calling

英 [ˈkɔːlɪŋ]

美 [ˈkɔːlɪŋ]

n.  使命感; (尤指想帮助他人的)强烈愿望，责任感; 职业; 事业
v.  给…命名; 称呼; 把…叫做; 认为…是; 把…看作; 把自己称为; 自诩
call的现在分词

现在分词：calling　复数：callings　

计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.11314 / COCA.9002

牛津词典

noun

• 使命感；（尤指想帮助他人的）强烈愿望，责任感
  a strong desire or feeling of duty to do a particular job, especially one in which you help other people
  1. He realized that his calling was to preach the gospel.
     他体悟到宣讲福音是他的使命。
• 职业；事业
  a profession or career

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 行业;职业
  Acallingis a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people.
  1. He was a consultant physician, a serious man dedicated to his calling.
     他是个会诊医生,严肃认真,对自己的职业全身心投入。

英英释义

noun

• the particular occupation for which you are trained
  Synonym:careervocation

双语例句

• He replied that the UN had passed two major resolutions calling for a complete withdrawal.
  他答复说联合国已经通过了两项号召全面撤军的重要决议。
• An e-mail is already circulating amongst news staff calling for voluntary redundancies.
  在新闻部员工中已经在转发一封电子邮件，呼吁大家自愿裁汰。
• I'm not at all secretive, and I'm pretty good at calling a spade a spade.
  我不会遮遮掩掩，我喜欢直言不讳。
• I had no hesitation in calling the police because I realised he was capable of murder.
  我意识到他可能要杀人，所以就毫不犹豫地报了警。
• I tried calling him when I got here but he wasn't at home
  我到这里时试着给他打电话，但他不在家。
• He kept calling me for years, even after he got married
  多年来他一直打电话给我，甚至是在他结婚以后。
• The Prime Minister is calling for new restraints on trade unions
  首相正在呼吁对工会施加新的限制措施。
• I got into the habit of calling in on Gloria on my way home.
  我养成了回家路上顺便去看格洛丽亚的习惯。
• They have been calling the Presidency decision a backroom deal.
  他们称总统人选问题是个幕后交易。
• Somebody is calling us in the distance.
  远处有人在呼唤我们。