Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #161
call
电话；通话
a telephone conversation; an instance of calling someone on the phone
- 1.
A cry or shout.
喊叫,呼喊。
- 2.
The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
鸟或其他动物的叫声。
- 3.
A beckoning or summoning.
召唤,召集。
- 4.
A telephone conversation; a phone call.
电话交谈；电话通话。
- 5.
An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
打电话给某人的行为。
- 6.
A short visit, usually for social purposes.
短时间拜访,通常为社交目的。
- 7.
A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
船只到港停靠。
- 8.
A decision or judgement.
决定,判断。
- 9.
The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
辩论或公共活动中发言的权利；发言权。
- 10.
The act of calling to the other batsman.
向另一击球手喊叫的行为。
- 11.
The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
负责喊叫的击球手状态(取决于球的方向)。
- 12.
A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
需要随叫随到的工作班次,即待命。
- 13.
The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
跳转到子程序并保存返回原处的方法。
- 14.
A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
许多游戏中宣布特定状态或规则,如桥牌、骰子游戏等。
- 15.
The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
在同一轮下注中,对上一位下注者进行跟注。
- 16.
A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
狩猎时吹号角激励猎犬的哨音
- 17.
A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
水手长召集水手值班用的哨子
- 18.
A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
模仿鸟兽叫声的诱捕器
- 19.
An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
邀请担任牧师职位的请求
- 20.
A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
在某年取得律师资格的人
- 21.
Need; necessity.
需要；必要性
喊叫；叫喊；呼喊；（鸟或其他动物的）叫声；啼叫；鸣叫；召唤；召唤令；拜访；到访；停靠；决定；裁决；判断
In use
I received a call from my mother this morning.
The doctor made a house call to check on the patient.
There is a call for volunteers to help clean the park.
make a call
常用搭配，表示拨打电话。
I need to make a call.
我需要打个电话。
pay a call
比较正式的拜访说法。
We paid a call on our neighbors.
我们拜访了邻居。
a call for something
常用于正式或新闻语境。
There is a call for reform.
有改革的呼声。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- phone call
- 电话通话
- She got a phone call from her brother.她接到了哥哥的电话。
- make a call
- 打个电话
- Let me make a call to the office.我给办公室打个电话。
- receive a call
- 接电话
- I received a call from an unknown number.我接到了一个陌生号码的电话。
- return a call
- 回电话
- Please return my call as soon as possible.请尽快给我回电话。
- close call
- 侥幸脱险
- That was a close call!那真是千钧一发！
- call for help
- 呼救声
Learner notes
Memory Tip
call拆成c+all：c像话筒，all是所有人——打电话‘呼叫所有人’，也指喊叫、拜访、决定。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常口语对话、工作电话沟通、一般书面表达 作名词表示“电话、通话”时属于中性常用词，口语和书面语中都很自然；口语常说 give someone a call，正式场合也可用 phone call。通常不带有特别正式或随意的语体色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 call /kɔːl/ 押韵，均含 /ɔːl/ 音。注意拼写相似的 shall /ʃæl/ 读音不同，calm /kɑːm/ 以 cal- 开头但读 /kɑːm/，都不与 call 押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.