call on

动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.

To visit (a person); to pay a call to. idiomatic,transitive

— I really should call on my aunt more often.
To select (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer. idiomatic,transitive

— He sat there, baffled, hoping nobody would call on him.
To request or ask something of (a person); to select for a task. idiomatic,transitive

— The king called on his subjects to take up arms and defend the kingdom.
To have recourse to. idiomatic,transitive

— Exhausted, he called on his last ounce of strength.
To correct; to point out an error or untruth. ditransitive,idiomatic,transitive

— The salesman persisted in quoting a rate higher than was listed, until we called him on it.

calls on present,singular,third-person calling on participle,present called on participle,past called on past