caller

中英词典：caller

形容词

1. caller [only before noun] (British English) (of a person) who visits or enters a place for a short time, often without an appointment.

【英】临时拜访的；无预约的

例句：

1. We had a caller at the door this morning.
2. 今天早上有个临时拜访者来敲门。

名词

1. caller [COUNTABLE] a person who makes a telephone call.

【英】打电话的人

例句：

1. The caller asked for your name and phone number.
2. 那位打电话的人问了你的名字和电话号码。

2. caller [COUNTABLE] a person who comes to see you, often for a short time and without an appointment.

【英】拜访者；访客

例句：

1. We had several callers at the office today.
2. 今天有几个人来办公室拜访。

3. caller [COUNTABLE] (British English) (old-fashioned) a man who comes to see a woman socially, especially when he is hoping to start a romantic or sexual relationship with her.

【英】追求者；求爱对象

例句：

1. She had many callers, but she was not interested in any of them.
2. 有很多男人追求她，但她对他们都没兴趣。

词语辨析

1. visitor (名词)：a person who comes to see you, often for a short time and without an appointment. A visitor is a broader term that includes all people who come to see someone, whether they are expected or not.

【英】访客；客人

例句：

1. We had many visitors at the exhibition yesterday.
2. 昨天在展览会上有很多访客。

2. guest (名词)：a person who is invited to stay in someone's home or at a particular event. A guest is usually someone who is welcomed and expected.

【英】客人；宾客

例句：

1. We have invited some guests to our wedding.
2. 我们邀请了一些客人来参加我们的婚礼。

词汇扩充

1. caller ID [UNCOUNTABLE] (abbreviation for "caller identification") a system that shows the telephone number of the person who is calling you on a screen before you answer the call.

【英】来电显示

例句：

1. I always check the caller ID before answering the phone.
2. 我总是在接电话之前查看来电显示。

近义词

visitor, guest, guest, inviter, caller

反义词

host, resident

柯林斯词典

caller (名词)

1. A caller is a person who comes to visit you, especially someone you do not know very well.

【英】拜访者；来访者

例句：

1. I had a caller at the door this morning.
2. 今天早上有个人来敲门。

2. A caller is a person who makes a telephone call.

【英】打电话的人

例句：

1. The caller asked for your name and phone number.
2. 那位打电话的人问了你的名字和电话号码。

牛津词典

caller (名词)

1. A person who makes a telephone call.

【英】打电话的人

例句：

1. I'm sorry, but the caller has hung up.
2. 很抱歉，但是那个打电话的人已经挂断了。

2. A person who comes to see someone, often for a short time and without an appointment.

【英】拜访者；访客

例句：

1. We had several callers at the office today.
2. 今天有几个人来办公室拜访。

3. (British English) (old-fashioned) A man who comes to see a woman socially, especially when he is hoping to start a romantic or sexual relationship with her.

【英】追求者；求爱对象

例句：

1. She had many callers, but she was not interested in any of them.
2. 有很多男人追求她，但她对他们都没兴趣。

用法

caller是一个既可用作形容词，也可用作名词的词汇。

作为形容词时，caller通常用于英式英语，表示“临时拜访的；无预约的”。

作为名词时，caller可表示“打电话的人”、“拜访者；访客”或者“追求者；求爱对象”等不同含义。