[VERB 动词]给…打电话 When you ring someone, you telephone them.
[V n]
[V]
[V adv]
[V for n]
[V n P]
[V P]
[V P about n]
[V P n (not pron)]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
He rang me at my mother's...
他打电话到我妈妈家找我。
If you'd like more information, ring the Hotline on 414 3929...
如果想了解更多信息,请拨打热线电话414 3929。
I would ring when I got back to the hotel...
我回到酒店就会打电话。
She has rung home just once...
她只给家里打了一次电话。
Could someone ring for a taxi?
有谁能打电话叫出租车吗?
Ring up means the same as ring .ring up 同ring
You can ring us up anytime...
你随时都可以给我们打电话。
John rang up and invited himself over for dinner...
约翰打电话来,主动要求过来吃晚饭。
A few months ago I rang up about some housing problems...
几个月前,我打电话问过一些住房的问题。
Nobody rings up a doctor in the middle of the night for no reason.
没有人会无缘无故半夜给医生打电话。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用call
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[VERB 动词](电话)响铃,鸣响 When a telephone rings, it makes a sound to let you know that someone is phoning you.
[V]
As soon as he got home, the phone rang...
他一回到家,电话就响了。
The phone never stopped ringing.
这部电话一直响个不停。
Ring is also a noun.
After at least eight rings, an ancient-sounding maid answered the phone.
电话至少响了8声之后,一个听起来非常年老的女仆接了电话。
ringing
She was jolted out of her sleep by the ringing of the telephone.
她被电话铃声惊醒了。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](铃)作响;摇(铃);按(铃) When you ring a bell or when a bell rings, it makes a sound.
[V]
[V n]
He heard the school bell ring...
他听见学校的铃声响了。
The door was opened before she could ring the bell.
她还没来得及按门铃,门就开了。
Ring is also a noun.
There was a ring at the bell.
铃声响了。
ringing
...the ringing of church bells.
教堂的钟声
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[VERB 动词]按铃呼唤;摇铃召唤 If you ring for something, you ring a bell to call someone to bring it to you. If you ring for someone, you ring a bell so that they will come to you.
[V for n]
Shall I ring for a fresh pot of tea?...
要我按铃叫一壶新沏的茶水吗?
He rang for the guard to let him out.
他按铃叫保安放他出去。
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[VERB 动词](声音)回响,回荡,响彻 If you say that a place is ringing with sound, usually pleasant sound, you mean that the place is completely filled with that sound.
[V with n]
[Also V]
[LITERARY 文]
The whole place was ringing with music.
整个地方都回荡着音乐。
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[N-SING 单数名词](说法、讨论、辩论等的)特性,特点 You can use ring to describe a quality that something such as a statement, discussion, or argument seems to have. For example, if an argument has a familiar ring, it seems familiar.
[usu a adj N]
His proud boast of leading 'the party of low taxation' has a hollow ring.
他洋洋得意地吹嘘自己领导着“一个主张低税收的政党”,这听起来很空洞。
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[PHRASE 短语]改变;改善;推出新花样 If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
[V inflects]
Ring the changes by adding spices, dried fruit or olives.
加点香料、干果或橄榄以换换口味。
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[PHRASE 短语]记忆犹新;在耳边回响;在脑海中浮现 If you say that someone's words ring in your ears or ring in your head, you mean that you remember them very clearly, usually when you would prefer to forget them.
[V and N inflect]
[LITERARY 文]
She shivered as the sound of that man's abuse rang in her ears.
她耳边回响起那个男人的辱骂气得浑身发抖。
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[PHRASE 短语]给…打电话 If you give someone a ring, you phone them.
[V inflects]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
We'll give him a ring as soon as we get back.
我们一回来就会给他打电话。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用call
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[PHRASE 短语](说法)听起来真实/听起来空洞 If a statement rings true, it seems to be true or genuine. If it rings hollow, it does not seem to be true or genuine.
[V inflects]
Joanna's denial rang true...
乔安娜的否认听起来像是真的。
The rumpus has made all the optimistic statements about unity and harmony ring a little hollow.
这一番吵闹使得所有关于团结和谐的乐观言论听起来都显得有几分空洞。
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See also:
ringing
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to ring a bell
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bell
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相关词组:
ring around
ring back
ring in
ring off
ring out
ring round
ring up
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]戒指;指环 A ring is a small circle of metal or other substance that you wear on your finger as jewellery.
She wore several diamond rings.
她戴了好几个钻石戒指。
...a gold wedding ring.
黄金婚戒
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]圈形物;环状物 An object or substance that is in the shape of a circle can be described as a ring .
[usu with supp]
Frank took a large ring of keys from his pocket.
弗兰克从口袋里掏出一大串钥匙。
...a ring of blue smoke.
蓝色的烟圈
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]围成一圈的人(或物) A group of people or things arranged in a circle can be described as a ring .
[usu with supp]
They then formed a ring around the square.
然后他们在广场周围围成了一圈。
...grilled fish surrounded by a ring of thinly cut carrots.
边上放着一圈薄胡萝卜片的烤鱼
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]环形灶盘;炉头 A gas or electric ring is one of the small flat areas on top of a stove which heat up and which you use for cooking.
[usu supp N]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用burner
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]圆形竞技(或表演)场地;拳击台;摔跤台;马戏台 At a boxing or wrestling match or a circus, the ring is the place where the contest or performance takes place. It consists of an enclosed space with seats round it.
[usu with supp]
He will never again be allowed inside a British boxing ring.
他被永久禁止踏入英国拳击赛场。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]团伙;帮派 You can refer to an organized group of people who are involved in an illegal activity as a ring .
[usu n N]
Police are investigating the suspected drug ring at the school.
警方正在调查这所学校的可疑贩毒团伙。
...an international spy ring.
国际间谍组织
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[VERB 动词](建筑物或地方)用…围起来,被…环绕 If a building or place is ringed with or by something, it is surrounded by it.
[be V-ed]
[usu passive]
The areas are sealed off and ringed by troops.
这些地区被军队封锁包围了。
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[VERB 动词]给(鸟儿)环志 If you ring a bird, you put a small metal ring around its leg so that you can identify it and study its movements and habits.
[V n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
He demonstrated his techniques for ringing birds.
他展示了给鸟儿环志的技术。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用tag
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[PHRASE 短语]大大胜过;远远超过 If you say that someone runs rings round you or runs rings around you, you mean that they are a lot better or a lot more successful than you at a particular activity.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Mentally, he can still run rings round men half his age!
他在智力上仍远远高于那些比他年轻一半的人。
Oxford
ring1★/rɪŋ; NAmErɪŋ/
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verb
☞see also
ring
2ringringsringedringingnoun★ _ring_comp.jpg _ring.jpg jewellery 首饰1★[countable ]a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger, consisting of a round band of gold, silver, etc, sometimes decorated with precious stones戒指;指环◆a gold ring金戒指◆A diamond glittered on her ring finger(= the finger next to the little finger, especially on the left hand).一颗钻石在她的无名指上闪闪发光。☞see also
engagement ring
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signet ring
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wedding ring
circle 圆圈2★[countable ]an object in the shape of a circle with a large hole in the middle 环状物;圈形的东西◆a key ring钥匙环◆curtain rings窗帘环◆onion rings洋葱圈3★[countable ]a round mark or shape 圆形标记;圆形◆She had dark rings around her eyes from lack of sleep.她因为缺觉,眼圈儿都黑了。◆The children sat on the floor in a ring.孩子们围成一圈,坐在地板上。for performance/competition 表演;比赛4★[countable ]a confined area in which animals or people perform or compete, with seats around the outside for the audience 圆形表演场(或竞技场)◆a boxing ring拳击场◆a circus ring马戏场☞see also
bullring
for cooking 烹饪5[countable ]( especially BrE) a small flat place on a cooker/stove that is heated by gas or electricity and is used for cooking on 炉口;灶盘SYN
burner
◆to turn off the gas ring关上煤气灶group of people 人群6[countable ]a group of people who are working together, especially in secret or illegally (尤指秘密的或非法的)团伙,帮派,集团◆a spy ring间谍网◆a drugs ring贩毒集团IDIOMrun ˈrings around/round sb( informal) to be much better at doing sth than sb else 做事远比某人好;遥遥领先☞more at
hat
verb(ringed,ringed)surround 包围1[often passive ]ringsb/sth (with sth) to surround sb/sth 包围;环绕◆Thousands of demonstrators ringed the building.成千上万的示威者包围了大楼。bird's leg 鸟腿2ringsth to put a metal ring around a bird's leg so that it can be easily identified in the future 给…戴上金属环(以便将来辨认)draw circle 画圆3ringsth ( especially BrE) to draw a circle around sth 绕…画圆;把…圈起来SYN
circle
◆Ring the correct answer in pencil.用铅笔圈出正确答案。ring/rɪŋ; NAmErɪŋ/ring2★/rɪŋ; NAmErɪŋ/
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ring
1ringringsrangrungringingverb★(rang/ræŋ; NAmEræŋ/rung/rʌŋ; NAmErʌŋ/)telephone 电话1★( BrE) (alsocallNAmE,BrE)[transitive , intransitive ]to telephone sb/sth 给…打电话ringsb/sth up ◆I'll ring you up later.我稍后再给你打电话。◆He rang up the police station.他给警察局打了电话。ringsb/sth ◆When is the best time to ring New York?什么时间给纽约打电话最好?ring(up) ◆David rang up while you were out.你不在的时候戴维打电话来了。◆He said he was ringing from London.他说他是从伦敦打来的。◆I'm ringing about your advertisement in the paper.我打电话来问一下你们在报纸上登的广告。◆She rang to say she'd be late.她打电话来说她要迟到。ringfor sth ◆Could you ring for a cab?你打电话叫辆出租车来好吗?☞note at
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2★[intransitive ](of a telephone 电话)to make a sound because sb is trying to telephone you 发出铃声◆Will you answer the telephone if it rings?电话铃响时你接一下好吗?bell 铃;钟3★[transitive , intransitive ]if you ringa bell or if a bell rings,it produces a sound (使)发出钟声,响起铃声ring(sth) ◆Someone was ringing the doorbell.有人在按门铃。◆The church bells rang.教堂的钟声响了。ringfor sb/sth ◆Just ring for the nurse (= attract the nurse's attention by ringing a bell)if you need her. 如果想找护士,按一下铃就行了。with sound 声响4[intransitive ]ring(with sth) ( literary) to be full of a sound; to fill a place with sound 回响;响彻SYN
resound
◆The house rang with children's laughter.房子里回响着孩子们的笑声。◆Applause rang through the hall.掌声响彻整个大厅。with quality 特性5[intransitive ]ring(with sth) to be full of a particular quality 充满◆His words rang with pride.他的话充满了骄傲。of ears 耳朵6[intransitive ]to be uncomfortable and be unable to hear clearly, usually because you have heard a loud noise, etc. 嗡嗡作响◆The music was so loud it made my ears ring.音乐的声音太大了,震得我的耳朵嗡嗡响。IDIOMSring a ˈbell( informal) to sound familiar to you, as though you have heard it before 听起来耳熟◆His name rings a bell but I can't think where we met.他的名字听着很熟,但我想不起我们在哪里见过。ring the ˈchanges (with sth)( BrE) to make changes to sth in order to have greater variety 使更多样化;变换花样◆Ring the changes with a new colour.用一种新的颜色来改变一下。ˌring in your ˈears/ˈheadto make you feel that you can still hear sth 在耳边回响◆His warning was still ringing in my ears.他的警告依然在我耳边回响。ˌring off the ˈhook( usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) ( NAmE) (of a telephone 电话)to ring many times 响声不断;铃声大作◆The phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help.表示愿意提供援助的电话接连不断。ring ˈtrue/ˈhollow/ˈfalseto give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true 给人以真实(或空洞、虚假)的印象◆It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.这个故事也许显得离奇,但我却觉得很真实。☞more at
alarm
n.PHRASAL VERBSˌring aˈround= ring round★ˌring ˈback | ˌring sb↔ˈback( BrE) to telephone sb again, for example because they were not there when you called earlier, or to return a call they made to you (给某人)再打电话,回覆电话◆He isn't here now—could you ring back later?他现在不在,你过会儿再打电话来好吗?◆I'll ask Simon to ring you back when he gets in.等西蒙来了,我让他给你回电话。ˌring ˈin( BrE) to telephone a television or radio show, or the place where you work 给电视(或电台)节目打电话;给自己的工作单位打电话ˌring ˈin sthto ring bells to celebrate sth, especially the new year 鸣钟欢庆(尤指新年)ˌring ˈoff( BrE) to put down the telephone because you have finished speaking 挂断电话◆He rang off before I could explain.我还没来得及解释他就挂了。ˌring ˈoutto be heard loudly and clearly 清晰可闻;发出清脆的响声◆A number of shots rang out.这时听见几声清脆的枪声。ˌring ˈround (sb/sth) | ˌring aˈround (sb/sth)( BrE) to telephone a number of people in order to organize sth or to get some information, etc. 电话通知,电话询问(各人)◆I rang round all the travel agents in the area.我打电话询问了那个地区所有的旅行社。ˌring ˈthrough (to sb)( BrE) to make a telephone call to sb, especially within the same building 打电话(给同一栋大楼内的人)◆Reception just rang through to say my visitor has arrived.接待处刚刚打电话来说我的客人到了。ˌring sth↔ˈupto enter the cost of goods being bought in a shop/store on a cash registerby pressing the buttons; to make sales of a particular value 将(款额)输入现金出纳机;达到…销售额◆She rang up all the items on the till.她将各项款额都记入了现金出纳机。◆The company rang up sales of $166 million last year.公司去年的销售额为 1.66 亿元。noun★of bell 铃;钟1★[countable ]the sound that a bell makes; the act of ringing a bell 铃声;钟声;摇铃;敲钟◆There was a ring at the door.门铃响了。◆He gave a couple of loud rings on the doorbell.他使劲地按了几下门铃。sound 声响2[singular ]a loud clear sound 清晰的响声◆the ring of horse's hooves on the cobblestones马蹄在鹅卵石上发出的清脆响声quality 特性3[singular ]ring(of sth) a particular quality that words, sounds, etc. have (言语、声音等的)特性◆His explanation has a ring of truthabout it. 他的解释听上去真实可信。◆Her protestation of innocence had a hollow ring to it(= did not sound sincere).她自称无辜的辩白显得空洞乏力。◆The story had a familiar ringto it (= as if I had heard it before).这个故事听起来耳熟。IDIOM★give sb a ˈring( BrE) ( informal) to make a telephone call to sb 给某人打电话◆I'll give you a ring tomorrow.我明天给你打电话。☞note at
1ring (1)jewellery a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger: a diamond ring a plain silver ring → engagement ring
at engagement(1)
, signet ring
, wedding ring
2circlea)an object in the shape of a circle: a rubber ring for children to go swimming with onion rings a key ring →
napkin ring
b)a circular line or markring around She left a dirty ring around the bath.ring round British English a ring round the moonc)a group of people or things arranged in a circlering of A ring of armed troops surrounded the building. The city was overlooked by a ring of high-rise buildings.3give somebody a ring British English informal to make a telephone call to someone: I’ll give you a ring later in the week.4bells the sound made by a bell or the act of making this sound: a ring at the doorbell5criminals a group of people who illegally control a business or criminal activity: Are you aware that a drugs ring is being operated in the club? Secret files reveal an Oxford spy ring.6have the/a ring of something if a statement or argument has a ring of truth, confidence etc, it seems as if it has this quality: His explanation has the ring of truth.7have a familiar ring if something has a familiar ring, you feel that you have heard it before: His voice had a strangely familiar ring.8run rings around somebody informal to be able to do something much better than someone else can: I’m sure you can run rings around him.9cooking British English one of the circular areas on top of a cooker that is heated by gas or electricity → hobSYN burner American English: a gas ring10sporta)a small square area surrounded by ropes, where people box or wrestle →
ringside
b)the ring the sport of boxing: He retired from the ring at 34.11entertainment a large circular area surrounded by seats at a circusCOLLOCATIONSverbswear 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 + ringa 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)
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ringring2 /rɪŋ/ ●●●S1W2 verb (past tense rang /ræŋ/, past participle rung /rʌŋ/)
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1bella)[intransitive, transitive] to make a bell make a sound, especially to call someone’s attention to you or to call someone to help you: I rang the doorbell but no one came.ring for The sign said, ‘Ring for service’. Instead of ringing for the maid, she made the tea herself.b)[intransitive] if a bell rings, it makes a noise: The bell rang for the end of break.2telephonea)[intransitive, transitive] British English to make a telephone call to someoneSYN call, phone: I was going to ring you but I don’t have your number.ring for Sally rang for a taxi.b)[intransitive] if a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is telephoning you: The phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day.► see thesaurus at
phone
3sounds [intransitive]a)if 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: The explosion made our ears ring.b)literary if a place rings with a sound, it is full of that soundring with The whole room rang with their laughter.4ring a bell informal if something rings a bell, it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is: Her name rings a bell but I can’t remember her face.5not ring true if something does not ring true, you do not believe it, even though you are not sure why: It was a possible explanation, but it didn’t quite ring true.6ring the changes British English to make changes to something, not because it needs changing but just in order to make it more interesting, more attractive etc: Choose a variety of foods and ring the changes with meals.7ring hollow if something that someone says rings hollow, you do not feel that it is true or sincere: Assurances that things have changed ring hollow in many ears.8ring in your ears if a sound or remark rings in your ears, you continue to remember it very clearly, exactly as it sounded, after it has finished: He left Washington with the president’s praises ringing in his ears.GRAMMARRing 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.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSring back phrasal verb British Englishto telephone someone again, or to telephone someone because you were not available when they telephoned youSYN call (somebody) back: I’ll ring back as soon as I find out anything. John rang, and he wants you to ring him back.ring in phrasal verb1British English to telephone the place where you work: Jane’s rung in to say she’ll be late. He rang in sick (=telephoned to say he was ill) every morning for a week.2ring in the New Year to celebrate the beginning of the New Yearring off phrasal verb British Englishto end a telephone call → hang up: He rang off without giving his name.ring out phrasal verb1a voice, bell etc that rings out is loud and clear: The sound of a shot rang out.2ring out the Old Year to celebrate the end of the yearring round phrasal verb British Englishto make telephone calls to a group of people, in order to organize something, find out information etc: I’ll ring round to see whether anyone’s interested in coming with us. She rang round all the agencies.ring up phrasal verb1British English to telephone someoneSYN call (somebody) upring somebody ↔ up I’ll ring the manager up tomorrow. I rang up and made an appointment.2ring something ↔ up to press buttons on a cash register to record how much money is being put inside: The cashier rang up £300 by mistake.
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1to surround something: Thousands of people ringed the court building to demand the release of Mr Cox.be ringed with something Her eyes were ringed with stiff black lashes.2 British English to draw a circular mark around somethingSYN circle: Ring the mistakes in red.