call for

英 [kɔːl fɔː(r)]

美 [kɔːl fɔːr]

接（人）; 要求; 呼吁; 需要

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 接(人)
  If youcall forsomeone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere.
  1. I shall be calling for you at seven o'clock.
     7点钟我来接你。
• PHRASAL VERB 要求;呼吁
  If youcall forsomething, you demand that it should happen.
  1. They angrily called for Robinson's resignation...
     他们愤怒地要求鲁宾逊辞职。
  2. The ceasefire resolution calls for the release of all prisoners of war.
     停火决议要求释放所有战俘。
• PHRASAL VERB 需要;要求
  If somethingcalls fora particular action or quality, it needs it or makes it necessary.
  1. It's a situation that calls for a blend of delicacy and force.
     应付这种局面需要刚柔并济。

英英释义

verb

• express the need or desire for
  1. She requested an extra bed in her room
  2. She called for room service
  Synonym:requestbespeakquest
• request the participation or presence of
  1. The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference
  Synonym:invite
• gather or collect
  1. You can get the results on Monday
  2. She picked up the children at the day care center
  3. They pick up our trash twice a week
  Synonym:collectpick upgather up
• require as useful, just, or proper
  1. It takes nerve to do what she did
  2. success usually requires hard work
  3. This job asks a lot of patience and skill
  4. This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
  5. This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
  6. This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
  Synonym:necessitateaskpostulateneedrequiretakeinvolvedemand

双语例句

• '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。”
• Different types of writing call for different styles of writing.
  文体不同，写法也不同。
• 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。
• It will shortly be put up for sale under the terms already communicated to you, which, to recapitulate, call for a very minimum of publicity.
  不久它就可以上市，按照我们与你商定的条款进行销售，重申一遍，这些条款尽量不要对外公开。
• The call for a boycott could be enough to seal the fate of next week's general election
  抵制选举的呼吁足以注定下周大选失败的命运。
• 'There's no call for talk like that,' Mrs Evans reproved him
  “没有必要说那种话，”埃文斯夫人斥责他道。
• These wonderful results call for a celebration.
  这些惊人的成绩值得庆祝一番。
• The Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi repeated his call for the release of hostages
  利比亚领导人卡扎菲上校反复呼吁释放人质。
• He dialled the operator and put in a call for Rome.
  他拨了接线员的号，让他接通一个到罗马的电话。
• The fact that few in China appeared to heed the call for an egyptian-style revolt may have been taken as proof that harsh tactics work, not that they are unnecessary.
  事实表明，在中国好像很少有人留意到对埃及式革命的呼吁可能会被当做苛刻政策发挥作用的证据，这并不是说这些政策是无用的。