单词 | ring up |
释义 | > as lemmasto ring up d. transitive. to ring up: to raise (a bell) so that it rests with its open end upwards in readiness for ringing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > bell-ringing > [verb (transitive)] > bring to position set1671 sally1735 to ring up1855 1855 Rec. Bucks 159 If he were rung up like an ordinary metal bell. 1895 New Eng. Mag. Jan. 646/2 On that anniversary the great dumb bells, weary of their long-enforced silence, were rung up as they had not been for almost a century, and hung poised, waiting the signal of release. 1928 J. R. Nichols Bells thro' Ages viii. 149 The bell..is then ‘set’ or ‘rung up’, and is retained in this position by means of the ‘stay’ and ‘slider’. 1968 J. Camp Discovering Bells & Bellringing 35 Before ringing can start, the bells have to be ‘rung up’ so that each is set ready mouth upwards. to ring up 15. to ring up. extracted from ringv.1 a. transitive. To record (a sale, money received, etc.) on a cash register or similar device, originally with the sounding of a bell. Also more generally: to make a record or note of. ΚΠ 1900 T. Dreiser Sister Carrie xl. 451 ‘I won't apply as a motorman,’ he answered. ‘I can ring up fares all right.’ 1914 Pop. Mech. May 165 (advt.) If you are looking for a business location, thousands of new dollars are waiting to be rung up on your cash register at Stuart River. 1937 J. T. Farrell Fellow Countrymen 180 He paid Kitty fifteen cents, which she rang up. 1939 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Jan. 5/5 Asked if the ship's speeds in any of its previous trips through the canal had been ‘rung up’, Leonard Nieberline, first officer, answered in the negative. 1957 Economist 21 Dec. 1051/1 Last Saturday, when the strike was crumbling, the shops stayed open until nine; many rang up record sales. 1962 Times 15 Mar. 9/7 The items in connexion with which he was accused did not appear upon the cash receipt slip. The cashier must have omitted to ring these up. 1976 ‘E. McBain’ Guns vii. 148 The cashier rings up the check, money comes tumbling down the cash register chute. 2003 B. Sloan Middle of Nowhere 174 He shoved a charge card at the black woman at the cash register, marveling at her nails as she rang up the sale. b. transitive. figurative. Chiefly North American. To put on the record; to accomplish, attain. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > make a success of [verb (transitive)] > achieve or notch up to ring up1929 post1949 1929 Pennsylvania Gaz. 22 Feb. 421/1 With Draper doing particularly good work, they rang up an 8-3 lead during the first eleven minutes. 1956 A. Huxley Adonis & Alphabet 167 Energies which, if canalized and directed, can be made to do useful work and ring up handsome profits. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 15 Jan. 20/3 Wes Coke, the young driver from Petrolia, rang up three winners on the matinee card. 2004 W. McNeil Gabby Hartnett vi. 118 Game two was all Chicago's as Pat Malone rang up another victory, this one by an 11-4 score. < as lemmas |
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