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call sb
打电话给某人
I'll call you tomorrow.
我明天给你打电话。
称呼，叫，把…叫作
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称呼，叫，把…叫作
To give a name to someone or something, or to describe them in a particular way.
I'll call you tomorrow.
我明天给你打电话。
大声呼喊。
To reach out with one's voice.
拜访。
To visit.
命名、识别或描述。
To name, identify, or describe.
宣布或支持预测或实际结果。
To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result.
call
Base
原形
calls
3rd person
第三人称单数
calling
-ing
现在分词
called
Past
过去式
called
Past participle
过去分词
I call my mother every day.
我每天给妈妈打电话。
She called me last night.
她昨晚给我打电话了。
He is calling his friend right now.
他正在给朋友打电话。
They decided to call the baby Lily.
他们决定给婴儿取名为莉莉。
I will call you tomorrow.
我明天会给你打电话。
The manager called a meeting for Friday.
经理召集了周五的会议。
打电话给某人
I'll call you tomorrow.
我明天给你打电话。
称呼或命名
They called her a hero.
他们称她为英雄。
表示需要或要求
The problem calls for immediate action.
这个问题需要立即行动。
拜访某人
We called on him yesterday.
我们昨天拜访了他。
Not this
I called to her yesterday.
Use this
I called her yesterday.
在表示‘打电话给某人’时，call 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要加介词 to。中文‘打给某人’中的‘给’误导了学习者添加介词。
Not this
We call him as Tom.
Use this
We call him Tom.
call 表示‘称呼’时，直接接宾语和补语，不需要用 as。中文‘把他叫做汤姆’的结构可能导致加入多余的 as。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
召开会议
The manager called a meeting for Friday afternoon.
经理召集了周五下午的会议。
给某人打电话
I'll call you when I arrive.
我到了给你打电话。
取消
They called off the match due to rain.
因为下雨他们取消了比赛。
呼吁；要求
The situation calls for immediate action.
这种情况需要立即采取行动。
回电话
Please call me back as soon as possible.
请尽快给我回电话。
辱骂某人
It's wrong to call people names.
骂人是不对的。
收工，结束一天的工作
We've done enough, let's call it a day.
我们做得够多了，今天就到这里吧。
发号施令，掌控局面
The CEO calls the shots around here.
这里的CEO说了算。
直言不讳
He always calls a spade a spade.
他总是直言不讳。
别叫我雪莉。
When someone mispronounces my name, I say, "Don't call me Shirley."
当有人念错我的名字时，我会说：“别叫我雪莉。”
也许给我打个电话。
She gave me her number and said, "Call me maybe."
她把号码给了我，说：“也许给我打个电话。”
Use call naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象你拿起电话（call）呼叫朋友。
neutral; telephone calls (everyday and business)
及物与不及物动词，后接不同介词时含义不同：call on 拜访，call for 要求，call off 取消，call up 打电话
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