Meaning

“Call back”是一个常用的英语表达,主要有以下几个意思和用法: 1. **回电话**:当某人无法接听电话时,他们可能会要求对方稍后“call back”,即再打一次电话。例如:“Please call me back when you are free.”(当你有空时请给我回电话。) 2. **召回**:在商业或企业环境中,“call back”还可以指召回某些产品或人员。例如,一家公司可能会因为产品质量问题而进行产品召回。 3. **回忆**:在非正式对话中,“call back”也可以指某人回忆过去的某件事。例如:“That song really called back memories from my childhood.”(那首歌让我回忆起了童年的记忆。) 这些是“call back”的主要用法,理解这些用法可以帮助你在不同的情境中正确使用这个短语。

Today's Sentences

01

I meant to call you back.

Situation

Hey, I tried calling you yesterday, but you didn’t pick up.

您好,我昨天尝试给您打电话,但您没有接听。

I meant to call you back, sorry.

抱歉,我本来打算给你回电话的。

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

没关系,我只是想知道你这个周末是否想一起出去玩。

Definitely!
Let’s call each other tonight so we can set a time.

当然!
我们今晚通个电话,确定一个时间。

02

I might get a call back next week.

Situation

So, how did your audition go yesterday?

那么,你昨天的试镜怎么样了?

Pretty good!
They said I might get a call back next week.

很好!
他们说我可能会在下周接到“call back”。

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

太棒了!
“A call back” 说明他们真的很喜欢你。

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

很可能是最后一轮了。
希望好运!

Writer's Note

"Call back" is an intransitive, transitive, inseparable, and separable phrasal verb. Let’s go over the breakdown together.

“Call back”是一个不及物、及物、不可分割和可分割的短语动词。让我们一起解析一下。
  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. 不及物动词 - 如果句子中没有提到宾语,仅提到动作,你可能可以判断这个句子是不及物动词。
    结构 - “主语 + call back”
    例子 1:他说他会稍后再打电话回来。
    例子 2:我会尽快回电话。
    例子 3:她从未回过电话,所以我又留了一条信息。
  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. 及物动词 - 需要一个直接宾语,并遵循这个规则“verb + particle + object”
    结构 - “Subject + call back + object”
    例子 1:这首歌calls back我童年的回忆。
    例子 2:新鲜面包的香味called back她祖母的厨房。
    例子 3:他的故事called back过去的时光。
  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. 不可分割 - 意味着短语动词必须保持在一起。
    结构 - “Subject + call back + object”
    例子 1: 导演召回了三位演员进行第二次试镜。
    例子 2: 他们召回了员工完成紧急任务。
    例子 3: 那名士兵被召回服现役。
  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. 可分离 - 这个短语动词是可分离的,因为宾语(尤其是像me, you, him这样的代词)必须放在中间。
    结构 -  "Subject + call + object + back"
    例子 1:我会在会议后callback
    例子 2:她答应稍后会callback
    例子 3:你能在十分钟后callback吗?

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

相关词汇: Answer, recall, recollect, remember, return, ring back, summon

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