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call for sth
表示公开要求或呼吁某事。
The group called for an end to the war.
该组织要求结束战争。
呼吁；要求
called for — past of call for
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呼吁；要求
To request or demand something
The group called for an end to the war.
该组织要求结束战争。
大声呼喊以召唤(某人)。
To shout out in order to summon (a person).
大声要求；大声索要。
To ask for in a loud voice.
请求；要求。
To request, demand.
需要；要求；使必要；使恰当。
To necessitate, demand, exact; to make appropriate
call for
Base
原形
calls for
3rd person
第三人称单数
calling for
-ing
现在分词
called for
Past
过去式
called for
Past participle
过去分词
The report calls for stricter regulations.
报告要求更严格的法规。
They called for a ceasefire yesterday.
他们昨天呼吁停火。
The protesters are calling for justice.
抗议者正在呼吁正义。
注意：call for 是短语动词，表示要求或呼吁。
The report calls for stricter regulations to protect the environment.
这份报告要求采取更严格的法规来保护环境。
We need to call for a doctor immediately; she's having a severe allergic reaction.
我们需要立刻叫医生来；她出现了严重的过敏反应。
The protesters called for peace and an end to violence.
抗议者呼吁和平，结束暴力。
表示公开要求或呼吁某事。
The group called for an end to the war.
该组织要求结束战争。
表示去接某人或叫某人来。
I will call for you at the airport.
我会去机场接你。
表示要求某人做某事，比直接call for sth更具体。
The board called for the CEO to resign.
董事会要求CEO辞职。
Not this
The situation calls immediate action.
Use this
The situation calls for immediate action.
遗漏介词for：中文“需要”常直接对应动词call，但英语短语call for需要介词for来接宾语，表示“要求、需要”。
Not this
I called for her yesterday.
Use this
I called her yesterday.
误用短语表示“打电话”：call for意为“叫(某人)来”或“要求”，而“打电话给某人”应用call sb.，不加介词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
呼吁行动
The protest called for action against climate change.
抗议活动呼吁采取行动应对气候变化。
请求帮助
He called for help when he got lost.
迷路时他请求帮助。
要求开会
The manager called for a meeting to discuss the issues.
经理要求开会讨论这些问题。
呼吁禁止
Many activists are calling for a ban on single-use plastics.
许多活动人士呼吁禁止一次性塑料制品。
要求结束
The UN called for an end to the violence.
联合国要求结束暴力。
要求休战
The exhausted soldiers called for a truce to bury their dead.
疲惫的士兵们要求休战以埋葬死者。
要求改变
The protesters called for a change in government policy.
抗议者要求改变政府政策。
值得庆祝
Winning the championship calls for a celebration.
赢得冠军值得庆祝。
Use called for naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象在会议上举手高喊“要求发言”，就是“call for”的画面。
此义项（叫某人来）在日常生活和正式场合均可使用，语气中立。常见于医疗、服务等需要召唤的场景。
通常接名词或代词作宾语
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