| 单词 | ring in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ring in d. intransitive. Scottish. to ring in: to sound to indicate that a church service is about to start, especially by using a shorter interval between strokes before falling silent. See quot. 1825 and cf. sense 11c. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > sound [verb (intransitive)] > bells ringc1175 knella1375 clinkc1386 clapc1440 jangle1494 toll1551 knoll1582 chime1583 troll1607 tintinnate1623 swing1645 ding-dong1659 strike1677 jow1786 clam?a1800 to ring in1818 dinglea1839 to strike offa1843 dingle dongle1858 jowl1872 tankle1894 tintinnabulate1906 tong1907 1818 W. Scott Heart of Midlothian IV. viii. 177 The bell only changed to the final and impatient chime when they crossed the stile; and ‘rang in’, that is, concluded its mistuned summons, when they had entered the Duke's seat in the little kirk. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. To Ring in, bells are said to be ringing in, when in order to stop them the repetition of the strokes becomes quicker than before. 1887 R. L. Stevenson Underwoods 94 But noo the bell is ringin, in; To tak their places, folk begin. 1913 W. R. Melvin Caller Herrin' 23 The Church bell has rung in, and the service has commenced. to ring in ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > church-going > attend (church) [verb (intransitive)] > sound bell to ring all ina1483 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > bell-ringing > [verb (intransitive)] > ring final strokes to ring all ina1483 a1483 in Archaeologia (1887) 50 51 Be for the last pele warne the moroues masse preste, and aske hym if shal rynge alle in. 1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 308 To Rynge jn, conclassitare. ?1567 Merie Tales Master Skelton sig. Di In the mornyng, the Sexten rang all in to seruise. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxvii. 141 If ye crie come who will, or ring out all in. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Coppeter, to ring all-in, or the last peale. a1637 B. Jonson Tale of Tub ii. ii. 21 in Wks. (1640) III Wee now are going To Church, in way of matrimony..; Tha' rung all in a' ready. View more context for this quotation 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 71 Because it is..The only Sts. Bell that Rings all in. 1696 T. D'Urfey Comical Hist. Don Quixote: 3rd Pt. ii. ii. 16 Besides, to forbid me eating too, when my Belly has rung all-in above this two hours—Sir, I'm your Vassal; but to think I wont Dine at my Daughter's Wedding, is such a Tyranical Whim, that I must rebel. to ring in d. figurative. Chiefly U.S. colloquial. to ring in. extracted from ringv.1 (a) intransitive. To join in, esp. uninvited; to get involved. Chiefly with on, with. Now rare. ΚΠ 1847 N. J. T. Dana Let. 14 Apr. in R. H. Ferrell Monterrey is Ours! (1990) xiii. 202 I loafed about after we halted till about tattoo, when I went and ‘rung in’ on De Leon. 1887 Locomotive Firemen's Mag. Sept. 532/1 The word suction is much used. I think it should..be applied to the fellow waiting to ring in on the drinks. 1903 H. Hapgood Autobiogr. Thief xii. 289 It was a good graft, however, and I was a fool for not ringing in on it. 1909 ‘M. Twain’ Extracts from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven 49 Well, I was so hungry for the ways and the sober talk I was used to, that I tried to ring in with the old people, but they wouldn't have it. 1917 A. B. Emerson Ruth Fielding in Saddle xviii. 148 Pick out the best claims before any of these cheap skates around here can ring in on it. (b) transitive. To include, take into consideration; to bring (someone) into an operation, activity, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > include [verb (transitive)] > in a class, description, or reckoning accounta1464 lap1552 include1575 shroud1593 comprise1597 list1622 classicate1654 classa1658 distribute1664 to run over ——1724 immerse1734 group1759 compute1818 classify1854 count1857 to ring in1916 1916 J. Forbes Commuters iii. 62 Church! You're not going to ring me in on that? 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. II. iii. xvi. 202 She can't be kept out of the case... We'll have to ring her in, I'm afraid. 1954 P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves & Feudal Spirit viii. 72 I've got the whole family here... I only wanted Trotter, but Mrs. T. and Percy rang themselves in. 1974 Publishers Weekly 30 Dec. 90/1 Mr. Brooke is summoned from far away Lima, and an old suitor of Philippa's, Lord Tancred, is rung in to help. 2005 T. Taylor Billy the Kid 109 Don't tell me they rung him in on a posse? to ring in e. transitive and intransitive. to ring in: to transmit (a verbal message) by telephone; to report in this way. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate by telephone [verb (intransitive)] > report by telephone to ring in1934 society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate with by telephone [verb (transitive)] > communicate a message by telephone telephone1877 phone1910 to ring in1934 to call in1939 1934 B. C. Grant When Old Trails were New xxx. 218 The lonely lookout had rung in the news, ‘Fire spreading!’ 1949 N. Marsh Swing, Brother, Swing xi. 254 I'll ring in then and get something to eat. 1956 New Statesman 18 Aug. 180/3 We had to think about finding a telephone booth from which to ring in a preliminary story. 1971 B. Graham Spy Trap i. 7 He..drove to the secondary rendezvous point... Maybe Hannifin had rung in. 2003 C. Sutton Needle in Heart Murder vi. 58 A woman rang in with ‘very important information’. to ring in b. transitive. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. to ring in: to substitute (a thing) fraudulently. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > substitute [verb (transitive)] > fraudulently suppone1542 suppose1607 to ring in1819 switch1897 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > substitute fraudulently underputc1400 suppone1542 suppose1607 to ring in1819 humbug1821 switch1897 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 201 Ringing the changes, is a fraud practised by smashers, who when they receive good money in change of a guinea, &c., ring in one or more pieces of base with great dexterity and then request the party to change them. 1855 J. C. Hannibal Black Diamonds (1857) xxxiv. 115 An den I git no tin shillins an puter quarters, as am continually rung in on me by dis meen, black sliden congregashun. 1894 J. N. Maskelyne ‘Sharps & Flats’ 248 Another method of cheating the players is to ring in a loaded die which will fall six. 1919 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 5 July 5/1 Two years ago an attempt was made to ring-in a pony which had come from Queensland. 1948 V. Palmer Golconda iv. 26 ‘What's the trouble?’..‘Dirty work. That dago, Joe Comino, trying to ring in a..double-header. Macy Donovan was keeping the [two-up] ring.’ 1962 D. Glover Hot Water Sailor 61 When somebody-or-other rings in a racehorse..takes it to Australia with painted fetlocks and a white star on its forehead, and is consequently warned off every course for evermore. 1984 Australian 23 Aug. (Sydney ed.) 7/5 Endeavour to frustrate those who would attempt to ring in horses. < as lemmas |
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