Meaning
- To return a phone call.
- To request that someone come back to a place, for work or an audition.
- To bring something back to memory.
Today's Sentences
01
I meant to call you back.
Situation
Hey, I tried calling you yesterday, but you didn’t pick up.
嘿，我昨天試著打電話給你，但你沒有接。
I meant to call you back, sorry.
我本來想回電給你，抱歉。
No worries, I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out this weekend.
沒關係，我只是想知道你這個週末是否想一起出去玩。
Definitely!
Let’s call each other tonight so we can set a time.
當然可以！
我們今晚互相通話來約定時間。
我們今晚互相通話來約定時間。
02
I might get a call back next week.
Situation
So, how did your audition go yesterday?
那麼，你昨天的試鏡怎麼樣了？
Pretty good!
They said I might get a call back next week.
不錯！
他們說我下週可能會接到回電。
他們說我下週可能會接到回電。
That’s amazing!
A call back means they really liked you.
那太棒了！
「A call back」意味著他們真的喜歡你。
「A call back」意味著他們真的喜歡你。
It’ll probably be for the final round.
Fingers crossed!
這可能會是最後一輪。
希望一切順利！
希望一切順利！
Writer's Note
"Call back" is an intransitive, transitive, inseparable, and separable phrasal verb. Let’s go over the breakdown together.
「Call back」是一個不及物、及物、不可分離和可分離的片語動詞。讓我們一起來分析一下。
- Intransitive - You may be able to tell if the sentence is Intransitive if no object is mentioned, just the action.
Structure - "Subject + call back"
Example 1: He said he would call back later.
Example 2: I’ll call back as soon as I can.
Example 3: She never called back, so I left another message. - Transitive - Requires a direct object and follows this rule "verb + particle + object".
Structure - "Subject + call back + object"
Example 1: This song calls back memories of my childhood.
Example 2: The smell of fresh bread called back her grandmother’s kitchen.
Example 3: His stories called back the old days. - Inseparable - Means that the phrasal verb must stay together.
Structure - "Subject + call back + object"
Example 1: The director called back three actors for a second audition.
Example 2: The called back the employees to finish the urgent task.
Example 3: The soldier was called back to active duty. - Separable - The phrasal verb is separable because the object (especially pronouns like me, you, him) must go in the middle.
Structure - "Subject + call + object + back"
Example 1: I’ll call you back after the meeting.
Example 2: She promised to call him back later.
Example 3: Could you call me back in ten minutes?
不及物動詞 - 如果句子中沒有提及受詞，只有動作，那麼你可能可以判斷該句子為不及物動詞。
結構 - 「Subject + call back」
例子 1: 他說他稍後會回電。
例子 2: 我會盡快回電。
例子 3: 她從未回電，所以我留下了另一個訊息。
結構 - 「Subject + call back」
例子 1: 他說他稍後會回電。
例子 2: 我會盡快回電。
例子 3: 她從未回電，所以我留下了另一個訊息。
及物動詞 - 需要一個直接受詞，並遵循此規則「verb + particle + object」.
結構 - 「Subject + call back + object」
例子 1: 這首歌喚起了我童年的回憶。
例子 2: 新鮮麵包的味道讓她想起了祖母的廚房。
例子 3: 他的故事讓人回想起過去的時光。
結構 - 「Subject + call back + object」
例子 1: 這首歌喚起了我童年的回憶。
例子 2: 新鮮麵包的味道讓她想起了祖母的廚房。
例子 3: 他的故事讓人回想起過去的時光。
Inseparable - 指的是片語動詞必須保持在一起。
Structure - 「Subject + call back + object」
Example 1: The director called back three actors for a second audition.
Example 2: The called back the employees to finish the urgent task.
Example 3: The soldier was called back to active duty.
Structure - 「Subject + call back + object」
Example 1: The director called back three actors for a second audition.
Example 2: The called back the employees to finish the urgent task.
Example 3: The soldier was called back to active duty.
可分離 - 這個片語動詞是可分離的，因為受詞（特別是代名詞如 me, you, him）必須放在中間。
結構 - "Subject + call + object + back"
例子 1: I’ll call you back after the meeting.
例子 2: She promised to call him back later.
例子 3: Could you call me back in ten minutes?
結構 - "Subject + call + object + back"
例子 1: I’ll call you back after the meeting.
例子 2: She promised to call him back later.
例子 3: Could you call me back in ten minutes?
Related Words: Answer, recall, recollect, remember, return, ring back, summon
相關詞彙: Answer, recall, recollect, remember, return, ring back, summon
