calling

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

Translation

n. 职业;点名;召集;欲望;邀请
v. 召;称之为;呼唤
Word Forms
现在分词calling
复数callings

Phrases & Collocations

making a call

打电话

answering a call

接电话

missing a call

未接电话

conference call

电话会议

outgoing call

拨出电话

incoming call

来电

phone call

电话通话

calling for

要求

calling card

名片

calling up

电台呼叫

cold calling

无约电话;冷不妨电话;无准备访问;无准备调查访问

calling party

主叫用户

Example Sentences

the calling of a cuckoo.

布谷鸟的啼叫。

By calling, he is a carpenter.

他的职业是木匠。

she heard Terry calling her.

她听到特里在叫她。

Meredith was already calling out a greeting.

梅雷迪思已经在大声地打着招呼。

He had a calling to join the party.

他被邀请参加聚会。

Mother is calling me.

母亲在喊我。

He had a calling to become a priest.

他有过当一名牧师的愿望。

a swimmer who was calling for help.

一个正在呼救的游泳者

geese calling in early morning.

一大早鹅就在叫

calling in silver dollars.

回收银币

The sirens are calling the men to assemble.

警报声在召令士兵集合。

I believe in calling a spade a spade.

我赞成有话直说。

What was his calling?

他是做什么工作的?

He had a calling to become a sailor.

他很想做一个海员。

Protesters are calling for a public hearing.

抗议者要求召开公开听证会。

he heard an insistent voice calling his name.

他听到一个声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去帕丁顿的车。

Real-world Examples

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

总统胡安·曼努埃尔·桑托斯在推特上发布这条消息,他称赞这些士兵是英雄,并对其家人表示慰问。

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2013

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

他的一生证明了公共服务是崇高的使命。

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

Hi, Kim. Are you calling from home?

嗨,金姆,你是从家打来电话的吗?

Source: Rapid Oral Communication Volume 1

Some doctors dismissed it, calling it psychosomatic.

一些医生对此不屑一顾,称其为心身疾病。

Source: This month VOA Special English

You might have a new calling, Lennox.

你该换个行业啊 伦诺克斯。

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

Here. You better not be calling China.

给 别是往中国打长途。

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

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

联合国目前还没有下结论。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

You can also ask why they are calling.

你也可以问为什么他们打电话过来。

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

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

我一直称之为DIY生殖。

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Answer your phone. I've been calling you.

给你打电话怎么不接。

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

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