总统号召人民为祖国的利益做出牺牲。 The chairman called on the secretary to read the minutes of the lastmeeting. 主席要求秘书朗读上次会议的记录。 3 call的其他词组 call off(tr)取消尚未开始的事,放弃已在进行中的事: They had to call off the match as the ground was too wet to play on. (call the match off/call it off) 因为场地太湿无法比赛,人们不得不取消这次比赛。 When the fog got thicker the search was called off. 雾愈来愈浓了,只得放弃了搜索。 call out(tr)召唤某人出来处理外面的事(常用于指部队被召集走出营房对付民众骚乱): The police couldn’t control the mob so troops were called out. 警察无法控制乱民,因此出动了军队。 The Fire Brigade was called out several times on the night of 5 November to put out fires started by fireworks. 11月5日晚上,消防队多次奉召出动,以扑灭因燃放焰火而引起的火灾。 Doctors don’t much like being called out at night. 医生们不太喜欢夜间出诊。 call up(tr) (a)征去服兵役: In countries where there is conscription men are called up at the age of eighteen.(call up men/call men up/call them up) 在实行征兵制的国家里,18岁的男子要应征服役。 (b)给……打电话: I called Tom up and told him the news.(calld up Tom/called him up) 我给汤姆打电话,把消息告诉他了。 care not to care about(tr)对……淡漠,不关心……: The professor said that he was interested only in research;he didn’t really care about students. 教授说他只对研究感兴趣;他并不真的关心学生。 care for(tr) (a)喜欢(很少用于肯定句): He doen’t care for films about war. 他不喜欢战争影片。 (b)照看(除被动态外,较少使用): The house looked well cared for(=had been well looked after/was ingood condition). 房子看起来照管得很好。 carry carry on(intr)继续(常指工作或职责): I can’t carry on alone any longer;I’ll have to get help. 我无法再一个人继续下去了;我得找人帮忙。 carry on with(tr)与上用法相似: The doctor told her to carry on with the treatment. 医生告诉她应该继续这种疗法。 carry out(tr)履行(职责),服从(命令),执行(指令),(把威胁要做的事)付诸行动: You are not meant to think for yourself;you are here to carry out my or…ders. 你们的职责不是自己思考;叫你们来这里是要你们执行我的命令。 The Water Board carried out their threat to cut off our water supply. 自来水公司董事会把他们的威胁付诸行动,停止供应我们水了。(他们威胁要这样做,也真的这样做了。) He read the instructions but he didn’t carry them out. 他看了指示,但没有遵照执行。 catch catch up with(tr),catch up(tr/intr)赶上但没超过: I started last in the race but I soon caught up with the others.(caught them up/cautht up) 我在赛跑中最后一个起跑,但不久就赶上了其他人。 You’ve missed a whole term;you’ll have to work hard to catch up withthe rest of the class.(catch them up/catch up) 你缺了整整一学期的课,得努力学习以便赶上同班的其他人。 clean clean out(tr) a room/cupboard/drawer etc.彻底清理打扫(房间/碗柜/抽屉等): I must clean out the spare room.(clean the spare room out/clean it out) 我得把那间备用房(客房)彻底清扫一下。 clean up(tr) a mess, eg. anything spilt清扫(脏物,如撒出的东西): Clean up any spilt paint.(clean the spilt paint up/clean it up) 如果有溅出来的油漆,把它收拾干净。 clean up(intr)同上用法相同: These painters always clean up when they’ve finished. 这几位油漆工完工之后总要把场地打扫干净。 clear clear away(tr)把物件拿开以便腾出地方: Could you clear away these papers?(clear these papers away/clear them away) 你能不能把这些文件清除开? clear away(intr)散开: The clouds soon cleared away and it became quite warm. 云很快就散开了,天气变得相当暖和。 clear off(intr)走开(指室外) clear out(intr)走开(指室内)二者都是口语用法;作为命令时这样说是相当不礼貌的: ‘You clear off,’ said the farmer angrily.‘You’ve no right to put your caravans in my field without even asking my permission.’ “你们给我走开,”农民愤怒地说,“你们没有权利连我的许可都没征得就把住人的大篷车停在我的地里。” Clear out! If I find you in this building again,I’ll report you to the po…lice. 走开!你要再到这幢建筑里来,我就将你报警了。 clear out(tr)把(房间/碗柜/抽屉等)腾空以便放别的东西: I’ll clear out this drawer and you can put your things in it.( clear this drawer out/clear it out) 我会把这个抽屉腾空,这样你就能把你的东西放在里面了。 clear up(intr)有云或雨后天晴了: The sky looks a bit cloudy now but I think it will clear up. 现在天看来有点阴,但我想天会晴的。 clear up(tr/intr)收拾整齐干净: When you are cooking it’s best to clear up as you go,instead of leaving everything to the end and having a terrible pile of things to deal with. 烹调时,最好是边干边收拾,而不要把活留到最后而剩下一大堆东西要打扫收拾。 Clear up this mess.(clear this mess up/clear it up) 把这堆乱糟糟的东西收拾干净。 clear up(tr) (a)完成(某种尚待完成的工作): I have some letters which I must clear up before I leave tonight. 有几封信我今天晚上走以前必须写完。 (b)侦破(不可思议的怪事、案件等): In a great many detective stories when the police are baffled an amateurdetective es along and clears up the mystery.(clears it up) 在许多侦探小说中,当警察束手无策时,来了个业余侦探,把案子给破了。 close close down(tr/intr)永远关闭,停业(指商店或买卖等): Trade was so bad that many small shops closed down and big shops closedsome of their branches down.(closed down some branches/closed themdown) 市面很差,许多小店停业了,大商店也关了一些分店。 close in(intr)逼近,从四面凑近(常用于雾、夜色、敌人等): As the mist was closing in we decided to stay where we were. 由于雾越来越逼近,我们决定留在原地不动。 close up(intr)缩小间距(指一行人): If you children closed up a bit there’d be room for another one on thisseat. 你们几个孩子要是挤一挤,这座位上还能加一个人。 e e across/upon(tr)碰巧发现,碰巧找到: When I was looking for my passport I came across these old photographs. 我在找护照时碰巧找到了这些旧相片。 e along/on(intr)和我一起来,陪伴我去(常用来敦促犹豫不决的人或拖拖拉拉的人): e on,or we’ll be late. 快点,否则我们要迟到了。 e away(intr)(和我一起)走/离开: e away now, It’s time to go home. 快走吧。该回家了。 e away/off(intr)自行脱落: When I pickd up th