call up 打電話
口語中表示“給某人打電話”。一般可以用作 call up somebody to+動(dòng)詞或 call up somebody+ 動(dòng)詞的形式。
例句:
Why don't you just call up Helen and invite her over?
你怎么不給海倫打電話邀請(qǐng)她?
Call up Tom and tell him we're coming over.
給湯姆打電話,跟他說我們馬上到。
I'd like to call up Cindy to talk about that.
我想給辛迪打電話聊聊這事。
I want to call up someone who'd like to share a conversation.
我想找個(gè)人打電話說說這事。
對(duì)話:
A: Let's call up and order a pizza.
我們打電話叫比薩吧。
B: Great idea. I'm feeling really hungry.
好主意,我現(xiàn)在很餓。