1. call at a place
(1) (车船等)停靠
The train calls at every station. 这火车每个站都停。
(2)到某地拜访
She called at his office yesterday. 她昨天去了他办公室拜访。
2. call away
(1)叫走,叫开
He was called away by a friend. 他被朋友叫走了。
(2)转移(注意力等)
He is studying an important problem, and nothing can calla way his attention. 他正在研究一个重要问题, 什么也不能使他分心。
3. call back
(1)唤回,叫回
He was about to leave when his wife called him back. 他正要离去,他妻子把他叫了回来。
(2)回电话,再打电话
I' II call (you) back. 我将给你回电话。
4. call for sth (sb)
(1)喊着叫某人来,喊着叫人取来某物
He called for the waiter. 他叫服务员。
(2)来或去取某物,来或去接某人
We called for the packages at the post office. 我们到邮局领取包裹。
I' II call for you (at your house) at nine. 我九点(到你家)来接你。
(3)需要,要求
This problem calls for careful thought. 这问题需要好好想一想。
The work calls for time and patience. 这工作需要时间和耐心。
注:有时可接不定式的复合结构。
5. call in
(1)叫进,请进
He only waited two minutes before he was called in. 他只等了两分钟就被叫了进去。
(2)找来,请来
Call in the doctor at once. 马上去请医生来。
(3)来访
Please call in at five. 请在五点来访。
He called in the office this afternoon. 他今天下午来办公室坐了一会儿。
(4)收回
The librarian called in all the books. 图书管理员把书全部收了回去。
6. call off
(1)叫走,转移开
Call your dog off. 把你的狗叫走。
(2)取消,不举行
The match was called off because of bad weather.由于天气不好,比赛取消了。
He phoned me and called the appointment off. 他给我打电话取消了这次约会。
7. call (up)on sb拜访或看望某人
He called on them that evening. 他那天晚上去拜访了他们。
I called upon Mrs Foster this evening. 我今晚去看望了福斯特太太。
8. call sb sth为某人叫某物
Please call me a taxi. 请帮我叫一-辆出租车。
注: 该句型也可用介词for改写为: Please call a taxi for me.
9. call (up)on sb to do sth
(1)叫(请)某人做某事
Then the teacher called on me to answer the question. 然后老师叫我回答问题。
(2)号召某人做某事
The Party called on us to study hard for the people. 党号召我们要为人民努力学习。
10. call out
(1)大声叫(喊)
He called out with pain. 他痛得大叫。
The drowning boy called out for help. 溺水的男孩大声呼救。
(2)叫出去
The teacher called me out. 老师把我叫了出去。
(3)召唤,请来, 调去
He decided to call out the army. 他决定动用军队。
The fire brigade was called out twice last night. 昨晚消防队出动了两次。
注:有时可接不定式的复合结构。
A number of police were called out to keep order. 不少警察被调去维持秩序。
11. call up
(1) (给....)打电话
Please call me up this evening. 请今晚给我打电话。
All right, I' II call/ring up again. 好吧,我回头再打电话。
(2)想起,回忆起
Your letter calls up the days when we worked together.
你的来信使我想起了我们在- -起工作的情景。
(3)召集,应召入伍
He was called up right at the beginning of the war.
他在战争一开始就被应征入伍。