send for

call, summon, send for

这些动词或词组均含有“召集，召唤”之意。
call: 非正式用词，含义广泛，指用说话或呼叫的形式召唤。
summon: 正式用词，指官方或正式的召集，召集者具有权力或权威性。
send for: 作“召唤”解时，语气较随便，暗示委派一件工作。

动词 send for:

1. order, request, or command to come
   同义词：call

1. He was so ill that we had to send for a doctor.
   他病得很重，我们只好给他请医生了。
2. The Manager sent for Mr Jackson who said to his colleague, "while I am in the lion's den, will you finish these letters for me?"
   经理派人去请杰克逊先生，杰克逊先对其同事说，“我去龙潭虎穴后，你能帮我把这些信写完吗？”
3. Since she is seriously ill, we have to send for a doctor at once.
   既然她病得厉害，我们要马上去请医生。
4. The child is running a high fever. We must send for a doctor at once.
   孩子在发高烧。我们必须马上派人去请医生。