ring
noun
verb
verb
rɪŋ noun
1
JEWELLERY
首饰
a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger 戒指，指环
a diamond ring
钻戒
a plain silver ring
一枚银质素戒
2
CIRCLE
圆圈
a. an object in the shape of a circle b. a circular line or mark c. a group of people or things arranged in a circle 〔人或物的〕一圈 BrE :
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
[+ around ]
She left a dirty ring around the bath.
她在浴缸四周留下一圈污渍。
[+ round ] BrE 【英】:
a ring round the moon
月亮的光晕
[+ of ]
A ring of armed troops surrounded the building.
布成一圈的武装士兵包围了大楼。
The city was overlooked by a ring of high-rise buildings.
从四周的高楼大厦可以俯瞰这城市。
3
give sb a ring
to make a telephone call to someone 【英，非正式】 给某人打电话 BrE informal
I’ll give you a ring later in the week.
这个星期晚些时候我给你打电话。
4
BELLS
钟; 铃
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
a group of people who illegally control a business or criminal activity 〔非法交易或犯罪的〕团伙，帮派
Are you aware that a drugs ring is being operated in the club?
你知道俱乐部里有贩毒团伙在活动吗？
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 sth
if 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。
7
have a familiar ring
if 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.
他的声音听起来出奇地耳熟。
8
run rings around sb
to be able to do something much better than someone else can [非正式] 大大胜过某人 informal
I’m sure you can run rings round him.
我肯定你比他强得多。
9
COOKING
烹调
one of the circular areas on top of a COOKER that is heated by gas or electricity [英] 环形灶盘，炉头; BrE AmE
a gas ring
煤气炉头
10
SPORT
体育运动
a. a small square area surrounded by ropes, where people BOX or WRESTLE b. the sport of BOXING 拳击运动
He retired from the ring at 34.
他 34 岁退出了拳坛。
11
ENTERTAINMENT
娱乐
a large circular area surrounded by seats at a CIRCUS 〔马戏团的〕圆形表演场
rɪŋ verb
12
BELL
钟; 铃
a. to make a bell make a sound, especially to call someone’s attention to you or to call someone to help you b. if a bell rings, it makes a noise 〔钟、铃〕鸣响 I,T I
I rang the doorbell but no one came.
我按了门铃，但没有人来。
[+ 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。
The bell rang for the end of break.
铃声响了，休息时间结束。
13
TELEPHONE
电话
a. to make a telephone call to someone b. if a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is telephoning you 〔电话铃〕鸣响 I,T I | BrE
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。
[+ for ]
Sally rang for a taxi.
萨莉打电话叫出租车。
The phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day.
电话铃整天响个不停。
14
SOUNDS
声音
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 b. if a place rings with a sound, it is full of that sound [文] 回响，响彻 I | literary
The explosion made our ears ring.
爆炸声震得我们耳朵嗡嗡作响。
[+ with ]
The whole room rang with their laughter.
整个房间回响着他们的笑声。
15
ring a bell
if something rings a bell, it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is [非正式] 听起来耳熟 informal
Her name rings a bell but I can’t remember her face.
她的名字听起来耳熟，但是我记不起她的面孔。
16
not ring true
if 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，但听上去不像是真的。
17
ring the changes
to make changes to something, not because it needs changing but just in order to make it more interesting, more attractive etc [英] 〔为了装饰或增加趣味而〕推出新花样，作出不同的安排 BrE
Choose a variety of foods and ring the changes with meals.
选择不同种类的食物，每顿饭换换花样。
18
ring hollow
if 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.
情况有改观什么的这些保证在很多人听来都是空话。
19
ring 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 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。
20 to 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;
I’ll ring back as soon as I find out anything.
我一发现什么事，会再给你打电话。
John rang, and he wants you to ring him back.
约翰来过电话，他要你给他回电话。
21 to telephone the place where you work [英] 给自己的工作单位打电话 BrE
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。
22
ring in the New Year
to celebrate the beginning of the New Year 鸣钟迎接新年
23 to end a telephone call 挂断电话;
He rang off without giving his name.
他没留名字就挂了电话。
24 a 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。
25
ring out the Old Year
to celebrate the end of the year 鸣钟辞别旧岁
26 to make telephone calls to a group of people, in order to organize something, find out information etc 四处打电话（给某人）
I’ll ring round to see whether anyone’s interested in coming with us.
我会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。
27 to telephone someone [英] （给某人）打电话; BrE
ring sb ↔ 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.
我打电话作了预约。
28
ring sth up
↔ 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 英镑记入现金出纳机。
verb
29 to 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 sth
Her eyes were ringed with stiff black lashes.
她的眼睛上有一圈硬硬的黑睫毛。
30 to draw a circular mark around something [英] 把…圈起来; BrE
Ring the mistakes in red.
用红笔把错误圈出来。