call up

phrasal verb

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call somebody up

(especially North American English) to make a phone call to somebody（給某人）打電話Topics Phones, email and the internetb1
to make somebody do their training in the army, etc. or fight in a war征召（服役）；征召入伍 synonym conscript, draft
to give somebody the opportunity to play in a sports team, especially for their country選入，征調（運動員爲國參賽）

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call something up

to bring something back to your mind使回憶起；使想起 synonym recall
- The smell of the sea called up memories of her childhood.大海的氣息勾起了她對童年的回憶。
to use something that is stored or kept available調用貯存；調出備用
- I called his address up on the computer.我在計算機上調出了他的地址。
- She called up her last reserves of strength.她使盡了最後一點力氣。

call-up

noun

/ˈkɔːl ʌp/

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[uncountable, countable, usually singular] (British English) an order to join the armed forces（服兵役的）征召令，征集令 synonym conscription, draft
- Because of his occupation, he was not liable for call-up.由於他的職業，他不負責征召。
- to receive your call-up papers收到征召入伍的通知
- young men of call-up age適齡應征的年輕人。
[countable] call-up (to something) the opportunity to play in a sports team, especially for your country（尤指國家隊運動員的）選調，征調
- His recent form has earned him a call-up to the England squad.他最近的表現使他得以入選英格蘭代表隊。