call on

US /kɔːl ɑːn/

UK /kɔːl ɑːn/

請, 呼籲

to ask someone in a formal way to do something

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The teacher decided to call on a student to answer the question.

老師決定請一位學生回答問題。

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The president will call on the nation to unite during this crisis.

總統將呼籲全國在此危機期間團結起來。

拜訪, 看望

to pay a brief visit to someone

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I decided to call on my grandmother after work.

我決定下班後拜訪我的祖母。

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We should call on our neighbors to see if they need anything.

我們應該拜訪我們的鄰居，看看他們是否需要什麼。