen; to announce that sth will happen: I've called a meeting of the management team to try resolve the problem. The union has called a national strike. See note at ARRANGE
4 [+ obj] to predict what will happen to sth: She believes that analysts have called the bottom of the market (= predicted that the prices of shares, etc. will begin to rise) too early. The retail sector is much harder to call.
5 [+ obj] (often be called) to order sb to come to a place: Several candidates were called for a second interview. The CEO called the whole team into her office to tell them the bad news.
6 (Finance ) [+ obj] call sth (back/in) to demand that sb immediately pays back the money they owe: The bank has threatened to call a €460 million loan. The company's creditors have called in the debt.
7 (Finance ) [+ obj] call a bond | call in a bond to pay back the money that was borrowed with a bond: The bond can be called after five years for a price of $1 100.
8 (Law ) [+ obj] to require sb to give evidence to a court or to government officials: to call a witness The chairman has been called to testify to Congress.
IDIOMS
call (sb) collect (AmE) to make a telephone call which is paid for by the person that you are telephoning: Overseas customers can call collect by dialling ... REVERSE-CHARGE
call in the receivers to appoint an independent person to manage the financial affairs of a business because it is unable to pay its debts: The company has called in the receivers after losing the support of its bankers.
call sb/sth to order to ask people in a meeting to be quiet so that the meeting can start or continue
call the shots/tune ( to be the person who controls a situation PLAY noun, QUESTION noun PHRASAL VERBS call back to visit sb again for a particular purpose: I'll call back for your order this evening. call back; call sb back to telephone sb again or to telephone sb who telephoned you earlier call for sth; call for sb to do sth to publicly ask for sth to happen; to need sth: The business plan calls for further cost reductions. The board has called for his resignation. call in to telephone a place, especially the place where you work: Several people have called in sick today. call sb in to ask for the services of sb: We called in Ernst & Young as consultants. call sth in (Commerce ) to order or ask for the return of sth: Cars with serious faults have been called in by the manufacturers. SYN RECALL call sth off to cancel sth; to decide that sth will not happen: The deal was called off after the buyer reduced its offer. See note at POSTPONE call on sb (also call upon sb) (formal) 1 to ask or demand that sb do sth: The unions have called on government to support their demands. 2 to visit sb for a short time: Her job is to call on schools to talk to teachers about the material. 3 to formally invite or ask sb to speak: I now call upon the chairman to address the meeting. call up; call sb up to telephone sb: People call up all the time with ideas for new games. He calls up his clients regularly. call sth up to use sth that is stored or kept available: I called up his address on the computer. ■ noun AT CALL, CASH CALL, CONFERENCE CALL, COURTESY CALL, COVERED CALL, MARGIN CALL, MONEY AT CALL, WAKE-UP CALL 1 (also phone call) [C] the act of speaking to sb on the telephone: I got a call from our supplier. Were there any calls for me while I was out? I'll take (= answer) the call in my office. This is a courtesy call from your bank. We offer low rates for international calls. I left a message but she didn't return my call. Peak-time calls are about $1.30 a minute. The software routes incoming calls (= calls that you receive) directly to your voice mail when you are online. ❖ to give sb/make/return a call ◆ to get/have/receive a call from sb ◆ an international/a local/long-distance call 2 [C] a short visit to sb's house: I've got five calls to make this morning. He paid a call on three of his clients yesterday. 3 [C] a request, an order or a demand for sb to do sth or to go somewhere: The Bank has resisted calls for a cut in interest rates. This is the last call for passengers travelling on flight AF3043 to Toulouse. 4 [sing.] a call on sth | no call for sth the demand for sth; no demand for sth: Warmer temperatures have reduced the call on heating oil. There isn't a lot of call for small specialist stores these days. She is a busy woman with many calls on her time. 5 [C] a decision; an act of predicting sth: It's your call! Traders have made a number of bad calls in recent months. It's a tough call to know how the markets will respond to the news. 6 (Finance ) [C] = CALL OPTION 7 (Finance ) [C] a situation in which a company asks shareholders to pay part of the money that they owe for their shares: The directors have made a call of 10 cents a share. Shareholders will be given at least 14 days' notice of a call. ⇨ CALLABLE (2) IDIOMS at/on call if your money is at/on call with a bank, you can have it when you like, but you have to warn the bank before you can take it out. Banks invest money that is at/on call and pay you a higher rate of interest: Clients can invest their money at call or for fixed terms. CALL ACCOUNT, DEMAND |
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