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

• There had been an unspoken agreement between them that he would not call for her at Seymour House
  他们之间曾经有过默契，那便是他不会到西摩屋去找她。
• Let's go to the meeting together, and I'll call for you.
  开会时咱们一起去吧，到时候我来接你。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I shall be calling for you at seven o'clock.
  7点钟我来接你。
• 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。
• They angrily called for Robinson's resignation
  他们愤怒地要求鲁宾逊辞职。
• '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。
• There is a call for the concession of certain rights.
  要求承认某些权利。