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

• John's 'crime' was being too familiar with the manager and calling him Gouldy.
  约翰的“罪行”就是对经理太随便，还叫他古尔迪。
• 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。
• Marine biologists are calling for Cardigan Bay to be created a marine nature reserve to protect the dolphins.
  海洋生物学家号召将卡迪根湾建成一个海洋自然保护区，以保护那里的海豚。
• Someone over there is calling you.
  那边有人招呼你。
• 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。
• 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。
• All around he could hear people calling out his name.
  他听见人们在四周喊着他的名字。
• Who would then be calling the tune in Parliament?
  那在国会谁说了算？
• 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。
• 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。