call/kɔːl $ kɑːl/

n.

➊ the act of speaking to sb on the telephone

➋ a loud sound made by a person or an animal to attract attention

v.

➊ give sb/sth a name or title

➋ telephone sb

➌ say sth in a loud voice, esp. in order to attract sb's attention

n. [C]

➊ 电话，通话：a local call 本地电话（或：市话）

◇a long-distance call 长途电话

◇give him a call 打电话给他

◇make a call 打电话

◇return sb's call 给某人回电

◇[call from sb] I got （或had/received） a call from my mother. 我接到了妈妈的电话。

◇[call for sb] There was a call for you just now. 刚刚有你的一个电话。

➋ 喊，叫：[call for sth] Did you hear calls for help? 你听到呼救声了吗？

v.

➊ [T] 称呼；给…取名，把…叫做：[call sb sth] They call their daughter Jane. 他们给女儿取名为简。

◇Call me Tom. 就叫我汤姆吧。

◇They call each other by their first names. 他们都互相直呼其名。

➋ [I; T] （给…）打电话：Ｉcalled (you) last night. 我昨晚打了电话（给你）。

◇call the police 打电话叫警察

◇[call sb at/on + phone number] Please call me at 6538 3214. 打电话给我请拨6538 3214。

➌ [I; T] 喊，叫：I heard someone call (out) my name. 我听见有人叫我的名字。

◇[call + speech] “Be quiet!” he called. “安静！”他喊道。

call at sth （短暂）拜访：We called at his house this morning. 今天上午我们去了他家。

call for sth 要求；提倡：They called for an investigation. 他们要求进行调查。

call on sb （短暂）拜访，访问：Let's call on Mike. 我们去看看迈克吧。

call on sb to do sth 号召，呼吁；要求：The organization called on the public to protect the environment. 这个组织呼吁公众保护环境。

call 给…打电话：Call me up when you get back. 回来时给我打个电话。

音组-all/-ɔːl $ -ɑːl/

all; ball; call; fall; hall; small; tall; wall

常犯错误

✗ Please call to me tomorrow.

✓ Please call me tomorrow. 明天请打电话给我。

常犯错误

✗ I called at Mr Clinton yesterday.

✓ I called on Mr Clinton yesterday. 我昨天拜访了克林顿先生。

✓ I called at Mr Clinton's yesterday. 我昨天去了克林顿先生家。

[✌call on后接sb；call at后接地点]

常犯错误

✗ His name is called Mike.

✓ He is called Mike.

✓ His name is Mike. 他叫迈克。

常犯错误

✗ How do you call this in English?

✓ What do you call this in English? 这个用英语怎么说？

辨析call; name

辨析call on; call at; visit