call somebody sth ( adj. ) 叫某人……
表示叫名字或外號(hào)等,be called something 表示“被叫做……”,另外,call somebody names 表示“罵人”,變成完全不同的含義,因此要注意。
例句:
What do you call that in English?
那個(gè)用英語(yǔ)怎么說?
Don't call me names!
不要罵我!
You call yourself an assistant?
你說你是助理?
You call yourself an accountant, but you're terrible at numbers?
你自稱會(huì)計(jì),卻害怕數(shù)字?
對(duì)話:
A: People have been calling Kristie fat.
人們管克里斯蒂叫胖子。
B: She looks like she has been eating too much.
她看起來(lái)吃了好多好多。