| 释义 |
Phr V call by calls, calling, called call by British & Australian informal to visit someone for a short time, usually when you are going somewhere elseI just thought I'd call by on my way into town.
call by BrE to stop and visit someone for a short time, especially when you are on your way to somewhere else: I just called by to give Guy a message. Dan called by today. He says his mother's not well.■ SIMILAR TO: drop by, stop by
(redirected from call by)call by (a name)To refer to one using a specific name. My daughter Margaret has now decided that she wants to be called by the name Calliope. Back home, I'm called by Jethro, so feel free to call me that. call someone by a nameto address someone by a particular kind of name. They call me by my first name. Don't call me by my nickname! |