Meaning

  • 「Call back」這個片語在英語中是一個常用的表達,主要有兩個主要的意思。
  • 首先,它可以用來表示「回撥電話」。當你接到一個電話但因某種原因不能立即回應時,你可能會說「I'll call you back」意思是「我會再打給你」。這種用法在日常生活和工作環境中都很常見。
  • 第二,「call back」也可以用來表示「召回」或「重新考慮」。例如,公司可能會「call back」某個產品,如果發現該產品有問題需要召回。
  • 總之,根據上下文,「call back」可以表示回撥電話或召回某物,這使它成為一個非常靈活的表達方式。

    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.

    我本來打算回電給你,抱歉。

    No worries, I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out this weekend.

    放心,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!
    我們今晚打電話給彼此,這樣就能約定時間了。

    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?

    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「call back」。

    That’s amazing!
    A call back means they really liked you.

    那太棒了!
    「A call back」意味著他們真的很喜歡你。

    It’ll probably be for the final round.
    Fingers crossed!

    這可能是最後一輪了。
    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、不可分和可分的片語動詞。讓我們一起來分析一下。
    1. 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.
    2. 不及物動詞 - 如果句子中沒有提到受詞,只是描述動作,那麼你可能可以判斷這是一個不及物動詞。
      結構 - 「主詞 + call back」
      例句 1: He said he would call back later.
      例句 2: I’ll call back as soon as I can.
      例句 3: She never called back, so I left another message.
    3. 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.
    4. 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 calls back 我的童年回憶。
      例子 2: 新鮮麵包的味道 called back 她祖母的廚房。
      例子 3: 他的故事 called back 過去的時光。
    5. 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.
    6. Inseparable - 意味著這個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 manager called back the employees to finish the urgent task.
      Example 3: The soldier was called back to active duty.
    7. 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?
    8. 可分開 - 這個片語動詞是可分開的,因為受詞(尤其是代名詞如我, 你, 他)必須放在中間。
      結構 - "Subject + call + object + back"
      範例 1:我會在會議後callback
      範例 2:她答應稍後會callback
      範例 3:你能在十分鐘後callback嗎?

    Related Words: Answer, recall, recollect, remember, return, ring back, summon

    相關詞彙: Answer, recall, recollect, remember, return, ring back, summon

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