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单词 call someone up
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callsomeoneup

phrasal verbwithcallverb
uk
/kɔːl/us
/kɑːl/

(PHONE)

mainlyUS
to use thephonetotalkto someone:
Mydadcalled me up totellme the goodnews.
More examples
  • I can'tcallher up in themiddleof thenight.
  • Call me up anytime.
  • Call me up athomeif you like.
  • You cancallup andleaveamessageif I'm out.
  • I called her uptwicealready.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Communications - by telephone
  • 3G
  • 4G
  • 5G
  • aeroplane mode
  • airplane mode
  • area code
  • autodial
  • dialling tone
  • helpline
  • pick
  • picksomeone/somethingup
  • pocket dial
  • prank caller
  • prepay
  • ring
  • roam
  • telecoms
  • telephone
  • transfer
  • wake-up call
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Communicating & keeping in touch

(MILITARY)

C2[Musually passive]
toordersomeone tojoinamilitaryorganizationor toasksomeone tojoinanofficial,especiallynational,team:
He was called up when thewarbegan.
Lucie Saint was called up for thefinalagainstBrazil.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Joining or leaving the army
  • anti-draft
  • buy
  • buysomeoneout
  • call
  • commission
  • conscription
  • demob
  • demobilization
  • demobilize
  • desert
  • deserter
  • desertion
  • dishonourable discharge
  • draft dodger
  • enlist
  • enlisted
  • join
  • join up
  • re-enlistment
  • re-up
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callsomethingup

phrasal verbwithcallverb
uk
/kɔːl/us
/kɑːl/
C2
tofindand showinformationon acomputerscreen:
You can use thesearchfacilitytocallup all theoccurrencesof aparticularword in adocument.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Operating computers
  • admin
  • aliasing
  • always-on
  • backsomeoneup
  • black hat
  • computerate
  • computerize
  • drill down
  • enter
  • escape
  • interface
  • keyboarder
  • miswrite
  • mouse oversomething
  • munging
  • navigational
  • networking
  • scroll
  • ticket
  • uninstall
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call-up
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈkɔːl.ʌp/us
/ˈkɑːl.ʌp/
(USalsodraft)
anordertojoinamilitaryorganization:
She was veryupsetwhen herboyfriendreceivedhis call-up (papers).
aninvitationtoplayin anofficial,especiallynational,team:
Le Tissier wasdelightedwhen hereceivedhisEnglandcall-up.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Joining or leaving the army
  • anti-draft
  • buy
  • buysomeoneout
  • call
  • commission
  • conscription
  • demob
  • demobilization
  • demobilize
  • desert
  • deserter
  • desertion
  • dishonourable discharge
  • draft dodger
  • enlist
  • enlisted
  • join
  • join up
  • re-enlistment
  • re-up
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(Definition ofcall someone upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

call up (someone)| American Dictionary

call up(someone)

phrasal verbwithcallverb
us
/kɔl/

(TELEPHONE)

totelephonesomeone:
He used to call me up in themiddleof thenight.
I justwantedto call up and say "thanks."

call upsomeone

phrasal verbwithcallverb
us
/kɔl/

(ORDER)

toordersomeone tojointhearmedforcesor tostarttakingpartin amilitaryoperation:
He was called up at thebeginningof thewar.
call-up
noun[C]
us/ˈkɔlˌʌp/
anorderfor agroupofsoldierstobecomeactivein amilitaryoperation:
Decemberhas been one of theheaviestmonthsfor call-ups ofNationalGuardmembers.
(Definition ofcall up (someone)from theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

call (sb) up| Business English

call (sb) up

phrasal verbwithcallverb
uk
/kɔːl/us
[IorT]COMMUNICATIONS
tophonesomeone:
Sixmonthslater, he called me up andaskedif Iwantedtoworkon theproject.

call sth up

phrasal verbwithcallverb
uk
/kɔːl/us
IT
tofindand showinformationon acomputerscreen:
Airplanemechanicsuselaptopsand awirelessnetworkthat caninstantlycalluprepairmanuals,partslists,airplanerecords, etc.
(Definition ofcall (sb) upfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcall someone up

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Building materials were costly or unavailable and labour, given thecall-up, was also lacking.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But simply refusing to respond to thecall-upis not, in itself, necessarily indicative of anything more than a desire for selfpreservation, as understandable as that desire might be.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As presumably agricultural labourers will be exempt in the event of an emergency, could he not do something to prevent theircall-upnow?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What it did not do was to give them power to enforce in this country theircall-up.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Could he not arrange for a special re-examination nearer to the time ofcall-up?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the last war several by-elections were fought in which people stood as candidates oncall-upissues.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is the result of the severecall-up.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He was referring particularly to the newcall-upof women between 46 and 51 years of age.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I do not propose to say more than a word about the controversy regarding thecall-upand registration of women between 45 and 50.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is no justification for this further tightening up of thecall-upof this country.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I hope thatcall-upwill be large and on an imaginative scale, and that it will not be confined to certain groups of industry.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
At least a fortnight's notice of a man'scall-upis given to the employer.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The question of reserves and of acall-upenters into this.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The arrangements for the suspension of thecall-upof some agricultural farm workers are not appropriate to agricultural scientists.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I can only, on the ground of hardship, postpone hiscall-upor re-call, as the case may be, to enable him to make other arrangements.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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