call, summon, send for
这些动词或词组均含有“召集,召唤”之意。
call : 非正式用词,含义广泛,指用说话或呼叫的形式召唤。
例如:The sirens are calling the men to assemble.(警报声在召令士兵集合。)
summon : 正式用词,指官方或正式的召集,召集者具有权力或权威性。
例如:He was summoned as a witness by the court.(她被法庭传唤作证)
send for : 作“召唤”解时,语气较随便,暗示委派一件工作。
例如:Leave this house now, or I will send for the police.(现在就离开这房子, 否则我叫警察了。)
They sent for him to build the house.(他们派人叫他去建房子。)
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