- 喊；叫；大声说出：
I heard someone calling my name.
我听见有人喊我的名字。
- 召唤，呼唤；邀请：
I will go and call him.
我去叫他。
He is ill, please call a doctor.
他病了，请你请一位医生来。
- 召；征；令服役；招聘：
They were called to arms at the age of eighteen.
他们18岁时应征服兵役。
- 召集(会议等)；(宣布)召开：
They will call a press conference as soon as the results are known.
结果一见分晓，他们将立即举行记者招待会。
Her case will be called in court next week.
她的案子将在下星期开庭。
- 把…叫做，称之为；称呼；命名：
What is this flower called?
这种花叫什么?
They called her “iron girl.
”他们称她为“铁姑娘”。
- 认为，以为；估计为；视作；把…说成：
They called him a good liar.
他们把他说成是一个高明的撒谎者。
He called himself old at fifty.
他认为他50岁就老了。
You owe me 10.50 yuan—let's call it 10 yuan.
你欠我10.50元，就算10元吧。
- 叫醒，唤醒：
Please call me at six o'clock.
请在六点钟叫醒我。
- 与…通电话；用电话告知；打电话给…；(在广播或电信中)呼叫：
I'll call you long distance tomorrow morning.
明天早晨我给你打长途电话。
The air-liner was calling the control tower at the airport.
这架大型客机正在向机场的指挥塔台呼叫。
- 下令举行(罢工等)；命令：
Their purpose was to call a general strike.
他们的目的是要举行一次总罢工。
The captain called the men to assemble.
队长命令部队集合。
- [美国英语]【体育】(裁判员)宣布停止比赛，使(棒球比赛等)停止：
The referee was forced to call the game at half time owing to the rain.
裁判员在上半场结束后被迫宣布比赛因雨停止。
- 要求偿还(贷款等)；收兑(债券等)；催付；催缴：
The bank called his loan.
银行催他还款。
The company will call its bonds next month.
公司将于下月偿付债券。
- 为(四对男女跳的方形舞)呼叫跳舞步法口令
- [美国英语]模仿(鸟或兽)的叫声以引诱(鸟或兽)：
to call a cock
学鸡叫引诱公鸡
- (事前)正确地描述；预言；预测：
The stock market called every depression and recovery since 1930.
自从1930年以来，股票市场预示了每次的经济萧条和复元。
- [美国英语]【扑克牌戏】叫(对方)摊牌；叫牌；吊牌：
Did you call spades?
你刚才叫的是黑桃吗?
- [美国英语]【体育】(裁判员)判定；裁定；判定或记录(棒球赛)甲的好球或坏球；对(运动员或运动队)实行处罚：
The referee called the goal illegal.
裁判员判定该进球无效。
The umpire called the pitch a strike.
(棒球)裁判判该球为好球。
- 【体育】(通过发指令和信号)组织(进攻等)
- 【计算机】调用(传送指令以控制计算机的闭型例行子程序)
- [古语]责备；申斥：
She called him on his haughtiness.
她责备他傲慢无礼。
- 吸引；引起(注意)：
Mary tried not to call attention to herself.
玛丽设法不引起别人注意她。
- (神等)感召；召…升天：
He was called to the ministry.
他(被召唤)成为牧师。