call up

代表に招集する、チームに選出する

特に代表や上位のチームに加わる選手を選ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： To choose a player to join a team, especially a national or higher-level team.

• The coach called up two players.
• He was called up to the national squad last month.
• Who will they call up to replace the injured goalkeeper?

使い方： call someone up to a team (The coach called her up to the national team.)

類義語： select, pick

反対語： drop

よく使う表現： call up someone, call up a player

呼び出す、思い起こす

保存した情報を画面に出したり、記憶を思い起こしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To bring stored information onto a screen or bring a memory into your mind.

• Call up the customer record.
• The song called up memories of our first holiday.
• He called the old photographs up on his screen.

使い方： call something up (She called the document up on her laptop.)

類義語： retrieve, recall, bring up

よく使う表現： call up something, call up a file

召集する、徴兵する

軍に入るよう、または軍務に戻るよう命じること。

やさしい英語で： To order someone to join or return to the armed forces.

• They called up more soldiers.
• My grandfather was called up during the war.
• Will the army call up reservists this year?

使い方： be called up for something (He was called up for military service at nineteen.)

類義語： conscript, draft, mobilize

反対語： discharge

よく使う表現： call up reservists, call up someone

電話する

電話で誰かに連絡すること。

やさしい英語で： To contact someone by telephone.

• Call up your friend.
• She called me up last night.
• Why did you call up the office so early?

使い方： call someone up (I called my sister up to ask about dinner.)

類義語： call, phone, ring

よく使う表現： call up someone, call up a friend