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单词 ring
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ringnoun

uk/rɪŋ/us/rɪŋ/

ring noun (CIRCLE)

B2 [ C ] a circle of any material, or any group of things or people in a circular shape or arrangement:

The game involved throwing metal rings over a stick.
The children sat in a ring around the teacher.

A2 [ C ] a circular piece of jewellery worn especially on your finger:

He bought her a diamond/emerald, etc. ring (= a ring with a jewel attached to it).

[ C ] a group of people who help each other, often secretly and in a way that is to their advantage:

a drug ring
a spy ring
See also
ringleader

[ C ] US usually element a circular piece of material often made of metal that can be heated in order to be used for cooking:

a gas ring
an electric ring

[ C ] a special area where people perform or compete:

a boxing ring
The horses trotted round the ring.
See also
ringside
rings [ plural ]

two round handles at the ends of two long ropes that hang from the ceiling and are used in gymnastics

More examples

  • She accidentally dropped her ring down a drain in the road.
  • Muhammad Ali's showmanship in the ring shouldn't detract from his considerable skill.
  • She sat there nervously twisting the ring around on her finger.
  • The jeweller skillfully engraved the initials on the ring.
  • His arm was manacled to a ring on the wall.

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Spherical, circular and annular objects

  • ball
  • blob
  • bobble
  • bowling ball
  • bubble
  • cylinder
  • disc
  • egg
  • game ball
  • glob
  • globule
  • hoop
  • orb
  • pellet
  • pommel
  • roll
  • sphere
  • spool
  • spring

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Things collected in lines or rings
Jewellery
Groups of people
Kitchen appliances
Surfaces on which sports take place
Gymnastics

ring noun (PHONE)

A2 [ S ] mainly UK US usually and UK also call the act of making a phone call to someone:

I'll give you a ring tomorrow.

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Communications - by telephone

  • aeroplane mode
  • airplane mode
  • alarm call
  • bell
  • break
  • break up
  • call sb up
  • cold-calling
  • conference call
  • connection
  • cut
  • give sb a buzz idiom
  • hash
  • hold
  • put sb through
  • put sth down 1
  • telecommuting
  • tinkle
  • top-up card
  • transfer

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ring noun (SOUND)

B2 [ C ] the sound a bell makes:

There was a ring at the door.
He gave a ring at the door.

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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact

  • clash
  • crackling
  • ding
  • ding-a-ling
  • ding-dong
  • fizz
  • hoot
  • jangling
  • knock
  • pip
  • rasp
  • ringer
  • rumbling
  • sing
  • slam
  • swish
  • thud
  • twang
  • whine
  • whistle

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Idiom(s)

have a familiar ring (to it)
have a/the ring of truth
run rings round sb

ringverb

uk/rɪŋ/us/rɪŋ/

ring verb (PHONE)

A2 [ I or T ] rang, rung mainly UK US usually and UK also call to make a phone call to someone:

I ring home once a week to tell my parents I'm okay.
There's been an accident - can you ring for an ambulance?
The boss rang (in) to say he'll be back at 4.30.
UK I rang round the airlines (= called many of them) to find out the cheapest price.
Why don't you ring (up) Simon and ask him to the party?

More examples

  • "I'm sorry I forgot to ring you." "Oh, don't worry."
  • "Margot rang to say she's too busy to come." "She would - she always has an excuse."
  • That decorator you rang about painting the house - did he ever return your call?
  • If anyone rings for me, please tell them I'll be back in the office at four o'clock.
  • I've just rung him but there was no answer.

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Communications - by telephone

  • aeroplane mode
  • airplane mode
  • alarm call
  • bell
  • break
  • break up
  • call sb up
  • cold-calling
  • conference call
  • connection
  • cut
  • give sb a buzz idiom
  • hash
  • hold
  • put sb through
  • put sth down 1
  • telecommuting
  • tinkle
  • top-up card
  • transfer

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Communicating & keeping in touch

ring verb (MAKE SOUND)

B1 [ I or T ] rang, rung to (cause to) make the sound of a bell:

The doorbell/phone rang.
Anne's alarm clock rang for half an hour before she woke.
I rang the bell but nobody came to the door.
My head is/My ears are still ringing (= are full of a ringing noise) from the sound of the military band.

More examples

  • I was just snuggling down into my warm duvet when the phone rang.
  • I was on the toilet when the phone rang.
  • The phone rang, breaking my concentration.
  • Is that the bell ringing?
  • Ring the bell and see if he answers.

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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact

  • clash
  • crackling
  • ding
  • ding-a-ling
  • ding-dong
  • fizz
  • hoot
  • jangling
  • knock
  • pip
  • rasp
  • ringer
  • rumbling
  • sing
  • slam
  • swish
  • thud
  • twang
  • whine
  • whistle

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ring verb (CIRCLE)

[ T ] ringed, ringed to surround something:

Armed police ringed the hijacked plane.
The harbour is dangerous - it's ringed by/with rocks and reefs.

UK [ T ] ringed, ringed to draw a circle around something:

Students should ring the correct answers in pencil.

[ T ] ringed, ringed to put a ring on something, especially an animal:

We ringed the birds (= put rings around their legs) so that we could identify them later.

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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing

  • beleaguer
  • beleaguered
  • beset
  • border
  • box sb/sth in
  • dunk
  • fence sth in
  • fence sth off
  • flooding
  • gather
  • gift-wrap
  • gift-wrapped
  • steep
  • surround
  • swallow
  • wall sth off
  • wound 1
  • wrap
  • wrap (sb) up
  • wrap sth around sb/sth

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Animal farming - general words

Idiom(s)

ring a bell
ring the changes (on)
ring true/false

Phrasal verb(s)

ring (sb) back
ring off
ring out
ring sb/sth up
ring sth up
ring with sth

ringverb

uk/rɪŋ/usrang, rung

[ I or T ] UK also ring up COMMUNICATIONS to call someone on the phone:

If he's out of the office, ring his mobile.
I rang a few stockbrokers to see what they would recommend.
When someone rings up, we can make provisional approval for a loan within five minutes.
ring (sb) about/for sth The price of insurance can depend on when you ring for a quote.
See also
call

[ I ] COMMUNICATIONS if a phone rings, it makes a sound because someone is calling:

The phone was ringing.
My phone didn't ring all morning.
ring the (cash) register also (cash) registers are ringing

used to describe a situation in which there are a lot of sales or a big profit is being made:

Consumers are ringing cash registers at a steady pace, incomes are on the rise, and exports are rocketing.
Cash registers were ringing across the nation over the Christmas period.
ring off the hook US

COMMUNICATIONS if a phone is ringing off the hook, it rings a lot of times:

His phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from people who want him to do work for them.

Phrasal verb(s)

ring around (sb/sth)
ring (sb) back
ring in
ring off
ring up sth

ringnoun

uk/rɪŋ/us

a group of people working together illegally:

a drugs/smuggling/betting ring

STOCK MARKET the part of a stock exchange or commodity exchange (= place where oil, metal, grain, coffee, etc. are traded) where the buying and selling takes place:

Some commodity markets still have a trading floor or ring.
See also
pit
give sb a ring UK informal

COMMUNICATIONS to call someone on the phone:

If we can be of any further assistance please give us a ring.

See also

auction ring
price ring
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