call someone up
phrasal verb with call verb uk/kɔːl/ us/kɑːl/
(PHONE)
mainly US给…打电话
to use the phone to talk to someone
My dad called me up to tell me the good news. 我爸爸打电话告诉了我这个好消息。
- More examples
- I can't call her up in the middle of the night.
- Call me up any time.
- Call me up at home if you like.
- You can call up and leave a message if I'm out.
- I called her up twice already.
(MILITARY)
C2 [ M usually passive ]征召…入伍;征调…入队（尤指加入国家队）
to order someone to join a military organization or to ask someone to join an official, especially national, team
He was called up when the war began. 战争开始时他被征召入伍。
Lucie Saint was called up for the final against Brazil. 卢西‧森特应召入队参加对巴西队的决赛。