吴爱芝：
【Juanita 20180420Day4词汇分享】
call
1.VERB动词 叫;称呼;将…命名;给…起名字 If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title.
I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason...不知怎么的,我老想把这条狗唤作穆夫提。
2.VERB动词 把…说成;认为…是;将…称为 If you call someone or something a particular thing, you suggest they are that thing or describe them as that thing.
The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor...演说被保守党人士打断,他们称他是叛徒。
3.VERB动词 喊;叫；大声说出 If you call something, you say it in a loud voice, because you are trying to attract someone's attention.
He could hear the others downstairs in different parts of the house calling his name...他听到其他人从楼下不同地方喊他的名字。
4.VERB动词 打电话给…;给…打电话 If you call someone, you telephone them.
Would you call me as soon as you find out?...你一弄清楚了就给我打电话好吗?
5.VERB动词 (通常指打电话)呼叫,叫,召唤 If you call someone such as a doctor or the police, you ask them to come to you, usually by telephoning them.
He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance...他尖叫着让他老婆打电话叫救护车。
6.VERB动词 喊;呼唤 If you call someone, you ask them to come to you by shouting to them.
She called her young son: 'Here, Stephen, come and look at this!'...她喊她的小儿子:“喂,斯蒂芬,过来看看这个!”
7.N-COUNT可数名词 打电话 When you make a telephone call, you telephone someone.
I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend...我打电话给美国的一个朋友。
8.VERB动词 召集(会议、排练等);宣布举行(选举等) If someone in authority calls something such as a meeting, rehearsal, or election, they arrange for it to take place at a particular time.
The Committee decided to call a meeting of the All India Congress...委员会决定召开国大党会议。
9.VERB动词 传唤(某人出庭等) If someone is called before a court or committee, they are ordered to appear there, usually to give evidence.
The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence...小女孩等了两个小时才被传唤进去作证。
10.VERB动词 短暂停留;访问;拜访 If you call somewhere, you make a short visit there.
A market researcher called at the house where he was living...一位市场调查人员造访了他的住处。
11.VERB动词 (火车、公共汽车、船舶)停靠,停留 When a train, bus, or ship calls somewhere, it stops there for a short time to allow people to get on or off.
The steamer calls at several ports along the way.一路上,汽船在好几个港口停靠。
12.VERB动词 取消(比赛等) To call a game or sporting event means to cancel it, for example because of rain or bad light.
The second game of the series had ended in a 3-3 tie after ten innings when the game was called on account of darkness...系列赛第二场在十局过后,双方战成3比3平，此时由于天黑,比赛取消。
13.N-COUNT可数名词 号召;呼吁;号令 If there is a call for something, someone demands that it should happen.
There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement...不少人呼吁出台新的安全措施。
14.N-UNCOUNT不可数名词 需要;需求 If there is little or no call for something, very few people want it to be done or provided.
'Have you got just plain chocolate?' — 'No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that.'“你们有纯巧克力吗?”——“没有,恐怕那东西没几个人要。”
15.N-SING单数名词 吸引力;魅力 The call of something such as a place is the way it attracts or interests you strongly.
You must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new.新鲜事物的魅力一定让你兴奋不已。
16.N-COUNT可数名词 (鸟、兽的)叫声 The call of a particular bird or animal is the characteristic sound that it makes.
...the plaintive call of a whale.鲸的哀鸣
- PHRASE短语
1）first call on 优先购买(或使用)权 If you have first call on something, you will be asked before anyone else whether you want to buy or use it.
Why should they get first call on the best property?凭什么最好的房产尽着他们先挑?
2）no call for 没必要;不该 If you say that there is no call for someone to behave in a particular way, you are criticizing their behaviour, usually because you think it is rude.
There was no call for him to single you out from all the others.这么多人中，他不该专挑你。
3）on call 随时待命的;随叫随到的 If someone is on call, they are ready to go to work at any time if they are needed, especially if there is an emergency.
In theory I'm on call day and night.从理论上说,我现在昼夜待命。
4）call in sick 打电话请病假 If you call in sick, you telephone the place where you work to tell them you will not be coming to work because you are ill.
'Shouldn't you be at work today?' — 'I called in sick.'“你今天不是应该上班的吗?”“我打电话请过病假了。”
收获：最近比较关注一些简单词的英文解释，它们的英文释义简洁明了，是值得我去学习的，另外即使是一个很简单的词汇，通过查阅字典，也有自己不曾关注到的词义，例如call的11和12释义
pei：
【黎佩婷20180420Day11词汇分享】
contrast
【解词】来自法语contraster
【释义】
n.
1.the comparison of objects or situations that are dissimilar, especially to show differences
2.difference between people or things that are compared
3.sth noticeably different from sth else
【例句】
Black and white shows a striking contrast.
黑和白形成明显的对比。
【造句】This object is properly used as a contrast.
v.
1.compare so that differences are made clear; show a difference when compared
【例句】The colours in that picture contrast nicely.
颜色在这幅图画里很协调。
【造句】Contrasted with the culture in America, the culture in China is more valuable.
【常用短语】
contrast with
把(一方)与(另一方)对比,对照
by〔in〕 contrast (with〔to〕)相比之下
【收获】
contrast with, compare with这两个短语意思并不相同,前者意为“可与…相比”; 后者意为“同…形成对比〔反差〕”。
例如:Her actions contrasted sharply with her promises.
她的行为和她的诺言形成了强烈的反差。
凝镜君：
【林淑君20180420Day12词汇分享】
【同义词辨析】condense, compress, contract
condense 指将东西压缩得更紧密、紧凑，但不失去原有的内容。
【辨析】If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
【例证】We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences.
我们已经学会了如何把重要的信息压缩成简短独立的句子。
compress指外部因素使某物体积变小。
【辨析】When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
【例证】This material compresses well and then expands rapidly.
这种材料便于压缩，张开时速度又快。
contract主要以内、外部力量进行紧缩。
【辨析】When something contracts or when something contracts it, it becomes smaller or shorter.
【例证】Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts...
血液在心脏收缩的时候从心脏流出。