( ˈphone call) [] the act of speaking to sb on the telephone通电话◆I got a call from our supplier.我接到供应商的一个电话。◆Were there any calls for me while I was out?我外出时有电话找我吗？◆I'll take(= answer) the call in my office.我到自己办公室接这个电话。◆This is a courtesy call from your bank.这是银行给你打来的问候电话。⨁to give sb / make / return a call给某人打电话；给某人回电话⨁to get / have / receive a call from sb接到某人的电话⨁an international / a local / long-distance call国际／本地／长途电话 [] a short visit to sb's house拜访（某人）◆I've got five calls to make this morning.我今早要拜访五个人。◆He paid a call on three of his clients yesterday.他昨天拜访了他的三位客户。 [] a request, an order or a demand for sb to do sth or to go somewhere请求；要求；呼吁◆The Bank has resisted calls for a cut in interest rates. 英格兰银行未理会减息呼吁。 [] a call on sth | no call for sththe demand for sth; no demand for sth（对某物）有需求，没有需求◆Warmer temperatures have reduced the call on heating oil.较高的气温减少了对取暖油的需求。◆There isn't a lot of call for small specialist stores these days.近来对小型专卖店已没有多大需求了。 [] a decision; an act of predicting sth决定；预测◆It's your call!这由你来决定！◆Traders have made a number of bad calls in recent months.交易商最近几个月作出了很多错误的预测。 () []
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call option () [] a situation in which a company asks shareholders to pay part of the money that they owe for their shares催交部分股款◆The directors have made a call of 10 cents a share.董事们要求按每股 10 分催交股款。➡callable (2) ● at/on ˈcallif your money is at/on call with a bank, you can have it when you like, but you have to warn the bank before you can take it out. Banks invest money that is at/on call and pay you a higher rate of interest.（款项）随时偿付➡call account ➡ on demand at demand at call cash call conference call courtesy call covered call margin call money at call wake-up call