——Will somebody go and get Dr. White? —— He's already been _. A. asked for B. sent for C. called for D. looked for(全国高考,91-21)
答案为 B。但我至今没有弄明白为什么不可以选 C。
选 B 当然是正确的,见 send 。但是,选 C 也完全符合句意。call for 在这里的意思是:If you call for someone...you go to the building...so that you can go somewhere else together(到某处去接某人去/来某处)。由于在现代社会人们常常驾车去接人,所以有一本词典作了这样的释义:to arrive to collect or pick up a person(NTC's AID)。例如:
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I will call for you about eight this evening. (AID) 今晚8点左右我来接你。
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What time shall I call for you tomorrow? (ODCIE) 明天什么时候我来接你?
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My brother promised to call for me at home at seven o'clock. 我兄弟答应7点钟到家里来接我。
ODCIE 明确指出 call for 可用于被动语态。因此,上面的被动式用法是正确的。如选 B,全句的意思是:……“已经派人去请他了。”如选 C,则全句的意思是:……“已经有人去接他了。” call for
King called for black people not to give in but to continue the struggle.
call for 的最常见意义:
A. 来(去)接某人;去取某物:
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What time shall I call for you tomorrow? 明天我什么时候接你?
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The man has called for the rent. 那个男人来取房租。
B. 要求;号召:
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The workers are calling for strike action. 工人们号召采取罢工行动。
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This calls for quick action. 这种情况需要立即采取行动。
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The President made a call for national unity. 总统号召全国人民团结起来。C. 需要、值得:
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Such a scheme called for a lot of money. 这样的计划需要大量的资金。
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Congratulations! This news calls for a celebration! 恭喜你!这消息值得庆祝!你所提问的句子里的 call for 属于上面的用法 B。不同的是,它不是用名词或代词作介词 for 的宾语,而是用带逻辑主语的动词不定式 black people not to give in... 来作 for 的宾语(另一种分析方法是将 black people 分析为宾语,而将 not to give in 分析为宾语补足语)。
[句意]金号召黑人不要让步,而要继续斗争。
请做下面的英语试题:
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——Can I do the job? ——I'm afraid not, because it ____ skill and patience. A. calls on B. calls out C. calls up D. calls for
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I'll call ____ you at 8:30 and give you a lift to work. A. in B. for C. at D. up
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It's the sort of work that ____ a high level of concentration. A. calls for B. makes up C. lies in D. stands for(全国高考山东卷,07-25)