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

• Someone over there is calling you.
  那边有人招呼你。
• Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops
  议会采纳了要求全部撤军的决议。
• 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。
• I strolled up and down thoughtfully before calling a taxi
  我踱来踱去仔细思量后叫了一辆出租车。
• 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 have omitted calling on you for fear of disturbing you.
  我怕打扰你而没有来拜访你。
• 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。
• Somebody is calling us in the distance.
  远处有人在呼唤我们。
• I'm calling in reference to your series on prejudice.
  我打电话是要谈谈你写的有关“偏见”的系列文章。
• The RSC was calling a press conference to announce the theatre's closure
  皇家莎士比亚剧团要召开新闻发布会，宣布剧院关闭。