rings

TELEPHONING OR MAKING A SOUND 打电话或发出声音

1. VERB 给…打电话
   When you ring someone, you telephone them.
   1. He rang me at my mother's...
      他打电话到我妈妈家找我。
   2. 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。
   3. I would ring when I got back to the hotel...
      我回到酒店就会打电话。
   4. She has rung home just once...
      她只给家里打了一次电话。
   5. Could someone ring for a taxi?
      有谁能打电话叫出租车吗？
   6. Ring up means the same as ring .
      ring up 同ring
   7. You can ring us up anytime...
      你随时都可以给我们打电话。
   8. John rang up and invited himself over for dinner...
      约翰打电话来，主动要求过来吃晚饭。
   9. 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。
   10. 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


2. VERB (电话)响铃，鸣响
   When a telephone rings, it makes a sound to let you know that someone is phoning you.
   1. As soon as he got home, the phone rang...
      他一回到家，电话就响了。
   2. The phone never stopped ringing.
      这部电话一直响个不停。
   3. Ring is also a noun.
      
   4. 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。
3. V-ERG (铃)作响;摇(铃);按(铃)
   When you ring a bell or when a bell rings, it makes a sound.
   1. He heard the school bell ring...
      他听见学校的铃声响了。
   2. The door was opened before she could ring the bell.
      她还没来得及按门铃，门就开了。
   3. Ring is also a noun.
      
   4. There was a ring at the bell.
      铃声响了。
4. VERB 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.
   1. Shall I ring for a fresh pot of tea?...
      要我按铃叫一壶新沏的茶水吗？
   2. He rang for the guard to let him out.
      他按铃叫保安放他出去。
5. VERB (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.
   1. The whole place was ringing with music.
      整个地方都回荡着音乐。
6. N-SING (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.
   1. 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。
7. PHRASE 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.
   1. Ring the changes by adding spices, dried fruit or olives.
      加点香料、干果或橄榄以换换口味。
8. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。
9. PHRASE 给…打电话
   If you give someone a ring, you phone them.
   1. 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


10. PHRASE (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.
    1. Joanna's denial rang true...
       乔安娜的否认听起来像是真的。
    2. 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。
11. See also: ringing to ring a bell

SHAPES AND GROUPS 形状和类别

1. N-COUNT 戒指;指环
   A ring is a small circle of metal or other substance that you wear on your finger as jewellery.
   1. She wore several diamond rings.
      她戴了好几个钻石戒指。
   2. ...a gold wedding ring.
      黄金婚戒
2. N-COUNT 圈形物;环状物
   An object or substance that is in the shape of a circle can be described as a ring .
   1. Frank took a large ring of keys from his pocket.
      弗兰克从口袋里掏出一大串钥匙。
   2. ...a ring of blue smoke.
      蓝色的烟圈
3. N-COUNT 围成一圈的人（或物）
   A group of people or things arranged in a circle can be described as a ring .
   1. They then formed a ring around the square.
      然后他们在广场周围围成了一圈。
   2. ...grilled fish surrounded by a ring of thinly cut carrots.
      边上放着一圈薄胡萝卜片的烤鱼
4. 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.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用burner


5. N-COUNT 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.
   1. 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。
6. N-COUNT 团伙;帮派
   You can refer to an organized group of people who are involved in an illegal activity as a ring .
   1. 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。
   2. ...an international spy ring.
      国际间谍组织
7. VERB (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.
   1. The areas are sealed off and ringed by troops.
      这些地区被军队封锁包围了。
8. VERB 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.
   1. 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


9. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。

1. If the phone rings say you'll call back after dinner
   如果有电话打来，就说你吃完饭再回电话。
2. The description of one of the lads is definitely familiar. It rings a bell.
   对其中一个小伙子的描述确实似曾熟悉。听起来挺耳熟。
3. In graphite sheets, carbon atoms bond together in rings
   石墨层中的碳原子相互连接形成碳环。
4. After two rings I put down the phone
   响了两声后，我放下了电话。
5. You don't have to go running upstairs every time she rings
   用不着她一来电话你就往楼上跑。
6. The bell rings 10 minutes before mealtime.
   用餐前10分钟响铃。
7. Its rings were discovered by telescope from Earth, but space probes later found that spectacular rings surround some other planets
   它的圆环是从地球上用望远镜发现的，但是太空探测器后来又发现了围绕其他一些星球的壮观的圆环。
8. She wore several diamond rings.
   她戴了好几个钻石戒指。
9. 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。
10. When the bell rings, more than 1,000 children spill from classrooms.
    当铃声响起时，1,000多名孩子从教室里涌了出来。
11. In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers.
    约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
12. The article merely rings the changes on a few terms.
    这篇文章里颠来倒去就这么几个词。
13. The voice of the singer still rings in my ears.
    歌唱家的声音仍萦绕在我耳边。
14. With a pipe in his mouth, he lounged on the sofa, admiring the smoke rings he was blowing.
    他躺在沙发上，口含烟斗，欣赏着自己吐出来的烟圈。
15. Their hands were naked of rings.
    他们的手上没戴戒指。
16. In fused-ring and bridged-ring compounds two carbons are common to the two rings.
    在稠环和桥环化合物中，两个碳原子是两个环公用的。
17. His small white hands were adorned with two valuable rings.
    他那白晳的小手上戴着两枚名贵的戒指。
18. This coin rings true.
    这枚硬币听声音是真的。
19. Lord of the Rings books and films have inspired people around the world.
    《魔戒》系列书籍和电影激励了全世界的人们。
20. They exchanged the wedding rings.
    他们交换了结婚戒指。
21. One of the rings used in this game.
    铁圈在这种游戏中使用的一个套环。
22. They all have rings on.
    手指上都有了戒指。
23. We picked out engagement rings together.
    我们一起选了订婚戒指。
24. My rings have been stolen.
    我的戒指被人偷了。
25. Microdots were also hidden in rings, hollow coins and other items.
    微粒照相机也可以隐藏在戒指、中空的硬币和其他小东西中。
26. Judge: Now I see that apart from money, you stole watches, rings and necklaces.
    法官：我现在都清楚了，除了钱以外，你还偷了手表、戒指和项链。
27. The nipples on his muscled breastplate had a pair of iron rings through them.
    而强健的胸甲的乳头上穿了一对铁环。
28. Fit the seals and sealing rings.
    装上密封条和密封圈。
29. She took out rings and jewels and other things.
    她拿出戒指和宝石还有其它东西。
30. In Laurie's dormitory, the telephone rings. Laurie picks up the receiver.
    在劳丽的宿舍，电话响了，劳丽拿起了话筒。

noun

1. gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes
   1. the rings require a strong upper body