overcall

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 ō'və-kôlʹ

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A call which occurs after another player has already called
  2. An additional contribution required of investors beyond the initial investment, should unforeseen expenses arise.
    — Respondent further asserts that the only reason the overcall provision was included in the partnership agreement was to circumvent the provisions of section 465.
  3. An extra amount called up beyond the minimum required.
    — An overcall should be arranged with Corps Area Headquarters so that a sufficient number of men will be physically examined to produce the net specified on the order referred to above.
  4. An additional creative product that a producer can require at the producer's option during the contract period.
    — Third, the nine-month period between delivery of the overcall recording and the expiration of that particular contract period can and should be reduced.
  5. A positive diagnosis when there is, in fact, nothing wrong.
    — According to published data, screening with chemiluminescence, as opposed to other light sources, imparts the lowest overcall rate.
动词 v.
  1. To call a bet after another player has already called
    — Jill bet, Tommy called, and Julie overcalled.
  2. To diagnose a condition that does not, in fact, exist.
    — Knowledge of the ultrasound findings is important, and appreciating the fetal ultrasound may often undercall or (more often) overcall anomalies.

词形变化

overcalls present,singular,third-person overcalling participle,present overcalled participle,past overcalled past overcalls plural

词汇关系

衍生词
overcaller

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English call
English overcall
From over- + call.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English call
English overcall
From over- + call.
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