call down

• 短语动词，表示祈求上天降下某物（如祝福或诅咒），也指严厉斥责或责骂某人。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of summoning something from above, invoking a blessing or curse, or reprimanding someone.

不可数 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Summon or invokeformal

   To request or bring something upon someone, often used in a spiritual or formal sense.

   召唤

   • The priest called down a blessing on the congregation.
   • He called down curses upon his enemies.
   • The ritual was meant to call down the favor of the gods.

   同义词call forthconjureevokeinvokesummon

2. Reprimand or scoldinformalamerican

   To criticize or speak angrily to someone for a mistake or wrongdoing.

   斥责

   • The boss called him down for being late to the meeting.
   • She was called down by her mother for breaking the vase.
   • The teacher called down the students for not doing their homework.

   同义词admonishberatecensurechidedress downlecturerebukereprimandscoldtell offupbraid

   反义词approvecommendcomplimentlaudpraise

基本动词call