| 释义 |
call on/upon
1. visit sb. formally either socially or on business 拜访某人
* We'll call on you very shortly. 我们不久就会去拜访你。
* The deputies called upon the mayor to invite his cooperation in their work. 代表们拜访了市长，请他在工作上给予合作。
2. ask; invite; make a demand on; appeal to sb. to do sth. 要求；请求；号召
* The government called on the people to practise economy. 政府号召人们厉行节约。
* We have to call upon the parents to help us educate the teenagers. 我们必须呼吁家长协助我们教育青少年。
* The Chairman called on Mr. Brown to speak at the meeting. 主席请求布朗先生在会上发言。 |