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| 1 | C a piece of jewellery in the form of a circle that you wear on a finger 戒指；指环 |
| a gold ring 金戒指 |
| wedding ring He’ s married but he doesn’ t wear a wedding ring. 他已结婚，但没有戴结婚戒指。 |
| +on She had a ring on every finger. 她的每个手指上都戴着戒指。 |
| | 1a | an object in the shape of a circle 环状物体；环；圈 | | onion rings 洋葱圈 | | curtain rings 窗帘环 | |
| | 1b | a line or shape that forms a ring 圆圈 | | She had black rings round her eyes from tiredness. 由于疲劳她眼睛周围出现了黑眼圈。 | |
| | 1c | a piece of metal with a number on it that is put around the leg of a bird so that you can recognize it again later （套在鸟腿上的）金属环 | |
| | 1d | a group of people or things that form a ring 一圈人（或物） | | +of He glanced round the ring of faces waiting for him to speak. 他环顾了一下围成一圈等候他讲话的人群。 | | in a ring (=arranged in the shape of the edge of a circle) They sat in a ring around the fire. 围成一圈 | |
| | 1e | a flat circle heated by gas or electricity on the top of a cooker 环形灶盘 | |
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| 2 | C a sound produced by a phone when someone calls you 电话铃声 |
| He answered on the first ring. 电话铃刚响了一声他就接了电话。 |
| | 2a | to phone someone 给某人打电话 | | Give me a ring tomorrow and we’ ll arrange something for this weekend. 明天给我打个电话，我们来给这个周末安排些活动。 | |
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| 3 | C the sound that a bell produces 铃声；钟声 |
| He was interrupted by the ring of the doorbell. 门铃声打断了他。 |
| | 3a | C an act of making a bell produce a sound 按铃；敲钟 | | Impatiently she gave another ring of the doorbell. 她不耐烦地又按了一次门铃。 | |
| | 3b | singular a sound like a bell 像钟（或铃）的声音 | | The ring of his hammer echoed round the square. 他的锤子的敲击声在广场上回响。 | |
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| 4 | C a raised square area surrounded by ropes where people take part in boxing or wrestling 拳击场；拳击台；摔跤场 |
| | 4a | the sport of boxing or wrestling 拳击比赛；摔跤比赛 | | Hale today announced his retirement from the ring. 黑尔今天宣布从拳坛引退。 | |
| | 4b | an area surrounded by seats at a circus （马戏团的）圆形表演场 | |
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| 5 | C a group of people involved in an activity , especially an illegal one 团伙；帮派 |
| The officer was suspected of involvement in an international drugs ring. 这名官员被怀疑与国际贩毒集团有牵连。 |
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| 6 | singular a particular quality that something such as a statement seems to have （某物的）特有品质 |
| Her account has a ring of authenticity about it. 她对此的陈述似乎是真实的。 |
| have a ring of truth His version of events had a ring of truth. 他对事件的描述似乎是真实的。 |
| have a familiar ring This story may have a familiar ring to it. 这个故事可能跟它有些相似。 |
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| - | runringsround/around sb informal
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| to be much better at something than someone else |
| 大大胜过某人；比某人好得多 |
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| My kids run rings round me when it comes to using the Internet. 我的孩子们使用因特网比我熟练多了。 |
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