What does "call out" mean?

To publicly criticize or challenge To draw attention to bad behavior or challenge someone.

How do you use "call out" in a sentence?

She called him out on his lies. More people are calling out racism. He got called out for his comments.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common informal

含义: To publicly criticize or challenge

公开批评；指出问题

Criticar públicamente; señalar

公然と批判する；問いただす

공개적으로 비판하다; 따지다

To draw attention to bad behavior or challenge someone.

公开指出不当行为或挑战某人。现代用法包括在社交媒体上揭露不当行为。

Llamar la atención sobre un mal comportamiento o desafiar a alguien. El uso moderno incluye denunciar irregularidades en redes sociales.

悪い行動に注目を集めたり、誰かに挑戦したりすること。現代ではSNSでの不正行為の告発にも使われる。

나쁜 행동에 주의를 환기시키거나 누군가에게 따지다.

Base verb: call

Particle: out

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

She called him out on his lies.
她公开质疑他的谎言
lo criticó públicamente por sus mentiras
彼の嘘を公然と批判した
그녀는 그의 거짓말을 공개적으로 비판했다.
More people are calling out racism.
越来越多的人公开谴责种族歧视
cada vez más gente denuncia el racismo
差別を公然と批判する人が増えている
인종차별을 공개적으로 비판하는 사람들이 늘고 있다.
He got called out for his comments.
他的言论被公开批评
fue criticado por sus comentarios
彼の発言が批判された
그는 자신의 발언으로 비판을 받았다.

语境: criticizing, challenging, exposing

语气: confrontational

From challenging someone publicly.

Era: Modern

Generation: Younger

Social background: Universal