ring

1. V-I When a telephone rings, it makes a sound to let you know that someone is phoning you. (電話) 響鈴

As soon as he got home, the phone rang. 他一到家，電話就響了。

2. N-COUNT Ring is also a noun. (電話) 響鈴聲

After at least eight rings, an ancient-sounding maid answered the phone. 電話至少八聲後，一位聽上去很老的女僕接了。

3. ringingN-UNCOUNT (電話) 響鈴

She was jolted out of her sleep by the ringing of the telephone. 她被電話響鈴驚醒了。

4. V-T/V-I When you ring someone, you telephone them. 給…打電話[英國英語]

Would you ring me as soon as you find out? My number's in the phone book. 你一查清就給我打電話好嗎？我的號碼在電話簿裡。

A friend of mine gave me this number to call. 我的一個朋友讓我打這個號碼。

5. PHRASAL VERB Ring up means the same as ring. 給…打電話; 打電話

6. V to emit or cause to emit a sonorous or resonant sound, characteristic of certain metals when struck (撞擊金屬時)叮叮響

7. V-T/V-I When you ring a bell or when a bell rings, it makes a sound. 使 (鈴) 響; (鈴) 響

He heard the school bell ring. 他聽見學校的鈴響了。

8. N-COUNT Ring is also a noun. (鈴的) 響聲

There was a ring of the bell. 鈴響了。

9. ringingN-UNCOUNT (鈴) 響

...the ringing of church bells. …教堂的鍾響。

10. V-I If you say that a place is ringing with sound, usually pleasant sound, you mean that the place is completely filled with that sound. (優美的聲音) 廻蕩[文學性]

The whole place was ringing with music. 整個地方廻蕩著音樂聲。

11. N-SING 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. 感覺

His proud boast of leading "the party of low taxation" has a hollow ring. 他有關領導“主張低稅收的政黨”的豪言有空洞的感覺。

12. PHRASE If you give someone a ring, you phone them. 給某人電話[英國英語] [非正式]

We'll give him a ring as soon as we get back. 我們一廻來就會給他電話。

13. PHRASE 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. 聽起來真實

Joanna's denial rang true. 喬安娜的否認聽上去像是真的。

14. →see also ringing

PHRASE

1. N-COUNT A ring is a small circle of metal or other substance that you wear on your finger as jewellery. 戒指

...a gold wedding ring. …一枚黃金婚戒。

2. N-COUNT An object or substance that is in the shape of a circle can be described as a ring. 環狀物; 圈

Frank took a large ring of keys from his pocket. 弗蘭尅從口袋裡拿出了一個大串鈅匙。

3. N-COUNT A group of people or things arranged in a circle can be described as a ring. (人或物圍成的) 圈

They then formed a ring around the square. 他們隨後沿廣場圍成了一圈。

4. N-COUNT 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 around it. 圓形 (表縯、競技) 場地

He will never again be allowed inside a boxing ring. 他將再也不會被允許進入拳擊場了。

5. N-COUNT You can refer to an organized group of people who are involved in an illegal activity as a ring. 團夥

Police are investigating the suspected drug ring at the school. 警方正在調查這所學校販毒嫌疑團夥。

6. N-COUNT [英國英語] →see burner

7. V-T If a building or place is ringed with or by something, it is surrounded by it. 圍住[usu passive]

The areas are sealed off and ringed by troops. 這一地區被封鎖了，被軍隊包圍了。