ring

Word family adjectiveringedringlessringletednounringerringetteringingringletringsterring binderringbitringboltringboneringdovering fingerringleaderringmanringmasterring roadringsideringsiderringstandringtailringwayringworkringwormringtoneringadverbringwiseringingly

Related topics: Jewellery, Colours & sounds, Crime, Astronomy

ring1 /rɪŋ/ S1 W2 noun [countableC] → wring

jewellery 首饰DCJ a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger 戒指，指环

a diamond ring

钻戒

a plain silver ring

一枚素面银戒指

→ engagement ring at engagement(1), signet ring, wedding ring →4 See picture of 见图 JEWELLERY →5 see picture at 见图 jewellery

2 circle 圆圈

a) CIRCLEan object in the shape of a circle 环状物，圈状物

a rubber ring for children to go swimming with

儿童游泳用的橡皮圈

onion rings

洋葱圈

a key ring

钥匙环

→ napkin ring

b) MARKa circular line or mark 环状线；环形记号

ring around

She left a dirty ring around the bath.

她在浴缸里留下了一圈污渍。

ring round British EnglishBrE

a ring round the moon

月亮的光晕

c) GROUP OF PEOPLEa group of people or things arranged in a circle 〔人或物的〕一圈

ring of

A ring of armed troops surrounded the building.

武装士兵围成一圈包围了大楼。

The city was overlooked by a ring of high-rise buildings.

从四周的高楼大厦可以俯瞰这座城市。

3 give somebody a ring British EnglishBrE informalTCT to make a telephone call to someone 给某人打电话

I’ll give you a ring later in the week.

这个星期晚些时候我会给你打电话。

Examples from the Corpus

give somebody a ring• All points in a given delay ring are indistinguishable from one another using this information alone.• You then push the cable connector on to one side of the T-connector and give the lock ring a twist.• Whatever your needs or circumstances give us a ring now!• Mr Evans gave it to me and he gave Carrie a ring.• Perhaps, he thought with sudden abandon, he should give Edith Mallory a ring this very moment and express his thanks.• Evil is devious, it is trying to turn Good against Good by making Frodo try to give the Ring away.• Any reader wanting the right detector to suit his pocket and plenty of sound advice is welcome to give me a ring.

4 bells 钟；铃CSOUND the sound made by a bell or the act of making this sound 钟声；铃声；敲钟；按铃

a ring at the doorbell

门铃声

5 criminals 罪犯SCC a group of people who illegally control a business or criminal activity 〔从事非法交易或犯罪活动的〕团伙，帮派

Are you aware that a drugs ring is being operated in the club?

你有没有发现俱乐部里有贩毒团伙在活动？

Secret files reveal an Oxford spy ring.

秘密文件揭露牛津有个间谍网。

6 have the/a ring of something TRUEif a statement or argument has a ring of truth, confidence etc, it seems as if it has this quality 〔话语或论点〕看来有某种特性

His explanation has the ring of truth.

他的解释似乎是真的。

Examples from the Corpus

have the/a ring of something• Lies by their nature have the ring of truth.• Some stories have a ring of truth, if a little exaggerated: They do fit the known biography.• Thinkers, like the aforementioned, gained status because they suggest answers that have the ring of truth.

7 have a familiar ring REMEMBERif something has a familiar ring, you feel that you have heard it before 听起来耳熟

His voice had a strangely familiar ring.

他的声音听起来不可思议地耳熟。

Examples from the Corpus

have a familiar ring• The terrors which Mr Cash expresses about our future in the community have a familiar ring about them.• These and other questions have a familiar ring because versions of these same questions are posted in various places on the walls.• Some findings will have a familiar ring in the West.

8 run rings around somebody informalBETTER to be able to do something much better than someone else can 大大胜过某人

I’m sure you can run rings around him.

我肯定你会比他强得多。

Examples from the Corpus

run rings around somebody• For sheer cleverness she could run rings around them all.• Each time the Congress met, which was roughly every six months, Boris Yeltsin ran rings around it.

9 cooking 烹调 British EnglishBrEDFC one of the circular areas on top of a cooker that is heated by gas or electricity 环形灶盘，炉头 → hob SYN American English burner

a gas ring

煤气炉头

10 sport 体育运动

a) DSOa small square area surrounded by ropes, where people box or wrestle 拳击台；摔跤台 → ringside

b) the ringDSO the sport of boxing 拳击运动

He retired from the ring at 34.

他34岁退出拳坛。

11. entertainment 娱乐 a large circular area surrounded by seats at a circus 〔马戏团的〕圆形表演场

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

wear a ring

He wore a gold ring on his right hand.

have a ring on

They saw I didn’t have a wedding ring on.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ring

a gold/silver ring

She took off her gold ring.

a diamond/sapphire etc ring

On her right hand was a huge diamond ring.

a heavy ring

Her fingers were clustered with heavy rings.

a plain ring

She wore a plain gold ring.

a wedding ring

He gave her a diamond wedding ring on their wedding day.

an engagement ring

I noticed that she had an engagement ring on her finger.

an eternity ring (=a ring given as a sign of lasting love, especially one with stones all round it)

a signet ring (=a ring that has a letter or symbol cut into a flat surface)

Examples from the Corpus

ring• The cottage was surrounded by a ring of trees.• The children sat around him in a ring, eager to hear his story.• There were two car keys on a ring that said FIAT.• There was a ring at the door.• A ring of mountains encircles the Val d'Aosta.• The cup left a dark ring on the table.• Drug rings operate in most large cities of the world.• Cut the onion into rings and fry in a little oil.• This elegant Borzoi is shown leaving the judging ring, calmly and with poise.• napkin rings• They make great onion rings there.• The hostage's wrists had red rings on them where the ropes had been pulled tight.• Torn webbing between his right ring and middle fingers and a torn knee cartilage in 1992.• Kersey blew smoke rings and watched them with approval.• He sat in a corner blowing smoke rings.• Corvino was the sixth member of the spy ring to be arrested for stealing high-tech secrets from several silicon valley firms.• If the rings do not align symmetrically, look for a mark on either bridle.• He died right there in the ring.• When an advanced version of the ring becomes available, it will be tested in a Boston-area hospital, Yang said.• The ring glittered on its damson pouffe like some intra-uterine device.• My glass left a wet ring on the table.• You have to throw the wooden rings so that they land around the bottles.

diamond ring• He scooped the jackpot and a diamond ring prize after calling house on 52 in our big money game number 229.• Deronda calls on Mirah to ask her to marry him, laying his gloves and diamond ring on a table.• A gold-and-diamond ring was taken at gunpoint.• Ruby and diamond ring, $ 129.• The plaintiff advertised a gold watch and diamond ring for sale.• The beautiful diamond ring had gone.• Pictures of the gold, diamond rings and expensive watches the two accumulated were shown in public anti-corruption exhibitions.• She wore large gold earrings and a heavy strand of pearls, and on her right hand was a huge diamond ring.• On her right hand was a huge diamond ring.

ring round• They have a ring round their neck and are what they call walking toads.• When we say that a ring round the moon means rain, we refer to a connection in nature.• She still looked attractive, even with black rings round her eyes, he decided.• And most parents have found themselves desperately ringing round friends and family trying to find a babysitter.• She ran rings round him, but he loved her all the same.• He was a Gemini, complex and clever, a dual personality who could run rings round her with contemptuous ease.• Somebody thought of it at an editorial conference, and Muggins here had to ring round all these celebrities to get comments.

spy ring• Secret files reveal an Oxford spy ring.• It suggests there was an Oxford spy ring in the 1930s which passed secrets to the Soviet Union.

Related topics: Colours & sounds, Telephone, telegraph

ring2 /rɪŋ/ S1 W2 verb (past tensepst rang /ræŋ/, past participlepp rung /rʌŋ/) → wring

1 bell 钟；铃

a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CSOUND to make a bell make a sound, especially to call someone’s attention to you or to call someone to help you 使钟[铃]鸣响；敲钟；按铃

I rang the doorbell but no one came.

我按了门铃，但没有人来。

ring for

The sign said, ‘Ring for service’.

牌子上写着:“需要服务请按铃”。

Instead of ringing for the maid, she made the tea herself.

她没有按铃叫女仆，而是自己沏了茶。

b) [intransitiveI]SOUND if a bell rings, it makes a noise 〔钟、铃〕鸣响

The bell rang for the end of break.

铃声响了，休息时间结束。

2 telephone 电话

a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] British EnglishBrE to make a telephone call to someone （给…）打电话 SYN call, phone

I was going to ring you but I don’t have your number.

我想给你打电话，但没有你的电话号码。

ring for

Sally rang for a taxi.

萨莉打电话叫出租车。

b) [intransitiveI]TCT if a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is telephoning you 〔电话铃〕鸣响

The phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day.

电话铃整天响个不停。

► see thesaurus at phone

3 sounds 声音 [intransitiveI]

a) CHBHif your ears ring, they make a continuous sound that only you can hear, after you have been somewhere very noisy or heard a loud sound 〔因去过吵闹的地方或听到很大的声响而耳朵〕鸣响，嗡嗡作响

The explosion made our ears ring.

爆炸声震得我们耳朵嗡嗡作响。

b) literaryCSOUND if a place rings with a sound, it is full of that sound 回响，响彻

ring with

The whole room rang with their laughter.

整个房间回荡着他们的笑声。

4 ring a bell informalREMEMBER if something rings a bell, it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is 听起来耳熟

Her name rings a bell but I can’t remember her face.

她的名字听起来耳熟，但是她的面孔我却记不得了。

Examples from the Corpus

ring a bell• Does the name Bill Buckner ring a bell?• At eight sharp the duty orderly rang a bell.• But the name Woodall rings a bell.• Does the name Se Ri Pak ring a bell?• She went in out of the heat to piped-in music and little ringing bells.• To readers of this column does the name Rosenstein ring a bell?• The name rings a bell, but I can't place it at the moment.• I knew it rang a bell somewhere.• "Gentle Ben's Brewing Company" will ring a bell with anyone who has lived in Arizona.

5 not ring true UNTRUEif something does not ring true, you do not believe it, even though you are not sure why 听起来不真实

It was a possible explanation, but it didn’t quite ring true.

这也许是个理由，但听上去不像真的。

Examples from the Corpus

not ring true• None of her explanations rang true.• One of the jurors said that Hill's explanation just didn't ring true.• There was something odd about her story, something that didn't ring true.• But this would only be a story, and would not ring true.• Frankly, it just does not ring true.• Something does not ring true ... but what can we do?• Stories that she lightheartedly tipped him off his surfboard do not ring true of Diana who was totally in awe of him.

6 ring the changes British EnglishBrECHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to make changes to something, not because it needs changing but just in order to make it more interesting, more attractive etc 〔为了装饰或增加趣味而〕推出新花样，作出不同的安排

Choose a variety of foods and ring the changes with meals.

要选择不同种类的食物，每顿饭换换花样。

Examples from the Corpus

ring the changes• It's a stunning dress but it's meant for a woman with lots of clothes to ring the changes.• That's because we haven't published it yet ... Yep, it's time to ring the changes.• The owners of this modern kitchen preferred a wood appearance and so they rang the changes.• To ring the changes, hair was sprayed at the roots and lightly backcombed for an alternative look.• With a good group ring the changes - try for different effects with new faces at the front.• To ring the changes, try orange or lime-flavoured jellies for the cheesecake.• You should choose a variety of foods and ring the changes with meals.• Slicked scrunched or back-combed, you can ring the changes with these inspiring styles.

7 ring hollow UNTRUEif something that someone says rings hollow, you do not feel that it is true or sincere 听起来不真实[无诚意]

Assurances that things have changed ring hollow in many ears.

所谓情况已有改观的保证在很多人听来都是空话。

Examples from the Corpus

ring hollow• His assurances that things will change rang hollow.• Apart from a bit of woodworm, the beam seemed solid enough, but the panel rang hollow.• But its claim to have performed better than the Communist party did in 1950 rings hollow.• Summerchild taps on the hardboard divisions to demonstrate their solidity and stops at once when they ring hollow.• The Republicans put on an intimidating show, as they always intended, but it somehow rang hollow.• These arguments ring hollow because they misunderstand the mode of responsibility in question.• But once the events began, his image rang hollow for some.• Such events will ring hollow if they are not markers for some-thing larger and deeper that is going on in the school.• Their footsteps rang hollow in the register office like a bad comic going off stage.

8 ring in your ears CHEARif a sound or remark rings in your ears, you continue to remember it very clearly, exactly as it sounded, after it has finished 在耳边回响

He left Washington with the president’s praises ringing in his ears.

他离开了华盛顿，总统的赞扬还在他耳际回响。

Examples from the Corpus

ring in your ears• My father's discouraging words still ring in my ears.• In the end, the men returned with the praises of the generals ringing in their ears.• Lucy's advice rang in her ears.• The noise still rang in his ears.• The triumph of their compromise still rang in their ears.• The words ring in my ears.• There was a ringing in his ears.• His reply astounded me, and will ring in my ears for eternity.• And with those echoes ringing in my ears I booked up my day - and contemplated my fate.

n Grammar

Ring belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.

You can say:

The teacher rang the bell.

In this sentence, ‘the bell’ is the object of ring.

You can say:

The bell rang.

In this sentence, ‘the bell’ is the subject of ring.

PHRASAL VERBS

9 ring (somebody) back phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE TCTto telephone someone again, or to telephone someone because you were not available when they telephoned you 再（给某人）打电话；回（某人的）电话 SYN call (somebody) back

I’ll ring back as soon as I find out anything.

我一发现什么情况，会再给你打电话的。

John rang, and he wants you to ring him back.

约翰来过电话，他要你给他回电话。

Examples from the Corpus

ring back• He ran out of coins and asked the company secretary to ring him back.• He rang me back and said that he would certainly come.• He hadn't got the information I was waiting for but he rang me back at about a quarter to ten.• If the person promised to ring him back, he might fail to do so.• Could you ring her back when you've got a moment?

10 ring in phrasal verbphr v

a) British EnglishBrETCT to telephone the place where you work 给自己的工作单位打电话

Jane’s rung in to say she’ll be late.

简来电话说她要晚到一会儿。

He rang in sick (=telephoned to say he was ill) every morning for a week.

他有一个星期每天早上都打电话来说生病了。

b) ring in the New YearTMCCELEBRATE to celebrate the beginning of the New Year 鸣钟迎接新年

Examples from the Corpus

rang in sick• Anyway, we haven't seen him for a week or so, he rang in sick.

11 ring off phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE TCTto end a telephone call 挂断电话 → hang up

He rang off without giving his name.

他没留姓名就挂了电话。

Examples from the Corpus

ring off• I suppose I'd better ring off now -- we've been on the phone for over an hour.

12 ring out phrasal verbphr v

a) CSOUNDa voice, bell etc that rings out is loud and clear 〔嗓音、钟声等〕响亮

The sound of a shot rang out.

传来一声响亮的枪声。

b) ring out the Old YearTMCCELEBRATE to celebrate the end of the year 鸣钟辞别旧岁

13 ring round (somebody) phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE TCTto make telephone calls to a group of people, in order to organize something, find out information etc 四处打电话

I’ll ring round to see whether anyone’s interested in coming with us.

我会给大家打电话，看看谁有兴趣和我们一起去。

She rang round all the agencies.

她给所有的中介公司打了电话。

Examples from the Corpus

ring round • Somebody thought of it at an editorial conference, and Muggins here had to ring round all these celebrities to get comments.• And most parents have found themselves desperately ringing round friends and family trying to find a babysitter.

14 ring up phrasal verbphr v

a) British EnglishBrETCT to telephone someone （给某人）打电话 SYN call (somebody) up

ring somebody ↔ up

I’ll ring the manager up tomorrow.

明天我会给经理打电话。

I rang up and made an appointment.

我打电话预约了一下。

b) ring something ↔ upBB to press buttons on a cash register to record how much money is being put inside 把〔收进的钱〕记入现金出纳机

The cashier rang up £300 by mistake.

收银员误把300英镑记入了现金出纳机。

Examples from the Corpus

ring• Around midnight, the phone rang.• He was so loud my ears rang.• I wondered when you were going to ring.• All the students were out of their seats as soon as the bell rang.• At that moment, the door bell rang.• She was about to go out when the phone rang.• The phone's ringing.• If you tap something made of good glass, it should keep ringing for quite a long time.• A burglar alarm was ringing further along the road.• My ears were still ringing hours after the concert.• The phone rang in the kitchen.• The telephone would ring less frequently, although the girls might be more frequently on the telephone.• Thousands of protesters ringed the embassy.• We heard them ringing the temple bell.• I have rung the world from these boxes and feel a great affection and gratitude towards them.• Her eyes were ringed with heavy black liner.• The cathedral rang with the amazing voices of the choir.

ring for• Roberts walked across the lobby and rang for the elevator.

ring3 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp ringed) [transitiveT]

1 AROUND/ROUNDto surround something 包围；环绕

Thousands of people ringed the court building to demand the release of Mr Cox.

数千人包围了法院，要求释放考克斯先生。

be ringed with something

Her eyes were ringed with stiff black lashes.

她的眼睛上有一圈硬挺的黑睫毛。

2 MARK British EnglishBrE to draw a circular mark around something 把…圈起来 SYN circle

Ring the mistakes in red.

用红笔把错误圈出来。

Examples from the Corpus

ring• Around midnight, the phone rang.• He was so loud my ears rang.• The phone rang in the kitchen.• I have rung the world from these boxes and feel a great affection and gratitude towards them.

The RingRing, Then

n1.a set of four operas by Richard Wagner, known also as The Ring of the Nibelung or The Ring Cycle. They are based on stories from German mythology, and are known for being very long.

From Longman Business Dictionary

ringring1 /rɪŋ/ noun [countableC]

1 (also price ring)COMMERCELAW a group of manufacturers or suppliers who have agreed to fix prices, often illegally, so that there is no competition between them and they can make large profits

2 (also auction ring), or bidders’ ringCOMMERCELAW a group of dealers who work together illegally to buy things at an AUCTION (=an event where things are sold to the person who is willing to pay most) at low prices, then sell them later at higher prices and share the profit

3LAW a group of criminals working together

Police suspect a drug ring may be operating in the area.

4FINANCE the area of a COMMODITY EXCHANGE where trading takes place

5give somebody a ring especially British EnglishBrE to make a telephone call to someone

Give me a ring if you want to discuss the proposal.

ringring2 verb (past tensepst rang /ræŋ/, past participlepp rung /rʌŋ/)

1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrE to make a telephone call to someoneSYN CALL

I rang you yesterday but you weren’t in.

Ring this number for further information.

2[intransitiveI] If a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is phoning you

The phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day.

→ ring somebody back

→ ring in

→ ring off

→ ring round somebody

→ ring up

Origin ring1

1. Old English hring

2. (1500-1600) → RING1

单词	ring
释义	ring Word family adjectiveringedringlessringletednounringerringetteringingringletringsterring binderringbitringboltringboneringdovering fingerringleaderringmanringmasterring roadringsideringsiderringstandringtailringwayringworkringwormringtoneringadverbringwiseringingly Related topics: Jewellery, Colours & sounds, Crime, Astronomy ring1 /rɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countableC] → wring 1 jewellery 首饰DCJ a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger 戒指，指环 a diamond ring 钻戒 a plain silver ring 一枚素面银戒指 → engagement ring at engagement(1), signet ring, wedding ring →4 See picture of 见图 JEWELLERY →5 see picture at 见图 jewellery 2 circle 圆圈 a) CIRCLEan object in the shape of a circle 环状物，圈状物 a rubber ring for children to go swimming with 儿童游泳用的橡皮圈 onion rings 洋葱圈 a key ring 钥匙环 → napkin ring b) MARKa circular line or mark 环状线；环形记号 ring around She left a dirty ring around the bath. 她在浴缸里留下了一圈污渍。 ring round British EnglishBrE a ring round the moon 月亮的光晕 c) GROUP OF PEOPLEa group of people or things arranged in a circle 〔人或物的〕一圈 ring of A ring of armed troops surrounded the building. 武装士兵围成一圈包围了大楼。 The city was overlooked by a ring of high-rise buildings. 从四周的高楼大厦可以俯瞰这座城市。 3 give somebody a ring British EnglishBrE informalTCT to make a telephone call to someone 给某人打电话 I’ll give you a ring later in the week. 这个星期晚些时候我会给你打电话。 Examples from the Corpus give somebody a ring• All points in a given delay ring are indistinguishable from one another using this information alone.• You then push the cable connector on to one side of the T-connector and give the lock ring a twist.• Whatever your needs or circumstances give us a ring now!• Mr Evans gave it to me and he gave Carrie a ring.• Perhaps, he thought with sudden abandon, he should give Edith Mallory a ring this very moment and express his thanks.• Evil is devious, it is trying to turn Good against Good by making Frodo try to give the Ring away.• Any reader wanting the right detector to suit his pocket and plenty of sound advice is welcome to give me a ring. 4 bells 钟；铃CSOUND the sound made by a bell or the act of making this sound 钟声；铃声；敲钟；按铃 a ring at the doorbell 门铃声 5 criminals 罪犯SCC a group of people who illegally control a business or criminal activity 〔从事非法交易或犯罪活动的〕团伙，帮派 Are you aware that a drugs ring is being operated in the club? 你有没有发现俱乐部里有贩毒团伙在活动？ Secret files reveal an Oxford spy ring. 秘密文件揭露牛津有个间谍网。 6 have the/a ring of something TRUEif a statement or argument has a ring of truth, confidence etc, it seems as if it has this quality 〔话语或论点〕看来有某种特性 His explanation has the ring of truth. 他的解释似乎是真的。 Examples from the Corpus have the/a ring of something• Lies by their nature have the ring of truth.• Some stories have a ring of truth, if a little exaggerated: They do fit the known biography.• Thinkers, like the aforementioned, gained status because they suggest answers that have the ring of truth. 7 have a familiar ring REMEMBERif something has a familiar ring, you feel that you have heard it before 听起来耳熟 His voice had a strangely familiar ring. 他的声音听起来不可思议地耳熟。 Examples from the Corpus have a familiar ring• The terrors which Mr Cash expresses about our future in the community have a familiar ring about them.• These and other questions have a familiar ring because versions of these same questions are posted in various places on the walls.• Some findings will have a familiar ring in the West. 8 run rings around somebody informalBETTER to be able to do something much better than someone else can 大大胜过某人 I’m sure you can run rings around him. 我肯定你会比他强得多。 Examples from the Corpus run rings around somebody• For sheer cleverness she could run rings around them all.• Each time the Congress met, which was roughly every six months, Boris Yeltsin ran rings around it. 9 cooking 烹调 British EnglishBrEDFC one of the circular areas on top of a cooker that is heated by gas or electricity 环形灶盘，炉头 → hob SYN American English burner a gas ring 煤气炉头 10 sport 体育运动 a) DSOa small square area surrounded by ropes, where people box or wrestle 拳击台；摔跤台 → ringside b) the ringDSO the sport of boxing 拳击运动 He retired from the ring at 34. 他34岁退出拳坛。 11. entertainment 娱乐 a large circular area surrounded by seats at a circus 〔马戏团的〕圆形表演场 n COLLOCATIONS verbs wear a ring He wore a gold ring on his right hand. have a ring on They saw I didn’t have a wedding ring on. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ring a gold/silver ring She took off her gold ring. a diamond/sapphire etc ring On her right hand was a huge diamond ring. a heavy ring Her fingers were clustered with heavy rings. a plain ring She wore a plain gold ring. a wedding ring He gave her a diamond wedding ring on their wedding day. an engagement ring I noticed that she had an engagement ring on her finger. an eternity ring (=a ring given as a sign of lasting love, especially one with stones all round it) a signet ring (=a ring that has a letter or symbol cut into a flat surface) Examples from the Corpus ring• The cottage was surrounded by a ring of trees.• The children sat around him in a ring, eager to hear his story.• There were two car keys on a ring that said FIAT.• There was a ring at the door.• A ring of mountains encircles the Val d'Aosta.• The cup left a dark ring on the table.• Drug rings operate in most large cities of the world.• Cut the onion into rings and fry in a little oil.• This elegant Borzoi is shown leaving the judging ring, calmly and with poise.• napkin rings• They make great onion rings there.• The hostage's wrists had red rings on them where the ropes had been pulled tight.• Torn webbing between his right ring and middle fingers and a torn knee cartilage in 1992.• Kersey blew smoke rings and watched them with approval.• He sat in a corner blowing smoke rings.• Corvino was the sixth member of the spy ring to be arrested for stealing high-tech secrets from several silicon valley firms.• If the rings do not align symmetrically, look for a mark on either bridle.• He died right there in the ring.• When an advanced version of the ring becomes available, it will be tested in a Boston-area hospital, Yang said.• The ring glittered on its damson pouffe like some intra-uterine device.• My glass left a wet ring on the table.• You have to throw the wooden rings so that they land around the bottles. diamond ring• He scooped the jackpot and a diamond ring prize after calling house on 52 in our big money game number 229.• Deronda calls on Mirah to ask her to marry him, laying his gloves and diamond ring on a table.• A gold-and-diamond ring was taken at gunpoint.• Ruby and diamond ring, $ 129.• The plaintiff advertised a gold watch and diamond ring for sale.• The beautiful diamond ring had gone.• Pictures of the gold, diamond rings and expensive watches the two accumulated were shown in public anti-corruption exhibitions.• She wore large gold earrings and a heavy strand of pearls, and on her right hand was a huge diamond ring.• On her right hand was a huge diamond ring. ring round• They have a ring round their neck and are what they call walking toads.• When we say that a ring round the moon means rain, we refer to a connection in nature.• She still looked attractive, even with black rings round her eyes, he decided.• And most parents have found themselves desperately ringing round friends and family trying to find a babysitter.• She ran rings round him, but he loved her all the same.• He was a Gemini, complex and clever, a dual personality who could run rings round her with contemptuous ease.• Somebody thought of it at an editorial conference, and Muggins here had to ring round all these celebrities to get comments. spy ring• Secret files reveal an Oxford spy ring.• It suggests there was an Oxford spy ring in the 1930s which passed secrets to the Soviet Union. Related topics: Colours & sounds, Telephone, telegraph ring2 /rɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tensepst rang /ræŋ/, past participlepp rung /rʌŋ/) → wring 1 bell 钟；铃 a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CSOUND to make a bell make a sound, especially to call someone’s attention to you or to call someone to help you 使钟[铃]鸣响；敲钟；按铃 I rang the doorbell but no one came. 我按了门铃，但没有人来。 ring for The sign said, ‘Ring for service’. 牌子上写着:“需要服务请按铃”。 Instead of ringing for the maid, she made the tea herself. 她没有按铃叫女仆，而是自己沏了茶。 b) [intransitiveI]SOUND if a bell rings, it makes a noise 〔钟、铃〕鸣响 The bell rang for the end of break. 铃声响了，休息时间结束。 2 telephone 电话 a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] British EnglishBrE to make a telephone call to someone （给…）打电话 SYN call, phone I was going to ring you but I don’t have your number. 我想给你打电话，但没有你的电话号码。 ring for Sally rang for a taxi. 萨莉打电话叫出租车。 b) [intransitiveI]TCT if a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is telephoning you 〔电话铃〕鸣响 The phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day. 电话铃整天响个不停。 ► see thesaurus at phone 3 sounds 声音 [intransitiveI] a) CHBHif your ears ring, they make a continuous sound that only you can hear, after you have been somewhere very noisy or heard a loud sound 〔因去过吵闹的地方或听到很大的声响而耳朵〕鸣响，嗡嗡作响 The explosion made our ears ring. 爆炸声震得我们耳朵嗡嗡作响。 b) literaryCSOUND if a place rings with a sound, it is full of that sound 回响，响彻 ring with The whole room rang with their laughter. 整个房间回荡着他们的笑声。 4 ring a bell informalREMEMBER if something rings a bell, it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is 听起来耳熟 Her name rings a bell but I can’t remember her face. 她的名字听起来耳熟，但是她的面孔我却记不得了。 Examples from the Corpus ring a bell• Does the name Bill Buckner ring a bell?• At eight sharp the duty orderly rang a bell.• But the name Woodall rings a bell.• Does the name Se Ri Pak ring a bell?• She went in out of the heat to piped-in music and little ringing bells.• To readers of this column does the name Rosenstein ring a bell?• The name rings a bell, but I can't place it at the moment.• I knew it rang a bell somewhere.• "Gentle Ben's Brewing Company" will ring a bell with anyone who has lived in Arizona. 5 not ring true UNTRUEif something does not ring true, you do not believe it, even though you are not sure why 听起来不真实 It was a possible explanation, but it didn’t quite ring true. 这也许是个理由，但听上去不像真的。 Examples from the Corpus not ring true• None of her explanations rang true.• One of the jurors said that Hill's explanation just didn't ring true.• There was something odd about her story, something that didn't ring true.• But this would only be a story, and would not ring true.• Frankly, it just does not ring true.• Something does not ring true ... but what can we do?• Stories that she lightheartedly tipped him off his surfboard do not ring true of Diana who was totally in awe of him. 6 ring the changes British EnglishBrECHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to make changes to something, not because it needs changing but just in order to make it more interesting, more attractive etc 〔为了装饰或增加趣味而〕推出新花样，作出不同的安排 Choose a variety of foods and ring the changes with meals. 要选择不同种类的食物，每顿饭换换花样。 Examples from the Corpus ring the changes• It's a stunning dress but it's meant for a woman with lots of clothes to ring the changes.• That's because we haven't published it yet ... Yep, it's time to ring the changes.• The owners of this modern kitchen preferred a wood appearance and so they rang the changes.• To ring the changes, hair was sprayed at the roots and lightly backcombed for an alternative look.• With a good group ring the changes - try for different effects with new faces at the front.• To ring the changes, try orange or lime-flavoured jellies for the cheesecake.• You should choose a variety of foods and ring the changes with meals.• Slicked scrunched or back-combed, you can ring the changes with these inspiring styles. 7 ring hollow UNTRUEif something that someone says rings hollow, you do not feel that it is true or sincere 听起来不真实[无诚意] Assurances that things have changed ring hollow in many ears. 所谓情况已有改观的保证在很多人听来都是空话。 Examples from the Corpus ring hollow• His assurances that things will change rang hollow.• Apart from a bit of woodworm, the beam seemed solid enough, but the panel rang hollow.• But its claim to have performed better than the Communist party did in 1950 rings hollow.• Summerchild taps on the hardboard divisions to demonstrate their solidity and stops at once when they ring hollow.• The Republicans put on an intimidating show, as they always intended, but it somehow rang hollow.• These arguments ring hollow because they misunderstand the mode of responsibility in question.• But once the events began, his image rang hollow for some.• Such events will ring hollow if they are not markers for some-thing larger and deeper that is going on in the school.• Their footsteps rang hollow in the register office like a bad comic going off stage. 8 ring in your ears CHEARif a sound or remark rings in your ears, you continue to remember it very clearly, exactly as it sounded, after it has finished 在耳边回响 He left Washington with the president’s praises ringing in his ears. 他离开了华盛顿，总统的赞扬还在他耳际回响。 Examples from the Corpus ring in your ears• My father's discouraging words still ring in my ears.• In the end, the men returned with the praises of the generals ringing in their ears.• Lucy's advice rang in her ears.• The noise still rang in his ears.• The triumph of their compromise still rang in their ears.• The words ring in my ears.• There was a ringing in his ears.• His reply astounded me, and will ring in my ears for eternity.• And with those echoes ringing in my ears I booked up my day - and contemplated my fate. n Grammar Ring belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. You can say: The teacher rang the bell. In this sentence, ‘the bell’ is the object of ring. You can say: The bell rang. In this sentence, ‘the bell’ is the subject of ring. PHRASAL VERBS 9 ring (somebody) back phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE TCTto telephone someone again, or to telephone someone because you were not available when they telephoned you 再（给某人）打电话；回（某人的）电话 SYN call (somebody) back I’ll ring back as soon as I find out anything. 我一发现什么情况，会再给你打电话的。 John rang, and he wants you to ring him back. 约翰来过电话，他要你给他回电话。 Examples from the Corpus ring back• He ran out of coins and asked the company secretary to ring him back.• He rang me back and said that he would certainly come.• He hadn't got the information I was waiting for but he rang me back at about a quarter to ten.• If the person promised to ring him back, he might fail to do so.• Could you ring her back when you've got a moment? 10 ring in phrasal verbphr v a) British EnglishBrETCT to telephone the place where you work 给自己的工作单位打电话 Jane’s rung in to say she’ll be late. 简来电话说她要晚到一会儿。 He rang in sick (=telephoned to say he was ill) every morning for a week. 他有一个星期每天早上都打电话来说生病了。 b) ring in the New YearTMCCELEBRATE to celebrate the beginning of the New Year 鸣钟迎接新年 Examples from the Corpus rang in sick• Anyway, we haven't seen him for a week or so, he rang in sick. 11 ring off phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE TCTto end a telephone call 挂断电话 → hang up He rang off without giving his name. 他没留姓名就挂了电话。 Examples from the Corpus ring off• I suppose I'd better ring off now -- we've been on the phone for over an hour. 12 ring out phrasal verbphr v a) CSOUNDa voice, bell etc that rings out is loud and clear 〔嗓音、钟声等〕响亮 The sound of a shot rang out. 传来一声响亮的枪声。 b) ring out the Old YearTMCCELEBRATE to celebrate the end of the year 鸣钟辞别旧岁 13 ring round (somebody) phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE TCTto make telephone calls to a group of people, in order to organize something, find out information etc 四处打电话 I’ll ring round to see whether anyone’s interested in coming with us. 我会给大家打电话，看看谁有兴趣和我们一起去。 She rang round all the agencies. 她给所有的中介公司打了电话。 Examples from the Corpus ring round • Somebody thought of it at an editorial conference, and Muggins here had to ring round all these celebrities to get comments.• And most parents have found themselves desperately ringing round friends and family trying to find a babysitter. 14 ring up phrasal verbphr v a) British EnglishBrETCT to telephone someone （给某人）打电话 SYN call (somebody) up ring somebody ↔ up I’ll ring the manager up tomorrow. 明天我会给经理打电话。 I rang up and made an appointment. 我打电话预约了一下。 b) ring something ↔ upBB to press buttons on a cash register to record how much money is being put inside 把〔收进的钱〕记入现金出纳机 The cashier rang up £300 by mistake. 收银员误把300英镑记入了现金出纳机。 Examples from the Corpus ring• Around midnight, the phone rang.• He was so loud my ears rang.• I wondered when you were going to ring.• All the students were out of their seats as soon as the bell rang.• At that moment, the door bell rang.• She was about to go out when the phone rang.• The phone's ringing.• If you tap something made of good glass, it should keep ringing for quite a long time.• A burglar alarm was ringing further along the road.• My ears were still ringing hours after the concert.• The phone rang in the kitchen.• The telephone would ring less frequently, although the girls might be more frequently on the telephone.• Thousands of protesters ringed the embassy.• We heard them ringing the temple bell.• I have rung the world from these boxes and feel a great affection and gratitude towards them.• Her eyes were ringed with heavy black liner.• The cathedral rang with the amazing voices of the choir. ring for• Roberts walked across the lobby and rang for the elevator. ring3 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp ringed) [transitiveT] 1 AROUND/ROUNDto surround something 包围；环绕 Thousands of people ringed the court building to demand the release of Mr Cox. 数千人包围了法院，要求释放考克斯先生。 be ringed with something Her eyes were ringed with stiff black lashes. 她的眼睛上有一圈硬挺的黑睫毛。 2 MARK British EnglishBrE to draw a circular mark around something 把…圈起来 SYN circle Ring the mistakes in red. 用红笔把错误圈出来。 Examples from the Corpus ring• Around midnight, the phone rang.• He was so loud my ears rang.• The phone rang in the kitchen.• I have rung the world from these boxes and feel a great affection and gratitude towards them. The RingRing, Then n1.a set of four operas by Richard Wagner, known also as The Ring of the Nibelung or The Ring Cycle. They are based on stories from German mythology, and are known for being very long. From Longman Business Dictionary ringring1 /rɪŋ/ noun [countableC] 1 (also price ring)COMMERCELAW a group of manufacturers or suppliers who have agreed to fix prices, often illegally, so that there is no competition between them and they can make large profits 2 (also auction ring), or bidders’ ringCOMMERCELAW a group of dealers who work together illegally to buy things at an AUCTION (=an event where things are sold to the person who is willing to pay most) at low prices, then sell them later at higher prices and share the profit 3LAW a group of criminals working together Police suspect a drug ring may be operating in the area. 4FINANCE the area of a COMMODITY EXCHANGE where trading takes place 5give somebody a ring especially British EnglishBrE to make a telephone call to someone Give me a ring if you want to discuss the proposal. ringring2 verb (past tensepst rang /ræŋ/, past participlepp rung /rʌŋ/) 1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrE to make a telephone call to someoneSYN CALL I rang you yesterday but you weren’t in. Ring this number for further information. 2[intransitiveI] If a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is phoning you The phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day. → ring somebody back → ring in → ring off → ring round somebody → ring up Origin ring1 1. Old English hring 2. (1500-1600) → RING1
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