call
1.call at +地点/ call on/upon +sb. 访问,走访,拜访;要求
eg: We called at Mr Johnson’s house yesterday. 我们昨天到约翰家拜访。
We were called on by our neighbours before we had been settled in our new home a week. 我们迁入新居还不到一周,邻居都来探望我们了。
They called on the writer to make a speech. 他们要求那位作家讲几句话。
2.call away 叫走, 转移, 排解(常用于被动语态)
eg: He was called away before I could speak to him. 我还没来得及和他说话,他就被叫走了。
The doctor is often called away at night. 这位大夫经常夜里被请去出诊。
3.call for要求;需要
eg: Success calls for hard work. 成功需要勤奋。
4.call forth 使产生, 引起, 使起作用;振作起,鼓起(勇气、精神等)
eg: His behaviour called forth numerous protests. 他的行为引起许多抗议。
You will have to call forth all your energy. 你必须全力以赴。
5.call in 召集, 召来, 来访;收回(出借的图书、债款、旧币等)
eg: The army was called in to help. 部队应召而来帮忙。
The makers have called in some cars with dangerous faults. 制造商收回了一些有危险性缺陷的车。
6.call off 叫走, 放弃, 使转移走, 取消
eg: Please call off your dog. 叫走你的狗。
They had to call off the match because of the heavy rain. 由于大雨,他们不得不取消比赛。
7.call out 出动, 唤起, 大声叫唤,给……下令罢工
eg; Why is calling out? 他为什么在叫喊?
The miners’ leader called out his men. 矿工领袖下令矿工罢工。
8.call up召唤, 使想起, 提出, 打电话给
eg: I’ll call you up if anything happens. 有事我会打电话给你。
This song called up memories of my childhood. 这首歌勾起了我对童年的回忆。
四、 carry
1.carry away 运走, 使失去自制力
eg: Their houses were carried away by the flood. 他们的房屋被洪水冲走了。
She was carried away by the music and started to sing it herself. 她被那乐曲迷住了,情不自禁也唱了起来。
2.carry off 获得, 赢得
eg: Tom carried off all the school prizes. 汤姆赢得了学校所有的奖
3.carry on (with) 继续开展, 坚持, 举止失常
eg: Let’s carry on (with) our work. 让我们把这项工作继续下去吧。
Did you notice how they were carrying on? 你注意到他们的行为多奇怪了吗?
4.carry out 完成, 实现, 贯彻, 执行
carry out a promise /plan 实践诺言/实施计划
carry out an experiment 做实验
5.carry through 进行, 贯彻, 使度过(危险、困难等)
eg: Their courage will carry them through. 他们的勇气会使他们度过难关。
Despite powerful opposition, they managed to carry their reforms through. 尽管遇到了强大的阻力,他们还是设法进行了改革。