call v. 拜访, 光顾
① vt.&vi. 叫,喊
I heard someone calling.
call out =shout 大声喊
② vt. 呼唤,召唤
Lucy is sick. Please call a doctor.
③ vi. 访问,拜访;(车、船等)停靠
Amy called (at our house) yesterday.
The train calls at large stations only. 这列火车只停大站。
★call on sb. 拜访某人
I will call on you. 我要去你家。
★call at+地点=visit someplace 拜访某地
I will call at your home. 我要去你家。
④ vt.&vi. 打电话
★call sb =call up sb. 给某人打电话
★call back 回某人电话
Can you take a message for me? =Can you tell him to call back?
★call in sb. 招集和邀请某人
For the project, the government called in a lot of experts.