"call down" in Chinese (Simplified)
责备召唤(力量或惩罚)
Definition
批评或责备某人;或者请求某种强大或不好的事情发生,比如惩罚或强大力量的帮助。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式或文学场合,责备某人(call down someone)在日常对话中少用。宗教或戏剧性用法中,'call down (something)' 指召唤惩罚或力量。不要与 'call out'(叫喊/质问)或 'call on'(拜访/请求)混淆。
Examples
The teacher called down the student for talking in class.
老师因为学生上课说话而**责备**了他。
They tried to call down a blessing on the new house.
他们试图为新房子**祈求**祝福。
She was afraid her words might call down trouble.
她担心她的话可能会**招致**麻烦。
Dad really called me down for missing curfew last night.
爸爸昨晚因为我没按时回家真的**训了我一顿**。
Let's hope our angry neighbor doesn't call down a storm on us!
希望我们生气的邻居不要**招来**一场风暴!
He was warned not to call down the boss's anger.
有人警告他不要**惹怒**老板。