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  • [kɔːl aut]
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

call out [kɔːl aut]
  1. 1. vi. 叫喊
  2. 2. vt. (shout) 喊
    He called out my name.
    他喊出我的名字
  3. 3. vt. [+police] [ doctor] [ fire service] (summon) 召唤
  4. 4. vt. [+troops] (order out) 命令

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

call out [kɔːl aut]
  1. 1. 决斗挑战
  2. 2. 大喊,,大叫
  3. 3. 大声叫出

Collins English-English Dictionary

call out
  1. 1. vb [adverb] to utter aloud, esp loudly
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to summon
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to order (workers) to strike
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to summon (an employee) to work at a time outside his normal working hours, usually in an emergency

Examples

Just let me make a phone call before we go out.
我们外出之前我得先打个电话。
I need to call my dad and ask for permission before we go out.
我们出去之前,我得给我爸打个电话征得他的同意。
call back later, they're out now
奋臂高呼
raise one's arm and call out aloud
惊喜地叫了起来
call out in happy astonishment
号召自愿参加,但响应者寥寥无几。
A call for volunteers was sent out, but very few people responded.
看见那人好像是老李,我冒喊一声。
As he looked very much like Lao Li, I made bold as to call out to him.
他正要叫喊,那歹徒猛扑过来,卡住他的脖子。
He was about to call out when that ruffian dashed at him and gripped his throat.

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