calling

[US]/ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 職業;點名;召集;慾望;邀請
v. 召;稱之爲;呼喚
Word Forms
現在分詞calling
複數callings

Phrases & Collocations

making a call

打電話

answering a call

接電話

missing a call

未接電話

conference call

電話會議

outgoing call

撥出電話

incoming call

來電

phone call

電話通話

calling for

要求

calling card

名片

calling up

電臺呼叫

cold calling

無約電話;冷不妨電話;無準備訪問;無準備調查訪問

calling party

主叫用戶

Example Sentences

the calling of a cuckoo.

布穀鳥的啼叫。

By calling, he is a carpenter.

他的職業是木匠。

she heard Terry calling her.

她聽到特里在叫她。

Meredith was already calling out a greeting.

梅雷迪思已經在大聲地打着招呼。

He had a calling to join the party.

他被邀請參加聚會。

Mother is calling me.

母親在喊我。

He had a calling to become a priest.

他有過當一名牧師的願望。

a swimmer who was calling for help.

一個正在呼救的游泳者

geese calling in early morning.

一大早鵝就在叫

calling in silver dollars.

回收銀幣

The sirens are calling the men to assemble.

警報聲在召令士兵集合。

I believe in calling a spade a spade.

我贊成有話直說。

What was his calling?

他是做什麼工作的?

He had a calling to become a sailor.

他很想做一個海員。

Protesters are calling for a public hearing.

抗議者要求召開公開聽證會。

he heard an insistent voice calling his name.

他聽到一個聲音不停地叫着他的名字。

the 8.15 service to Paddington, calling at Reading.

中途停靠雷丁的8:15去帕丁頓的車。

Real-world Examples

President Juan Manuel Santos twittered about the incident, calling the soldiers heroes and commiserating with their families.

總統胡安·曼努埃爾·桑托斯在推特上發佈這條消息,他稱讚這些士兵是英雄,並對其家人表示慰問。

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2013

His life is a testament that public service is a noble calling.

他的一生證明了公共服務是崇高的使命。

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

Hi, Kim. Are you calling from home?

嗨,金姆,你是從家打來電話的嗎?

Source: Rapid Oral Communication Volume 1

Some doctors dismissed it, calling it psychosomatic.

一些醫生對此不屑一顧,稱其爲心身疾病。

Source: This month VOA Special English

You might have a new calling, Lennox.

你該換個行業啊 倫諾克斯。

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

Here. You better not be calling China.

給 別是往中國打長途。

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

The U.N. isn't calling it at this point.

聯合國目前還沒有下結論。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

You can also ask why they are calling.

你也可以問爲什麼他們打電話過來。

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

I've been calling it, do it yourself reproductive.

我一直稱之爲DIY生殖。

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Answer your phone. I've been calling you.

給你打電話怎麼不接。

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

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