Call in
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定义
to call (someone) in: 叫（某人）进来，向（某人）求助
We have to call in an expert. 我们必须向专家求助。
示例
- "The Serious Fraud office has been called in, and, although they haven't officially announced their findings yet, the Sunday Roast has THE scoop: it appears that Leeson had been netting huge losses on unauthorised deals, and falsifying information to cover up his failures."
- "Narrator : In the cutthroat world of business negotiations, the Delavigne sales department has called in the help of a very special employee."
- "The last time something like this happened, he called in an expert lawyer to help me get my life back to normal."
- "Get up on the bed and I'll call the nurse in."
- "I did call you in here to invite you to London, but I only have one extra ticket."
- "Monique : Please fill out these forms, and have a seat in the waiting room. The nurse will call you in shortly."
- "Brent : Candy, we've heard that the National Guard has been called in to help the evacuation effort."
练习 1
At the end of the dialogue Monique says to Philip, "the nurse will call you in shortly".
This means the nurse will .
This means the nurse will .
At the end of the dialogue Monique says to Philip, "the nurse will call you in shortly".
This means the nurse will invite him into the doctor's office .
This means the nurse will invite him into the doctor's office .
invite him into the doctor's office : This is correct. To "call (someone) in" is to "invite them to enter". We often use this expression to describe the act of waiting for an appointment in a waiting room, but we could also say "Bruno called in a legal expert to review the contracts". Note that we cannot use this expression interchangeably with "to invite" in the sense of an invitation to a wedding or to a party.
phone him very soon: Although "call" is part of this expression, it does not convey the sense of a "telephone call" in this context.
take his contact information: The expression "to call someone in" does not indicate anything about "contact information"
reschedule his appointment: The expression "to call someone in" does not indicate anything about "rescheduling an appointment". In fact Philip will see the doctor, as soon as the nurse "calls him in" to the doctor's office.
insult him because of his short stature: If the nurse had called Philip "short", then she would be insulting him a little bit. But this is not the case.
练习 2
"The Serious Fraud office has been called in".
Select the sentence(s) which use(s) the term "call in" correctly. There may be more than one correct answer!
Select the sentence(s) which use(s) the term "call in" correctly. There may be more than one correct answer!
"The Serious Fraud office has been called in".
Select the sentence(s) which use(s) the term "call in" correctly. There may be more than one correct answer!
Select the sentence(s) which use(s) the term "call in" correctly. There may be more than one correct answer!
This is a good choice. A "call-in radio programme" is a show where the host asks listeners to telephone the radio station, often to share their stories, opinions, or personal experiences.
This is correct. This sentence uses "call in" in the same way as the article, meaning "to ask someone to come". Let's look at another example: "The police have been called in to investigate the fire".
This is not a good choice. It would be better to say "I need to call my mother this afternoon".
This sentence uses "call in" correctly. To "call in sick" is to telephone your place of work to say that you are ill, and will not be going to work that day. Here's another example: "You should call in sick and spend the day shopping with me!".
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