called

英 [kɔːld]

美 [kɔːld]

adj.  叫做; 称作
v.  给…命名; 称呼; 把…叫做; 认为…是; 把…看作; 把自己称为; 自诩
call的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：called　过去式：called　

BNC.18620 / COCA.9823

牛津词典

adj.

• 叫做；称作
  having a particular name
  1. What's their son called?
     他们的儿子叫什么名字？
  2. I don't know anyone called Scott.
     我不认识叫斯科特的人。
  3. I've forgotten what the firm he works for is called.
     我已经忘记他所在公司的名称。
  4. What's it called again? Yeah, that's right. A modem.
     再说一遍它叫什么？好的，对，调制解调器。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 叫;称呼;将…命名;给…起名字
  If youcallsomeone or somethingbya particular name or title, you give them that name or title.
  1. I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason...
     不知怎么的,我老想把这条狗唤作穆夫提。
  2. 'Doctor...' — 'Will you please call me Sarah?'...
     “大夫…”——“就叫我萨拉好了。”
  3. Everybody called each other by their surnames.
     大家相互之间都以姓氏相称。
• VERB 把…说成;认为…是;将…称为
  If youcallsomeone or something a particular thing, you suggest they are that thing or describe them as that thing.
  1. The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor...
     演说被保守党人士打断,他们称他是叛徒。
  2. I wouldn't call it a burden; I call it a responsibility...
     我不觉得这是负担;我觉得它是一种责任。
  3. She calls me lazy and selfish...
     她说我又懒又自私。
  4. He called it particularly cynical to begin releasing the hostages on Christmas Day...
     他认为在圣诞节这天开始释放人质尤为讽刺。
  5. Anyone can call themselves a psychotherapist.
     谁都可以自称是心理治疗师。
• VERB 喊;叫；大声说出
  If youcallsomething, you say it in a loud voice, because you are trying to attract someone's attention.
  1. He could hear the others downstairs in different parts of the house calling his name...
     他听到其他人从楼下不同地方喊他的名字。
  2. 'Boys!' she called again.
     “小子们!”她又叫道。
  3. Call outmeans the same ascall.
     call out 同 call
  4. The butcher's son called out a greeting...
     屠夫的儿子大声打了个招呼。
  5. The train stopped and a porter called out, 'Middlesbrough!'
     火车停站,一名列车员喊道,“米德尔斯伯勒到了!”
• VERB 打电话给…;给…打电话
  If youcallsomeone, you telephone them.
  1. Would you call me as soon as you find out?...
     你一弄清楚了就给我打电话好吗?
  2. A friend of mine gave me this number to call...
     一个朋友要我打这个号码。
  3. 'May I speak with Mr Coyne, please?' — 'May I ask who's calling?'
     “请科因先生接一下电话好吗？”——“请问您是哪位?”
• VERB (通常指打电话)呼叫,叫,召唤
  If youcallsomeone such as a doctor or the police, you ask them to come to you, usually by telephoning them.
  1. He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance...
     他尖叫着让他老婆打电话叫救护车。
  2. One night he was called to see a woman with tuberculosis.
     一天夜里,有人打来电话,请他去给一位患肺结核的妇女看病。
• VERB 喊;呼唤
  If youcallsomeone, you ask them to come to you by shouting to them.
  1. She called her young son: 'Here, Stephen, come and look at this!'...
     她喊她的小儿子:“喂,斯蒂芬,过来看看这个!”
  2. He called me over the Tannoy.
     他用天朗扩音器喊我。
• N-COUNT 打电话
  When you make a telephonecall, you telephone someone.
  1. I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend...
     我打电话给美国的一个朋友。
  2. I've had hundreds of calls from other victims...
     我已经接到了其他受害人打来的上百个电话。
  3. I got a call from him late yesterday evening.
     昨天深夜我接到他的电话。
• VERB 召集(会议、排练等);宣布举行(选举等)
  If someone in authoritycallssomething such as a meeting, rehearsal, or election, they arrange for it to take place at a particular time.
  1. The Committee decided to call a meeting of the All India Congress...
     委员会决定召开国大党会议。
  2. The RSC was calling a press conference to announce the theatre's closure...
     皇家莎士比亚剧团要召开新闻发布会,宣布剧院关闭。
  3. The strike was called by the Lebanese Forces militia...
     罢工是黎巴嫩武装民兵召集的。
  4. A meeting has been called for Monday.
     兹定于周一召开会议。
• VERB 传唤(某人出庭等)
  If someoneis calledbefore a court or committee, they are ordered to appear there, usually to give evidence.
  1. The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence...
     小女孩等了两个小时才被传唤进去作证。
  2. I was called as an expert witness.
     我作为专家证人被传唤出庭。
• VERB 短暂停留;访问;拜访
  If youcallsomewhere, you make a short visit there.
  1. A market researcher called at the house where he was living...
     一位市场调查人员造访了他的住处。
  2. Andrew now came almost weekly to call.
     现在安德鲁几乎每星期都来。
  3. Callis also a noun.
     
  4. He decided to pay a call on Tommy Cummings.
     他决定去看望一下汤米·卡明斯。
• VERB (火车、公共汽车、船舶)停靠,停留
  When a train, bus, or shipcallssomewhere, it stops there for a short time to allow people to get on or off.
  1. The steamer calls at several ports along the way.
     一路上,汽船在好几个港口停靠。
• VERB 取消(比赛等)
  Tocalla game or sporting event means to cancel it, for example because of rain or bad light.
  1. The second game of the series had ended in a 3-3 tie after ten innings when the game was called on account of darkness...
     系列赛第二场在十局过后,双方战成3比3平，此时由于天黑,比赛取消。
  2. We called the next game.
     我们取消了下一场比赛。
• N-COUNT 号召;呼吁;号令
  If there is acall forsomething, someone demands that it should happen.
  1. There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement...
     不少人呼吁出台新的安全措施。
  2. Almost all workers heeded a call by the trade unions to stay at home for the duration of the strike.
     工会号召工人在罢工期间呆在家里,几乎所有工人都响应了这一号召。
• N-UNCOUNT 需要;需求
  If there is little or nocall forsomething, very few people want it to be done or provided.
  1. 'Have you got just plain chocolate?' — 'No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that.'
     “你们有纯巧克力吗?”——“没有,恐怕那东西没几个人要。”
• N-SING 吸引力;魅力
  Thecall ofsomething such as a place is the way it attracts or interests you strongly.
  1. You must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new.
     新鲜事物的魅力一定让你兴奋不已。
• N-COUNT (鸟、兽的)叫声
  Thecallof a particular bird or animal is the characteristic sound that it makes.
  1. ...the plaintive call of a whale.
     鲸的哀鸣
  2. ...a wide range of animal noises and bird calls.
     各种各样的鸟兽叫声
• See also:callingso-called
• PHRASE 优先购买(或使用)权
  If you havefirst call onsomething, you will be asked before anyone else whether you want to buy or use it.
  1. Why should they get first call on the best property?
     凭什么最好的房产尽着他们先挑?
• PHRASE 没必要;不该
  If you say thatthere is no call forsomeone to behave in a particular way, you are criticizing their behaviour, usually because you think it is rude.
  1. There was no call for him to single you out from all the others.
     这么多人中，他不该专挑你。
• PHRASE 随时待命的;随叫随到的
  If someone ison call, they are ready to go to work at any time if they are needed, especially if there is an emergency.
  1. In theory I'm on call day and night.
     从理论上说,我现在昼夜待命。
  2. ...a doctor on call.
     随叫随到的医生
• PHRASE 打电话请病假
  If youcall in sick, you telephone the place where you work to tell them you will not be coming to work because you are ill.
  1. 'Shouldn't you be at work today?' — 'I called in sick.'
     “你今天不是应该上班的吗?”“我打电话请过病假了。”
• tocallsomeone'sbluff→ see:bluff

双语例句

• James was called to see the producer and got the job on the spot
  詹姆斯被叫去见制片人，当场就得到了那份工作。
• I had been promoted for what was called gallant and meritorious service.
  我之所以得到提拔是由于立下了所谓的英勇卓越的功勋。
• I called him twice.
  我喊了他两声。
• They escaped through an emergency exit and called the police.
  他们从紧急出口逃脱，并报了警。
• He launched what was called a charm offensive against MPs who might not support the Government.
  他对可能不支持政府的议会议员发动了所谓的“魅力攻势”。
• I called my old friend John Horner
  我给老朋友约翰·霍纳打了电话。
• He ran a lot of tests and it turned out I had an infection called mycoplasma
  他进行了多项检查，最后证明我感染了支原体。
• The President called on educators and politicians to help him restructure American education
  总统号召教育家和政治家们帮助他重新调整美国的教育体系。
• The President denounced the press for engaging in 'sleaze' and called the story a lie.
  总统谴责媒体参与了肮脏交易，称该报道是谎言。
• They all called her “ Big Sister ”.
  他们都管她叫“大姐姐”。