to call out
[phrase form: call]
01
呼叫, 请求
to formally request or direct someone to perform a duty or task
Transitive: to call out sb
例子
The captain called out the rescue team for help.
船长召集了救援队寻求帮助。
02
喊叫, 大声叫
to shout something
Intransitive
例子
The child called out for help.
孩子大声呼救。
2.1
大声叫出, 宣布
to shout names or numbers to be heard clearly
Transitive: to call out names or numbers
例子
He called out the names of the performers.
他大声喊出了表演者的名字。
03
公开批评, 点名批评
to openly criticize someone's unacceptable behavior
Dialect
American
AmericanTransitive: to call out sb/sth
例子
The online community united to call out a company for unethical business practices.
在线社区联合起来谴责一家公司的不道德商业行为。
04
挑战, 叫阵
to challenge someone to fight one in a face-to-face fight
Transitive: to call out sb
Old use例子
The knight called his opponent out for a fight.
骑士挑战了他的对手进行一场战斗。
05
号召罢工, 呼吁罢工
to order workers to stop working temporarily to show disagreement or seek better terms
Dialect
British
BritishIntransitive
例子
The union decided to call out for a nationwide strike.
工会决定号召全国性罢工。
