call for

• 动词短语，表示要求、需要或公开呼吁某事物，也可指某事是必要或恰当的。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of demanding, requiring, or publicly requesting something, or to suggest that something is necessary or appropriate.

不可数 · 不及物 · 短语动词，不可分

1. formal

   To demand or require something, often in a formal or urgent way.

   要求

   • The situation calls for immediate action.
   • The job calls for a high level of expertise.
   • The crisis called for a strong response from the government.

   同义词ask fordemandentailinvolvenecessitaterequestrequireurge

2. Collect or pick upinformalbritish

   To go to a place to collect someone or something.

   去取

   • I'll call for you at 8 o'clock.
   • The courier will call for the package tomorrow.
   • She called for her dry cleaning on the way home.

   同义词collectfetchgetpick up

3. Shout forinformal

   To shout or speak loudly to get someone's attention or request their presence.

   呼唤

   • He called for help when he fell.
   • She called for her children to come inside.
   • The man called for a waiter to bring the bill.

   同义词cry out for

基本动词call