callback

IPA/ˈkɔːlbæk/
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callback — 名詞

  • callbacksingular
  • callbacksplural

1. a phone call you make later to answer someone who phoned first

1.名詞B2
釋義

回電

回覆對方來電

a phone call you make later to answer someone who phoned first

例句

Elena promised a callback after her meeting ended at six.

Elena 承諾會在六點開完會後回電。

promise a callback after a missed call

The dentist's office left a callback when Bao asked about an earlier appointment.

Bao 詢問能否提早看診後,牙醫診所回了一通電話。

常見搭配
  • get a callback
  • leave a callback
  • promise a callback
  • wait for a callback

用法筆記

Usually used after a missed call, voicemail, or message. Common verbs are get, leave, promise, and wait for. This is a noun; the phrasal verb is call back.

2. an invitation to return for another interview or audition after doing well in th

2.名詞B2
釋義

複試;複選

通知你再回去面試或試鏡

an invitation to return for another interview or audition after doing well in the first one

例句

Roya got a callback for the theater role after her first audition.

Roya 第一次試鏡後收到了那個角色的複試通知。

get a callback after an audition

The law firm gave Hari a callback for a second interview next week.

那家律師事務所通知 Hari 下週回去參加第二次面試。

常見搭配
  • get a callback
  • receive a callback
  • callback audition
  • callback interview

用法筆記

Common in acting, dance, music, and hiring. It can mean either the message asking you to come back or the second-round meeting itself, depending on context.

3. a later detail that points back to an earlier event, image, or line and makes yo

3.名詞C1
釋義

前後呼應

讓人想到前面情節或往事

a later detail that points back to an earlier event, image, or line and makes you think of it again

例句

The final scene includes a callback to the joke from the opening dinner.

最後一幕用開場晚餐那個笑話做了前後呼應。

callback to an earlier scene or line

Sivan noticed a callback to the old school song in the sequel.

Sivan 發現續集裡有個地方呼應了以前的校歌。

常見搭配
  • callback to a joke
  • visual callback
  • narrative callback
  • subtle callback

用法筆記

Often used when discussing films, television, books, comedy, and speeches. The later detail has extra meaning because the audience remembers the earlier moment it points to.

4. a function passed to other program code so it can run later when a particular ev

4.名詞C1
釋義

回呼函式

事件後再執行的程式

a function passed to other program code so it can run later when a particular event or result happens

例句

The app uses a callback after the file finishes uploading.

這個 app 會在檔案上傳完成後執行回呼函式。

callback runs after an event finishes

Kwame wrote a callback to close the pop-up after the timer ended.

Kwame 寫了一個回呼函式,讓計時器結束後關掉視窗。

常見搭配
  • register a callback
  • run a callback
  • trigger a callback
  • callback function

用法筆記

Used in programming. The callback is supplied first, but it runs later after an event, response, or timer. This sense is different from everyday phone-call uses.

5. an official notice telling buyers to send back a faulty product so the maker can

5.名詞B2
釋義

產品召回

要求退回瑕疵商品的通知

an official notice telling buyers to send back a faulty product so the maker can repair or replace it

例句

The toy company announced a callback after several batteries caught fire.

幾顆電池起火後,玩具公司宣布產品召回。

callback caused by a product safety problem

Stores posted the callback notice beside the unsafe electric kettle.

商店把召回通知貼在那款不安全的電熱水壺旁邊。

常見搭配
  • announce a callback
  • callback notice
  • callback list
  • callback on a product

用法筆記

Used in manufacturing and retail when a safety fault is discovered. In general news and consumer writing, recall is often more common than callback for this meaning.