| 单词 | to ring off |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ring off b. intransitive. to ring off: (originally) to signal by a bell that a telephone conversation has ended and the line can be disconnected; (now) to discontinue a telephone conversation by replacing the receiver or pressing the appropriate key (cf. to hang up 1 at hang v. Phrasal verbs). Also of a telephone: to be disconnected or switched off in this way. Also figurative (Australian and New Zealand slang): to stop talking. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate by telephone [verb (intransitive)] > end connection disconnect1879 to ring off1882 to hang up1911 1882 T. D. Lockwood Pract. Information for Telephonists 85 Frequently an annunciator between two circuits when connected to allow the subscriber, if he please, to ring off. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 134/2 When the subscribers have finished, both call the exchange or, as it is commonly put, ‘ring off’. 1895 Inlander Dec. 114 Ring off, stop talking. 1899 Electrician 1 Dec. 181/2 Ringing off is avoided, as this is performed automatically by replacing the receiver on the hook. 1901 Munsey's Mag. 24 800 She heard him ring off, hang up the receiver, and go out into the hall. 1904 W. G. Van T. Sutphen Gates of Chance v. 100 The telephone rang off sharply. 1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands vi. 71 ‘Shut up! D'yeh 'ear?.. Arr-r-r ring off, cant yeh!’ The girl..opened a startled eye. 1906 A. Bennett Whom God hath Joined iv. 158 He rang off, curtly, without another word. 1920 R. Macaulay Potterism iii. i. 104 You mustn't ring off yet, indeed you mustn't. Hold on while I tell daddy. 1940 F. Sargeson Man & Wife 34 Wouldn't you like to stay out here for good? Fred said. Ring off, Ken said. I got a bite. 1973 S. Dobyns Man of Little Evils xii. 127 The operator came back on the line. ‘I'm afraid your party has rung off.’ 1977 A. Clarke Prime Minister (1978) 150 And the phone rang off. 2007 E. Adler Meet me in Venice lxix. 334 ‘Okay,’ she said in a small voice, as he rang off. < as lemmas |
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