说明
call a doctor/send for a doctor
核心问题
(1) I feel ill; please call a doctor. (2) Have you sent for a doctor? 请问 call a doctor 与 send for a doctor 有无区别?
词典解答
call 是指“用呼叫声或语言叫某人来”，例如：
He asked whether he should call her a taxi. 他问他是否应当为她叫一辆出租车。
send for 则是指“派人去请”“派人去取”（参见 send ）：
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I'll send for a taxi. 我要派人去叫一辆出租车来。
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We must send for a doctor. 我们必须派人去请医生。
send for 还可用于 send sb. for:
I sent Jamie for the doctor... 我派贾米去叫医生……
练习题
请做下面的英语试题：
—Will somebody go and get Dr. White? —He's already been ____.