call-up
/ˈkɔːl.ʌp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːl.ʌp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkȯl-ˌəp How to pronounce call-up (audio)/ (ame, mw)
call-up — noun
1. a formal selection that gives a player a place in an official team, often a nati
a formal selection that gives a player a place in an official team, often a national side.
Jisoo got her first national-team call-up after a brilliant spring season.
get a call-up to a higher team
The late call-up sent the young striker straight to the airport.
After months on the bench, Beatriz celebrated a senior call-up.
An injury to the captain opened the door for Liam's call-up.
文法句型
get a call-up
earn a call-up
receive a call-up to + team
用法筆記
Usually used for a move into a more important squad, especially a national team or senior side. It focuses on the act of being chosen, not on the whole career change.
2. an official paper or message telling someone they must report for army service.
an official paper or message telling someone they must report for army service.
The call-up arrived two weeks before Emre finished high school.
receive a call-up before service begins
After the border clash, every family feared a sudden call-up.
Kwame hid the call-up letter inside a history book.
The call-up gave reserve soldiers only three days to report.
- draft notice
American English term for the same kind of military summons
- summons
broader and can be used outside military situations
- discharge
a formal release from service rather than an order to begin it
文法句型
receive a call-up
a call-up for military service
call-up papers
用法筆記
This sense names the actual order or notice sent to a person. Distinguish it from broader words such as 'conscription', which describe the system rather than one summons.
call-up — phrasal verb
- call-upbase form
- call-ups3rd person singular
- call-uping-ing form
- call-upedpast simple
1. to phone someone, especially because you want to contact them directly.
to phone someone, especially because you want to contact them directly.
I'll call up the dentist when the clinic opens at nine.
call up + person or service by phone
The hotel manager called up our room after the alarm stopped.
Please call up your aunt and ask about Grandpa's train.
The reporter called up three witnesses before writing the story.
- hang up
to end the telephone call instead of starting one
文法句型
call up + person
call somebody up
用法筆記
A little more old-fashioned than simply 'call' or 'phone' in many modern contexts, but still clear in speech and writing.
2. to order someone into military service or require them to fight.
to order someone into military service or require them to fight.
The government called up thousands of reservists after the attack.
call up + reservists for active duty
At twenty, Sari was called up for basic training.
passive: be called up for training
The decree let the army call up engineers and drivers.
When war spread north, the state called up older doctors.
- discharge
to release someone from service rather than ordering them into it
文法句型
call up + reservists
be called up for service
call up + person + for training
用法筆記
Often used when a country expands its forces in an emergency. The passive form is very common because the focus is usually on the people ordered to serve.
3. to choose a player for a higher team, often a national side.
to choose a player for a higher team, often a national side.
The coach called up Noor for the final qualifier in Seoul.
call up + player for a specific match
Injuries forced the club to call up two teenagers from the academy.
After six clean sheets, the goalkeeper was called up by Romania.
The manager called up a left-back when the captain hurt his knee.
文法句型
call up + player
be called up by + team
call up + player + for + match
用法筆記
This sense usually means moving a player into a more senior squad. In club football, it can also mean promoting someone from the youth team or reserves.
4. to cause a thought, picture, or memory to return clearly.
to cause a thought, picture, or memory to return clearly.
That song always calls up summers at my grandmother's village.
sound or smell can call up memories
The smell of diesel called up memories of long ferry trips.
Her question called up a name I had not heard for years.
The old map called up stories about our father's first journey.
- suppress
to keep a thought or memory from rising into the mind
文法句型
call up + memory
call up + image
call up + thought
用法筆記
Often used for memories that return because of a sound, smell, picture, or question. It suggests a fairly sudden mental response.
5. to take out and use something kept in reserve for later need.
to take out and use something kept in reserve for later need.
During the heat wave, the school called up its emergency water tanks.
call up + emergency supplies
The studio called up old costume stock for the festival play.
Our clinic called up extra blankets from the basement store.
To meet holiday orders, the factory called up spare machines.
- store away
to put something into reserve instead of taking it out
文法句型
call up + reserves
call up + stored supplies
call up + spare equipment
用法筆記
This sense is less common in everyday speech and appears mostly in formal descriptions of drawing on backup supplies, stock, or equipment.