call out

大声で言う、呼びかける

ほかの人に聞こえるように、大きな声で言うこと。

やさしい英語で： To say something loudly so that other people can hear it.

• Please call out your name.
• Someone called out for help.
• She called out to us from the balcony.

使い方： call out to someone (She called out to her brother across the street.); call out something (The teacher called out our names.)

類義語： shout, cry out, yell

反対語： whisper

よく使う表現： call out names, call out loudly, call something out

呼び出す、出動させる

問題や緊急事態に対処するため、人を呼び出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To ask or order someone to come and deal with a problem or emergency.

• We had to call out a plumber.
• The governor called out troops after the floods.
• They called the doctor out in the middle of the night.

使い方： call out someone to do something (We called out a plumber to fix the leak.)

類義語： summon, send for, mobilize

反対語： stand down

よく使う表現： call out someone, call out troops, call someone out

非難する、問題を指摘する

人を公然と非難したり、その人の問題行動を指摘したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To openly criticize someone or point out something wrong they have done.

• She called out his rude behaviour.
• He called the company out for misleading customers.
• Why didn't anyone call her out on that lie?

使い方： call someone out on/for something (She called him out for lying.); call out something (We should call out unfair treatment.)

類義語： criticize, denounce, challenge

反対語： praise

よく使う表現： call out racism, call out someone, call someone out

指定する、明記する

特に図面や技術文書で、必要な条件や細部を明記すること。

やさしい英語で： To state exactly what is required, especially in a technical drawing or document.

• The drawing calls out stainless steel.
• They called out every dimension in the design.
• Does the specification call out a particular paint?

使い方： call out something in something (The engineer called out the required thickness in the drawing.)

類義語： specify, detail, state

よく使う表現： call out dimensions, call out materials

欠勤を連絡する、休むと連絡する

職場に連絡して、仕事に行けないことを伝えること。

やさしい英語で： To contact your workplace and say that you cannot come to work.

• I need to call out sick.
• She called out because her child was ill.
• Three workers have called out this morning.

使い方： call out sick (Two members of staff called out sick today.)

類義語： call in sick

よく使う表現： call out sick, call out today

決闘を申し込む、勝負を挑む

相手に戦いを挑むこと。武器を使った正式な決闘を求める場合もある。

やさしい英語で： To challenge someone to fight you, sometimes in a formal fight with weapons.

• He called his rival out.
• The officer called him out after the public insult.
• Would you call someone out over a card game?

使い方： call someone out (After the insult, he called his rival out.)

類義語： challenge to a fight, challenge to a duel

よく使う表現： call out someone, call someone out