on-call

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on-call

BrE

/ˌɒn ˈkɔːl/

NAmE

/ˌɑːn ˈkɔːl/

,

/ˌɔːn ˈkɔːl/

[only before noun]

(

especially NAmE

)

(of a doctor, police officer, etc. 医生、警察等) available for work if necessary, especially in an emergency （尤指紧急情况下）随叫随到的

◆on-call doctors随时应诊的医生

➡ see also

noun