基本動詞CALL補充詞組
1. call for sb. or sth. ***要求(購買某物或某種服務)
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:[為了(for)]某物而要求
例 She sat down and called for some beer. 她坐下來要了一些啤酒。
2. call on 〔upon〕 sb. ***拜訪;號召,呼吁
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:[向著(on)]某人要求(或拜訪)
例 It's been a while since we called on Jack, so let's stop by his office today and give him a surprise visit. 自從我們上次去拜訪杰克后,已經(jīng)過去很久了,我們今天去他辦公室給他一個驚喜吧。
3. call sb. down ***責罵
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:[徹底地(down)]責備某人
例 Mr. Jones rarely scolds us, so imagine our surprise when he called the three students down for their mischief. 瓊斯先生很少批評我們,所以當他因為那三個學生調皮而責罵他們時,你可以想象我們有多么驚訝。
4. call sb. or sth. in ***叫來(醫(yī)生、警察等);請求(幫助)
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:呼喊某人或某物到[里面(in)]
例 The local police had no experience dealing with hostage situations, so an FBI emergency response team was called in to handle it. 由于當?shù)鼐鞗]有處理綁架案件的經(jīng)驗,所以一個聯(lián)邦調查局緊急反應小組被召集來處理這個案子。
5. call sb. out ***(在緊急狀況下)出動;(工會等)發(fā)動(工人)罷工
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:召集某人到[外面(out)]去
例 Feeling genuinely threatened by the student demonstrations, the govern-ment called out an additional riot police brigade to quell the movement. 政府認為學生的示威游行活動確實帶來了威脅,于是又派出一支防暴警察大隊進行鎮(zhèn)壓。
6. call sth. to order **宣布(會議)開始;要求保持安靜
解 習語;詞義溯源:要求會議有[秩序(order)]
例 Delegates chatted with each other before the meeting was called to order. 在大會開始前,代表們都在閑聊。