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- informal an athlete or horse fraudulently substituted for another in a competition or event〈非正式〉(体育比赛中)冒名顶替的运动员(或马)。
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- a person's or thing's double, especially an impostor替身, 替代物(尤指骗子):
he's a ringer for the French actor Fernandel.
他是法国演员费尔南多的替身。
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- a highly proficient person brought in supplement a team or group替补队员。
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- a motor vehicle whose identity has been fraudulently changed by the substitution of a different registration plate挂假车牌的汽车。
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- a person who rings something, especially a bell-ringer按铃(或摇铃)人; 敲钟人。
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- a device for ringing a bell, especially on a telephone鸣钟器, 电话鸣铃装置。
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- Austral./NZ a shearer with the highest tally of sheep shorn in a given period〈澳/新西兰〉剪羊毛快手。
- ORIGIN: late 19th cent.: special use of dialect ringer 'something exceptionally good'.
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- Austral. a stockman, especially one employed in droving〈澳〉(尤指受雇赶牲口的)畜牧工。
- ORIGIN: early 20th cent.: from ring 'turn (a group of cattle) back on itself, work as a drover'.
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- Ornithology, Brit. a person who rings birds for identification purposes【鸟】〈英〉给鸟系腿环的人。