call on
英 [kɔːl ɒn]
美 [kɔːl ɑːn]
要求; 呼吁; 号召; （短暂）拜访，探访，看望
同义词辨析
visitv. 拜访，访问
〔辨析〕
指看望某人，也指浏览因特网的网站。
〔例证〕
How often does he visit his grandparents?
他多久去看望祖父母一次？
Over 600 people visit their website every month.
每个月有600多人访问他们的网站。
他多久去看望祖父母一次？
Over 600 people visit their website every month.
每个月有600多人访问他们的网站。
call onphr. v. 短暂访问
〔辨析〕
指短暂地拜访或看望某人。
〔例证〕
I will call on you when I am in town.
我到城里之后会去看你。
Let's call on Susan. She just gave birth to a boy.
苏珊刚生了个儿子，我们去看看她吧。
我到城里之后会去看你。
Let's call on Susan. She just gave birth to a boy.
苏珊刚生了个儿子，我们去看看她吧。
dropv. 顺便造访，临时拜访
〔辨析〕
指拜访相识的人，通常未事先约定好时间，常后接副词 by/in 或介词 into。
〔例证〕
She just dropped by to see how her son was getting on.
她只是顺道来看看儿子过得怎么样。
She dropped by my office this morning to tell me that she was getting married.
她今天上午顺道来我办公室告诉我她要结婚了。
Why not drop in for a coffee someday?
你哪天过来喝杯咖啡怎么样？
她只是顺道来看看儿子过得怎么样。
She dropped by my office this morning to tell me that she was getting married.
她今天上午顺道来我办公室告诉我她要结婚了。
Why not drop in for a coffee someday?
你哪天过来喝杯咖啡怎么样？
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 要求;呼吁;号召
If youcall onsomeonetodo something orcall uponthemtodo it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.- One of Kenya's leading churchmen has called on the government to resign...
肯尼亚一位高级宗教人士要求政府下台。 - Frequently he was called upon to resolve conflicts.
不断有人要求他出面解决冲突。
- One of Kenya's leading churchmen has called on the government to resign...
- PHRASAL VERB (短暂)拜访,探访，看望
If youcall onsomeone orcall uponsomeone, you pay them a short visit.- Sofia was intending to call on Miss Kitts.
索菲娅打算去拜访基茨小姐。
- Sofia was intending to call on Miss Kitts.
英英释义
verb
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- She called on her Representative to help her
- She turned to her relatives for help
双语例句
- I want to call on my teacher and ask him some questions.
我想去拜访我的老师，顺便问他一些问题。 - We paid a courtesy call on the headmaster.
我们对校长作了一次礼节性的拜访。 - The President paid a courtesy call on Emperor Akihito.
总统对明仁天皇进行了礼节性的拜访。 - I'll call on you when I am in america.
我到美国后会去拜访你。 - We ''ll call on you next week.
下周我们要拜访你。 - I will call on you in a week.
我一周之内会去拜访你。 - We base this call on grounds of social justice and equity.
我们基于社会正义和公平发出这一呼吁。 - I'll call on you on Sunday.
我将在星期天拜访你。 - We went to pay a call on some people I used to know.
我们去拜访了一些我以前的老相识。 - He paid a formal call on the American ambassador, in return of the ambassador's formal visit earlier in the year.
他正式拜访了美国大使，作为对美国大使今年早些时候访问的回访。