call for

call for someone

to go to a place in order to collect someone (去某地)接…

I’ll call for you at eight. 我8点钟来接你。

call for something

to need or deserve a particular action, remark, or quality
需要;值得;应该

This calls for a celebration! 这值得庆祝一下!
It’s the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration. 这类工作需要注意力高度集中。
He told you that you were an idiot? Well, I don’t think that was called for (= I think it was rude and not deserved)! 他说你是白痴?那么,我觉得真是太不应该了!

call for something

to demand that something happens
号召,呼吁;要求

Members have called for his resignation. 成员们要求他辞职。

He called for reform. 他呼吁改革。

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for deepening “strategic coordination and cooperation” with North Korea shortly after receiving a pomp-filled welcome. 中国领导人习近平在受到盛大的欢迎后不久,便呼吁深化与朝鲜的“战略协调与合作”。

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