01. call up, to
定义: 打电话; 想到, 想起; 被上级召唤; 召集齐全; 召集军人; 提议商量或行动; 从电脑记忆里叫出来供使用者操作.
例句: The order to call up the reserves will be the largest use of the National Guard and reserve forces since January 1991. (这个后备军人召集令将是一九九一年一月以来最大型的国民警卫队和后备军人的运用)
02. call waiting
定义: 通话中插接. 一种电话公司的服务: 如你在使用电话中听到click声就是通知你现在有另外一通电话拨进来, 你可以暂时跟另一人讲话再回来跟原先的人继续通话.
例句: Call waiting is an optional feature provided by the phone company that allows you to receive a second call while you are currently on the phone. (话中插接是电话公司的一个可选择的功能允许你在讲电话时接听另一通电话)
03. called a strike, be
定义: [棒球术语](这支投球)被裁判定为好球.
例句: The pitch was called a strike. (这支投球被裁判员裁定为好球)
04. called away, be
定义: 被别人叫走.
例句: The dentist was called away from the dinner table to take an urgent phone call. (这位牙医从餐桌被人叫走去接听一通紧急电话)
05. called into action, be
定义: 奉令行动, 接到召唤来工作, 执行任务或投入战斗.
例句: The fleet is made up of four vehicles and one reserve, but all five were called into action yesterday. (这个车队是由四部车辆外加一部后备车辆所组成, 但全部五辆车子昨天奉命投入任务执行)
06. called into question, be
定义: 被人质疑.
例句: He also spoke out against the US invasion of Iraq, a claim that was called into question during the 2008 presidential nomination race. (他也公开反对美国入侵伊拉克, 成为在二零零八总统提名角逐期间的一个被人质疑的主张)
07. called off, be
定义: 被取消; 被召回.
例句: Families of missing Sonoma County fishermen fear search will be called off. (索诺玛县失踪渔民的家属担心搜索会被取消)
08. called on account of rain, be
定义: 因下雨被取消.
例句: The show was officially called on account of rain. Actually it was officially canceled to protect the Park's turf. (这个表演正式因下雨被取消. 其实它被正式取消是为了保护公园的草坪)
09. call-in show, a
定义: 扣应节目, 让观众或听众打电话进来的节目.
例句: It's time to celebrate our first anniversary and we would like you to join in on the fun. This Wednesday we are going to do a call-in show via Skype. (正是庆祝我们第一周年的时候, 我们想要你一起来同乐. 这个星期三我们将要经由Skype举办一个扣应节目)
编者按: 过去几年我一直提醒网友, Skype字尾应该跟type, ripe或wipe同韵. 请不要发成”思该屁.”
10. calling card, a
定义: 名片, 访问证件, 独特标志; 一个人或物来过的证据或线索; 一个罪犯的特殊性格或行为.
例句: His work is his calling card. Anyone who uses his services will be very happy they contracted Tom for their project. (他的工作是他一个独特标志. 任何使用他服务的人将会非常高兴他们曾聘请汤姆做他们工作项目)
11. call-up, a
定义: 军人入伍的召集令; 征召; 调升.
例句: Despite doing poorly in the minor leagues in 1987, Madrid still earned a call up to the Major Leagues. (尽管一九八七年在小联盟表现得很糟, 马德里仍然获得调升到大联盟)
12. calm before the storm, the
定义: 在风暴来之前的宁静.
例句: In the brief calm before the storm, the clerks prepared themselves for the doors to open and bring in thousands of shoppers. (在风暴来之前的短暂宁静时刻, 这群工作人员正准备要应付开门之后所带进来的几千个顾客)
13. calm down, to
定义: 冷静下来.
例句: Rachel was a bit upset at first but she calmed down after I told her an ambulance was on the way. (瑞秋起初有点心烦意乱, 但在我告诉她一部救护车正在过来的路途上之后她平静下来)
14. camel toes, the
定义: [不尊重语]因穿紧身裤子把女人的下体轮廓显现出来.
例句: When Betty wears her old jeans you can see her camel toes. (当贝蒂穿上她的旧牛仔裤时你可以看到她的下体轮廓)
下体轮廓
15. camel's nose (under the tent), a
定义: 问题的开端, 可以燎原的星星之火, 打开潘朵拉盒子. (注: 隐喻指一个小问题会引起一更大而痛苦的结局)
例句: Surely any change to the health care system is the camel's nose and nobody knows what the rest of the camel looks like. Does it matter? Of course! (任何卫生保健系统的更变无疑是个问题的开端, 没有人预知它将会变成什么样的结局. 这个重要吗? 当然重要!)
16. camp it up, to
定义: 矫柔造作, 哗众取宠, 忸怩作态(特指男人), 作出夸张的, 忸怩的, 或粗俗的姿态.
例句: There is no need to camp it up, just play it the way it was written. (不须要矫柔造作, 只要表演出剧本所写的就好)
17. camp out, to
定义: 露营, 在户外过夜; 不寻常的长期停留在某处.
例句: Fans camped out in huge numbers to purchase tickets in the morning. (大量的乐迷在户外过夜为得是在早上购买门票)
18. campaign button, a
定义: 竞选徽章, 推展某一运动徽章. (注: 意指别在衣服上的支持某候选人的徽章)
例句: Next week commemorates Martin Luther King Day, and this rare campaign button was made right before his assassination in 1968. (下星期纪念马丁路德金恩日, 这个稀有的民权运动徽章正是他在一九六八年被暗杀之前所做的)
19. campaign for a cause, to
定义: 为某个志业, 目标奔走活动.
例句: While there are many ways of campaigning for a cause, we wanted to do something more modern and creative to get our point across. (尽管有许多方式推展一个运动, 我们想要做出更现代化的, 更有创意的事情让大众明白我们的理念)
20. can be bought dirt cheap
定义: 可以很便宜地买下来.
例句: Most household cleaning products can be made with borax, white vinegar, and baking soda, all of which can be bought dirt cheap. (许多家用清洁产品可以用硼砂, 白醋, 和发酵粉来制造, 这些原料都可以很便宜地买到)