1.call at (BrE) : (of a train,etc.)to stop at a place for a short time
eg: The train calls at Didcot.
2.call back:to telephone sb again
eg: She said she’d call back.
3.call for:
(1) Make necessary.
eg: Desperate times call for desperate measures.
- Publicly ask for or demand.
eg: The report calls for an audit of endangered species.
- (BrE) to collect (someone) at the place where they are living or working.
eg: I'll call for you around seven.
- (North American) Predict or describe (the likely weather conditions) for a period of time in the future.
eg:The forecast is calling for more rain.
They're calling for temperatures in the 80s for the rest of the week.
4.call in:to telephone a place, especially the place where you work
eg: Several people have called in sick today.
- call sb in: to ask the service of sb
eg: to call in a doctor
- Call sth in: to order or ask for the return of sth
eg: Cars with serious faults have been called by the manufactures.
Call in loan:Require payment of a loan or promise of money.
eg: The bank would call in loans and foreign donations。
5.call someone/something off: order a person or dog to stop attacking someone.
eg:1.1“Call your dog off,”Lucy said calmly.
1.2 The government called off helicopters sent to attack the rebel militia, averting a threatened rebel offensive.
- call on/upon sb:
- Pay a visit to (someone)eg: He's planning to call on Katherine today.
- to formally invite or ask sb to speak,etc.
eg:I now call upon the chairman to address the meeting.
- to ask or demand that sb do sth
eg: I feel called upon(=feel that I ought to) warn your that...
call on sb to do sth eg:He called on the government to hold a vote.
- call something off: Cancel an event or a*ment.
eg:They held a ballot on whether to call off industrial action.
8.call someone out:
(1)Summon someone to deal with an emergency or to do repairs.
eg:Patients are to be told to stop calling doctors out unnecessarily at night.
(2)Order or advise workers to strike.
eg:We urge the CWU not to call our people out on strike action, which can only hurt our customers.
(3)(also call someone out on something, call someone on something)
(North American) Draw critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behaviour.
eg: People were calling him out for his negative comments.
9.call something over(dated):Read out a list of names to determine those present.
eg: A gentleman proceeded to call over the names of the jury.
10.call someone up:
(1)(North American informal )Phone someone.
eg: I have a list of people to call up in the morning.
(2)Summon someone to serve in the army.
eg: They have called up more than 20,000 reservists.
(2.1)Select someone to play in a team, especially at a higher level of competition.
eg: He was called up for the international against Turkey.
11.call something up:
- Summon for use something that is stored or kept available.
eg：I called his address up on the computer.
(2)Evoke something=recall
eg: The imaginative intensity with which he called up the Devon landscape.
- call sth forth:to produce a particular reaction 引起，使产生
eg: His speech called forth angry response.
