在英语中，call 是一个非常常用的动词，表示“呼叫、叫、称呼”。它具有多种用法和搭配，可以用来表示以下几种意思：
呼叫、叫：
They called the new baby "Lucy."
The doctor called the disease "cancer."
I called my friend.
The teacher called on me.
call someone：呼叫某人。例如：
call something：叫某物。例如：
称呼：
They called the new restaurant "The Blue Moon."
The doctor called the disease "cancer."
We called him "Mr. Smith."
The teacher called us "students."
call someone something：称呼某人为某事。例如：
call something something：称呼某物为某事。例如：
召唤、邀请：
The company called a meeting to discuss the new product.
The president called a press conference.
The teacher called the students to order.
The coach called me to play.
call someone to do something：召唤某人做某事。例如：
call someone to a meeting：邀请某人参加会议。例如：
要求、命令：
The general called on his troops to fight.
The teacher called on me to answer the question.
The protesters called for change.
The police called for backup.
call for something：要求某事。例如：
call on someone to do something：命令某人做某事。例如：
命名：
The new baby was called "Lucy" after her grandmother.
The new hospital was called "The Children's Hospital."
call something after someone or something：以某人或某物命名某物。例如：
访问：
I called on my friend to see how she was doing.
The senator called on the president to address the issue.
call on someone：访问某人。例如：
打电话：
I called my friend to see if she wanted to go out.
The doctor called me to tell me the results of the test.
call someone：打电话给某人。例如：
call 的固定搭配：
call someone's name：叫某人的名字。例如：
The teacher called my name.
The baby called for her mother.
call a meeting：召开会议。例如：
The company called a meeting to discuss the new product.
The president called a press conference.
call a truce：停战。例如：
The two sides called a truce to discuss terms of peace.
call a spade a spade：直言不讳。例如：
I'm just calling a spade a spade.
call it a day：结束一天的工作。例如：
Let's call it a day and go home.
call it quits：放弃。例如：
I'm calling it quits. I'm too tired to go on.
call someone in：召唤某人。例如：
The police called in the SWAT team.
The doctor called in a specialist.
call something off：取消某事。例如：
The concert was called off due to bad weather.
The meeting was called off at the last minute.
call someone out：指责某人。例如：
The teacher called out the student for cheating.
The politician called out the president for his lies.
call someone up：打电话给某人。例如：
I called my friend up to see if she wanted to go out.
The doctor called me up to tell me the results of the test.
