calling是什么意思？

calling

英[ˈkɔ:lɪŋ] 美[ˈkɔlɪŋ]

• n. 呼喊，（从事某职业或活动的）欲望，职业，邀请；
• v. 叫( call的现在分词)，通电话，认为，估计；

复数：callings;

例句

• We often personify the sun and the moon, calling the sun “he” and the moon “she”. 我们经常用“他”来称呼太阳, 用“她”来称呼月亮, 使他们人格化。
• These days everybody has to be politically correct. I even heard someone the other day calling a short person ‘vertically challenged’! 如今每个人都很注意说话不得罪人，我有一天听到有人称身材矮小的人为“高度上受到挑战”。
• a job calling for highly specialized skills 要求有高度专门技能的工作
• He neglected calling Tom to school. 他忘了叫汤姆上学。
• Who can be calling on me at this late hour? 谁会在这么晚的时间来拜访我呢?
• Don’t try to dignify those few hairs on your face by calling them a beard! 别想把你脸上那几根毛说成是胡子来美化它！
• ‘You haven’t done any work all morning.’ ‘Neither have you! Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!’ “你一上午什么也没干。”“你不也是？真是五十步笑百步！”
• He had a calling to become a sailor. 他很想做一个海员。
• What was his calling? 他是做什么工作的?
• Teaching is a worthwhile calling. 教书是一种有价值的职业。

同义词

• n.
  calling的同义词之：职业
  vocation, trade, occupation, profession,
• calling的同义词之：其他释义
  pursuit, career, skill, profession, vocation, trade, occupation,

英语四级真题

I'm calling to see whether it would be OK if I gave you her essay.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
Good morning, I'm calling about the job that was in the paper last night.
出自-2010年12月听力原文
By calling an employment service
出自-2010年12月听力原文

英语六级真题

Literary works calling for the abolition of slavery.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
Hi, I'm calling about the ad for the one bedroom apartment.
出自-2012年6月听力原文
While calling for animal rights, they allowed their kids to keep pet animals.
出自-2011年12月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  行业;职业
  A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people.
  例句
  He was a consultant physician, a serious man dedicated to his calling. 他是个会诊医生,严肃认真,对自己的职业全身心投入。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  呼喊;召唤
  We heard the calling of the bells to prayer. 我们听见了召唤祈祷的钟声。
  职业;天职
  Teaching is a worthwhile calling. 教书是一种有价值的职业。 What was his calling? 他是做什么工作的?
  (从事某职业或活动的)欲望,冲动
  He had a calling to become a sailor. 他很想做一个海员。
  锅笑壶黑；五十步笑百步
  ‘You haven’t done any work all morning.’ ‘Neither have you! Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!’ “你一上午什么也没干。”“你不也是？真是五十步笑百步！”

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the particular occupation for which you are trained

行业词典

• 昆虫学： 召唤；召喚；
  航海科技： 呼叫；
  铁道： 主叫；