【calling】 - AEAS备考词汇

calling

UK:  ['kɔːlɪŋ]

US:  ['kɔlɪŋ]

复数：callings  

n.

1.〔电信〕呼叫,呼号;〔计〕引入,调入

2.呼,唤,叫喊;点名

3.欲望;雌猫的叫春(期)

4.招请,召集,号召;(神的)感召,天命;天职

5.名称

6.访问,到来;停靠(口岸)

7.职业

8.勾当

1 . But he said that calling the new entities "super ministries" overstates their power and that they seemed to represent a "half step. "
但他认为称新实体为“超级部”是夸大了它们的权力，认为它们似乎代表的是“半步”。

2 . If I happened to hear her recorded message there, on one of our off days, calling out the name of a different man, I didn't mind.
如果有时候在我们不打电话的日子里，我碰巧听到她的录音中她说了别的男人的名字，我也不在乎。

3 . And so there have been a couple of papers suggesting or calling into question whether or not the measurements are as accurate as they seem.
一直以来，已经有过几篇论文，建议或质疑他们的测量是否准确。

4 . Well, I was just calling to ask if you've received my email about this year's sales projections.
我打电话就想问一问你是否已经收到关于今年销售方案的电子邮件。你查过邮件后，如果发现我的报告有问题就给我打电话。

5 . One day, however, I happened to be in that area calling on other replies, and out of curiosity I decided to look the old lady up.
然而，有一天，我碰巧在那个地区走访其他回信的人。出于好奇，我决定去看一看这位老太太。