n.

戒指，指环;铃声，钟声;环形物;拳击场

vt.

形成环状;环绕;使（例如铃）响;打电话给

vi.

按铃，敲钟;迴响;成环形

noun

首饰 jewellery

1

[C]戒指；指环
a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger, consisting of a round band of gold, silver, etc., sometimes decorated with precious stones

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 alsoengagement ring,signet ring,wedding ring

圆圈 circle

2

[C]环状物；圈形的东西
an object in the shape of a circle with a large hole in the middle

a key ring

钥匙环

curtain rings

窗帘环

onion rings

洋葱圈

3

[C]圆形标记；圆形
a round mark or shape

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。

表演；比赛 for performance/competition

4

[C]圆形表演场（或竞技场）
a confined area in which animals or people perform or compete, with seats around the outside for the audience

a boxing ring

拳击场

a circus ring

马戏场

see alsobullring

烹饪 for cooking

5

[C](especiallyBrE)炉口；灶盘
a small flat place on a cooker/stove that is heated by gas or electricity and is used for cooking on

同义词：burner

to turn off the gas ring

关上煤气灶

人群 group of people

6

[C]（尤指秘密的或非法的）团伙，帮派，集团
a group of people who are working together, especially in secret or illegally

a spy ring

间谍网

a drugs ring

贩毒集团

习语

run rings around/round sb

(informal)做事远比某人好；遥遥领先
to be much better at doing sth than sb else

throw your hat into the ring

正式宣布参加竞选（或比赛等）
to announce officially that you are going to compete in an election, a competition, etc.

verb

【不规则形式】ringed, ringed

[VN]

包围 surround

1

[often passive]~ sb/sth (with sth)

包围；环绕
to surround sb/sth

Thousands of demonstrators ringed the building.

成千上万的示威者包围了大楼。

鸟腿 bird's leg

2

给…戴上金属环（以便将来辨认）
to put a metal ring around a bird's leg so that it can be easily identified in the future

画圆 draw circle

3

(especiallyBrE)绕…画圆；把…圈起来
to draw a circle around sth

同义词：circle

Ring the correct answer in pencil.

用铅笔圈出正确答案。

verb

【不规则形式】rang,rung

电话 telephone

1

(BrE)

alsocallNAmE,BrE

~ sb/sth (up)

给…打电话
to telephone sb/sth

[VN]I'll ring you up later.

我以后再给你打电话。

He rang up the police station.

他给警察局打了电话。

When is the best time to ring New York?

什幺时间给纽约打电话最好？

[V]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电话。

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。

Could you ring for a cab?

你打电话叫辆计程车来好吗？

She rang to say she'd be late.

她打电话来说她要迟到。

note atphone

2

[V](of a telephone 电话)发出铃声
to make a sound because sb is trying to telephone you

Will you answer the telephone if it rings?

电话铃响时你接一下好吗？

铃；钟 bell

3

（使）发出钟声，响起铃声
if you ring a bell or if a bell rings , it produces a sound

[VN]Someone was ringing the doorbell.

有人在按门铃。

[V]The church bells rang.

教堂的钟声响了。

Just ring for the nurse (= attract the nurse's attention by ringing a bell) if you need her.

如果需要护士，按一下铃就行了。

声响 with sound

4

[V]~ (with sth)

(literary)迴响；响彻
to be full of a sound; to fill a place with sound

同义词：resound

The house rang with children's laughter.

屋子里迴响着孩子们的笑声。

Applause rang through the hall.

掌声响彻整个大厅。

特性 with quality

5

[V]充满
to be full of a particular quality

His words rang with pride.

他的话充满了骄傲。

耳朵 of ears

6

[V]嗡嗡作响
to be uncomfortable and be unable to hear clearly, usually because you have heard a loud noise, etc.

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。

习语

ring a bell

(informal)听起来耳熟
to sound familiar to you, as though you have heard it before

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 changes (with sth)

(BrE)使更多样化；变换花样
to make changes to sth in order to have greater variety

Ring the changes with a new colour.

用一种新的颜色来改变一下。

ring in your ears/head

在耳边迴响
to make you feel that you can still hear sth

His warning was still ringing in my ears.

他的警告依然在我耳边迴响。

ring off the hook

(usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时)(NAmE)(of a telephone 电话)响声不断；铃声大作
to ring many times

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 true/hollow/false

给人以真实（或空洞、虚假）的印象
to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true

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。

alarm bells ring/start ringing

警钟敲响；发出危险信号
if you say that alarm bells are ringing , you mean that people are starting to feel worried and suspicious

短语动词

ring around

= ring round

ring back

ring sb↔back

(BrE)（给某人）再打电话，回电话
to telephone sb again, for example because they were not there when you called earlier, or to return a call they made to you

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。

ring in

(BrE)给电视（或电台）节目打电话；给自己的工作单位打电话
to telephone a television or radio show, or the place where you work

ring in sth

鸣钟欢庆（尤指新年）
to ring bells to celebrate sth, especially the new year

ring off

(BrE)挂断电话
to put down the telephone because you have finished speaking

He rang off before I could explain.

我还没来得及解释他就挂了。

ring out

清晰可闻；发出清脆的响声
to be heard loudly and clearly

A number of shots rang out.

这时听见几声清脆的枪声。

ring round (sb/sth)

ring around (sb/sth)

(BrE)电话通知，电话询问（各人）
to telephone a number of people in order to organize sth or to get some information, etc.

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。

ring through (to sb)

(BrE)打电话（给同一栋大楼内的人）
to make a telephone call to sb, especially within the same building

Reception just rang through to say my visitor has arrived.

服务台刚刚打电话来说我的客人到了。

ring sth↔up

将（款额）输入现金出纳机；达到…销售额
to enter the cost of goods being bought in a shop/store on a cash register by pressing the buttons; to make sales of a particular value

She rang up all the items on the till.

她将各项款额都输入了现金出纳机。

The company rang up sales of $166 million last year.

公司去年的销售额为1.66亿元。

noun

铃；钟 of bell

1

[C]铃声；钟声；摇铃；敲钟
the sound that a bell makes; the act of ringing a bell

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。

声响 sound

2

[sing.]清晰的响声
a loud clear sound

the ring of horse's hooves on the cobblestones

马蹄在鹅卵石上发出的清脆响声

特性 quality

3

[sing.]~ (of sth)

（言语、声音等的）特性
a particular quality that words, sounds, etc. have

His explanation has a ring of truth about 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 ring to it (= as if I had heard it before) .

这个故事听起来耳熟。

习语

give sb a ring

(BrE,informal)给某人打电话
to make a telephone call to sb

I'll give you a ring tomorrow.

我明天给你打电话。

note atphone

习语

the brass ring

(NAmE,informal)成功机遇；获胜良机；（来之不易的）成功
the opportunity to be successful; success that you have worked hard to get

The girls' outdoor track team has grabbed the brass ring seven times.

女子室外径赛运动队已经七次夺冠。

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