call for sth

require, demand or need sth 要求、 需求或需要某事物: The situation calls for prompt action. 形势所迫, 必须立即采取行动. * `I've been promoted.' `This calls for a celebration!' ｀我已经升职了.＇｀这可得庆祝一下喽!＇ * That rude remark was not called for! 何必说那麽难听的话! Cf 参看 uncalled-for.

calender, calf, calf-love, calibrate, calibration, calibre (US caliber), calico, California, caliper, calipers, caliph, caliphate, calisthenics, calk, call, call after, call at, call back, call down, call for, call forth, call in, call in question, call off, call on, call on/upon, call on/upon sb (to do sth), call sb down, call sb out, call sb/sth off, call sb/sth up, call sth, call sth forth, call the roll, call up, call-box, call-girl, call-in, call-up, call...to account,