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ring1 /rɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable]  1  jewellery 首饰DCJ a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger 戒指，指环 a diamond ring 钻戒 a plain silver ring 一枚素面银戒指 → engagement ring at engagement(1), signet ring, wedding ring →4  See picture of 见图 JEWELLERY →5 see picture at 见图 jewellery2  circle 圆圈 a) CIRCLEan object in the shape of a circle 环状物，圈状物 a rubber ring for children to go swimming with 儿童游泳用的橡皮圈 onion rings 洋葱圈 a key ring 钥匙环 → napkin ring b) MARKa circular line or mark 环状线；环形记号ring around She left a dirty ring around the bath. 她在浴缸里留下了一圈污渍。ring roundBritish English British English a ring round the moon 月亮的光晕 c) GROUP OF PEOPLEa group of people or things arranged in a circle 〔人或物的〕一圈ring of A ring of armed troops surrounded the building. 武装士兵围成一圈包围了大楼。 The city was overlooked by a ring of high-rise buildings. 从四周的高楼大厦可以俯瞰这座城市。3  give somebody a ring British English informalTCT to make a telephone call to someone 给某人打电话 I’ll give you a ring later in the week. 这个星期晚些时候我会给你打电话。4  bells 钟；铃CSOUND the sound made by a bell or the act of making this sound 钟声；铃声；敲钟；按铃 a ring at the doorbell 门铃声5  criminals 罪犯SCC a group of people who illegally control a business or criminal activity 〔从事非法交易或犯罪活动的〕团伙，帮派 Are you aware that a drugs ring is being operated in the club? 你有没有发现俱乐部里有贩毒团伙在活动？ Secret files reveal an Oxford spy ring. 秘密文件揭露牛津有个间谍网。6  have the/a ring of something TRUEif a statement or argument has a ring of truth, confidence etc, it seems as if it has this quality 〔话语或论点〕看来有某种特性 His explanation has the ring of truth. 他的解释似乎是真的。7  have a familiar ring REMEMBERif something has a familiar ring, you feel that you have heard it before 听起来耳熟 His voice had a strangely familiar ring. 他的声音听起来不可思议地耳熟。8  run rings around somebody informalBETTER to be able to do something much better than someone else can 大大胜过某人 I’m sure you can run rings around him. 我肯定你会比他强得多。9  cooking 烹调 British EnglishDFC one of the circular areas on top of a cooker that is heated by gas or electricity 环形灶盘，炉头 → hob SYN American English burner a gas ring 煤气炉头10  sport 体育运动 a) DSOa small square area surrounded by ropes, where people box or wrestle 拳击台；摔跤台 → ringside b) the ringDSO the sport of boxing 拳击运动 He retired from the ring at 34. 他34岁退出拳坛。11. entertainment 娱乐 a large circular area surrounded by seats at a circus 〔马戏团的〕圆形表演场n COLLOCATIONSverbswear a ringHe wore a gold ring on his right hand.have a ring onThey saw I didn’t have a wedding ring on.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ringa gold/silver ringShe took off her gold ring.a diamond/sapphire etc ringOn her right hand was a huge diamond ring.a heavy ringHer fingers were clustered with heavy rings.a plain ringShe wore a plain gold ring.a wedding ringHe gave her a diamond wedding ring on their wedding day.an engagement ringI noticed that she had an engagement ring on her finger.an eternity ring (=a ring given as a sign of lasting love, especially one with stones all round it)a signet ring (=a ring that has a letter or symbol cut into a flat surface)

Examples from the Corpus

ring• The cottage was surrounded by a ring of trees.• The children sat around him in a ring, eager to hear his story.• There were two car keys on a ring that said FIAT.• There was a ring at the door.• A ring of mountains encircles the Val d'Aosta.• The cup left a dark ring on the table.• Drug rings operate in most large cities of the world.• Cut the onion into rings and fry in a little oil.• This elegant Borzoi is shown leaving the judging ring, calmly and with poise.• napkin rings• They make great onion rings there.• The hostage's wrists had red rings on them where the ropes had been pulled tight.• Torn webbing between his right ring and middle fingers and a torn knee cartilage in 1992.• Kersey blew smoke rings and watched them with approval.• He sat in a corner blowing smoke rings.• Corvino was the sixth member of the spy ring to be arrested for stealing high-tech secrets from several silicon valley firms.• If the rings do not align symmetrically, look for a mark on either bridle.• He died right there in the ring.• When an advanced version of the ring becomes available, it will be tested in a Boston-area hospital, Yang said.• The ring glittered on its damson pouffe like some intra-uterine device.• My glass left a wet ring on the table.• You have to throw the wooden rings so that they land around the bottles.diamond ring• He scooped the jackpot and a diamond ring prize after calling house on 52 in our big money game number 229.• Deronda calls on Mirah to ask her to marry him, laying his gloves and diamond ring on a table.• A gold-and-diamond ring was taken at gunpoint.• Ruby and diamond ring, $ 129.• The plaintiff advertised a gold watch and diamond ring for sale.• The beautiful diamond ring had gone.• Pictures of the gold, diamond rings and expensive watches the two accumulated were shown in public anti-corruption exhibitions.• She wore large gold earrings and a heavy strand of pearls, and on her right hand was a huge diamond ring.• On her right hand was a huge diamond ring.ring round• They have a ring round their neck and are what they call walking toads.• When we say that a ring round the moon means rain, we refer to a connection in nature.• She still looked attractive, even with black rings round her eyes, he decided.• And most parents have found themselves desperately ringing round friends and family trying to find a babysitter.• She ran rings round him, but he loved her all the same.• He was a Gemini, complex and clever, a dual personality who could run rings round her with contemptuous ease.• Somebody thought of it at an editorial conference, and Muggins here had to ring round all these celebrities to get comments.spy ring• Secret files reveal an Oxford spy ring.• It suggests there was an Oxford spy ring in the 1930s which passed secrets to the Soviet Union.

Related topics: Colours & sounds, Telephone, telegraph

ring2 /rɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tense rang /ræŋ/, past participle rung /rʌŋ/)  1  bell 钟；铃 a) [intransitive, transitive]CSOUND to make a bell make a sound, especially to call someone’s attention to you or to call someone to help you 使钟[铃]鸣响；敲钟；按铃 I rang the doorbell but no one came. 我按了门铃，但没有人来。ring for The sign said, ‘Ring for service’. 牌子上写着:“需要服务请按铃”。 Instead of ringing for the maid, she made the tea herself. 她没有按铃叫女仆，而是自己沏了茶。 b) [intransitive]SOUND if a bell rings, it makes a noise 〔钟、铃〕鸣响 The bell rang for the end of break. 铃声响了，休息时间结束。2  telephone 电话 a) [intransitive, transitive] British English to make a telephone call to someone （给…）打电话 SYN call, phone I was going to ring you but I don’t have your number. 我想给你打电话，但没有你的电话号码。ring for Sally rang for a taxi. 萨莉打电话叫出租车。 b) [intransitive]TCT if a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is telephoning you 〔电话铃〕鸣响 The phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day. 电话铃整天响个不停。► see thesaurus at phone3  sounds 声音 [intransitive] a) CHBHif your ears ring, they make a continuous sound that only you can hear, after you have been somewhere very noisy or heard a loud sound 〔因去过吵闹的地方或听到很大的声响而耳朵〕鸣响，嗡嗡作响 The explosion made our ears ring. 爆炸声震得我们耳朵嗡嗡作响。 b) literaryCSOUND if a place rings with a sound, it is full of that sound 回响，响彻ring with The whole room rang with their laughter. 整个房间回荡着他们的笑声。4  ring a bell informalREMEMBER if something rings a bell, it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is 听起来耳熟 Her name rings a bell but I can’t remember her face. 她的名字听起来耳熟，但是她的面孔我却记不得了。5  not ring true UNTRUEif something does not ring true, you do not believe it, even though you are not sure why 听起来不真实 It was a possible explanation, but it didn’t quite ring true. 这也许是个理由，但听上去不像真的。6  ring the changes British EnglishCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to make changes to something, not because it needs changing but just in order to make it more interesting, more attractive etc 〔为了装饰或增加趣味而〕推出新花样，作出不同的安排 Choose a variety of foods and ring the changes with meals. 要选择不同种类的食物，每顿饭换换花样。7  ring hollow UNTRUEif something that someone says rings hollow, you do not feel that it is true or sincere 听起来不真实[无诚意] Assurances that things have changed ring hollow in many ears. 所谓情况已有改观的保证在很多人听来都是空话。8  ring in your ears CHEARif a sound or remark rings in your ears, you continue to remember it very clearly, exactly as it sounded, after it has finished 在耳边回响 He left Washington with the president’s praises ringing in his ears. 他离开了华盛顿，总统的赞扬还在他耳际回响。n GrammarRing belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. • You can say: The teacher rang the bell. In this sentence, ‘the bell’ is the object of ring.• You can say: The bell rang. In this sentence, ‘the bell’ is the subject of ring. PHRASAL VERBS9 ring (somebody) back phrasal verb British English TCTto telephone someone again, or to telephone someone because you were not available when they telephoned you 再（给某人）打电话；回（某人的）电话 SYN call (somebody) back I’ll ring back as soon as I find out anything. 我一发现什么情况，会再给你打电话的。 John rang, and he wants you to ring him back. 约翰来过电话，他要你给他回电话。10 ring in phrasal verb a) British EnglishTCT to telephone the place where you work 给自己的工作单位打电话 Jane’s rung in to say she’ll be late. 简来电话说她要晚到一会儿。 He rang in sick (=telephoned to say he was ill) every morning for a week. 他有一个星期每天早上都打电话来说生病了。b) ring in the New YearTMCCELEBRATE to celebrate the beginning of the New Year 鸣钟迎接新年11 ring off phrasal verb British English TCTto end a telephone call 挂断电话 → hang up He rang off without giving his name. 他没留姓名就挂了电话。12 ring out phrasal verb a) CSOUNDa voice, bell etc that rings out is loud and clear 〔嗓音、钟声等〕响亮 The sound of a shot rang out. 传来一声响亮的枪声。b) ring out the Old YearTMCCELEBRATE to celebrate the end of the year 鸣钟辞别旧岁13 ring round (somebody) phrasal verb British English TCTto make telephone calls to a group of people, in order to organize something, find out information etc 四处打电话 I’ll ring round to see whether anyone’s interested in coming with us. 我会给大家打电话，看看谁有兴趣和我们一起去。 She rang round all the agencies. 她给所有的中介公司打了电话。14 ring up phrasal verb a) British EnglishTCT to telephone someone （给某人）打电话 SYN call (somebody) upring somebody ↔ up I’ll ring the manager up tomorrow. 明天我会给经理打电话。 I rang up and made an appointment. 我打电话预约了一下。b) ring something ↔ upBB to press buttons on a cash register to record how much money is being put inside 把〔收进的钱〕记入现金出纳机 The cashier rang up £300 by mistake. 收银员误把300英镑记入了现金出纳机。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

ring• Around midnight, the phone rang.• He was so loud my ears rang.• I wondered when you were going to ring.• All the students were out of their seats as soon as the bell rang.• At that moment, the door bell rang.• She was about to go out when the phone rang.• The phone's ringing.• If you tap something made of good glass, it should keep ringing for quite a long time.• A burglar alarm was ringing further along the road.• My ears were still ringing hours after the concert.• The phone rang in the kitchen.• The telephone would ring less frequently, although the girls might be more frequently on the telephone.• Thousands of protesters ringed the embassy.• We heard them ringing the temple bell.• I have rung the world from these boxes and feel a great affection and gratitude towards them.• Her eyes were ringed with heavy black liner.• The cathedral rang with the amazing voices of the choir.ring for• Roberts walked across the lobby and rang for the elevator.ring3 verb (past tense and past participle ringed) [transitive]  1  AROUND/ROUNDto surround something 包围；环绕 Thousands of people ringed the court building to demand the release of Mr Cox. 数千人包围了法院，要求释放考克斯先生。be ringed with something Her eyes were ringed with stiff black lashes. 她的眼睛上有一圈硬挺的黑睫毛。2  MARK British English to draw a circular mark around something 把…圈起来 SYN circle Ring the mistakes in red. 用红笔把错误圈出来。→ See Verb table

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ring• Around midnight, the phone rang.• He was so loud my ears rang.• The phone rang in the kitchen.• I have rung the world from these boxes and feel a great affection and gratitude towards them.nThe RingRing, The  n1.a set of four operas by Richard Wagner, known also as The Ring of the Nibelung or The Ring Cycle. They are based on stories from German mythology, and are known for being very long.From Longman Business Dictionaryringring1 /rɪŋ/ noun [countable]1 (also price ring)COMMERCELAW a group of manufacturers or suppliers who have agreed to fix prices, often illegally, so that there is no competition between them and they can make large profits2 (also auction ring), or bidders’ ringCOMMERCELAW a group of dealers who work together illegally to buy things at an AUCTION (=an event where things are sold to the person who is willing to pay most) at low prices, then sell them later at higher prices and share the profit3LAW a group of criminals working togetherPolice suspect a drug ring may be operating in the area.4FINANCE the area of a COMMODITY EXCHANGE where trading takes place5give somebody a ring especially British English to make a telephone call to someoneGive me a ring if you want to discuss the proposal.ringring2 verb (past tense rang /ræŋ/, past participle rung /rʌŋ/)1[intransitive, transitive] especially British English to make a telephone call to someoneSYN CALLI rang you yesterday but you weren’t in.Ring this number for further information.2[intransitive] If a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is phoning youThe phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day. → ring somebody back → ring in → ring off → ring round somebody → ring up→ See Verb tableOrigin ring1 1. Old English hring2. (1500-1600) → RING1

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a set of four operas by Richard Wagner, known also as The Ring of the Nibelung or The Ring Cycle. They are based on stories from German mythology, and are known for being very long.

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ring¹ S1 W2 /rɪŋ/ noun [countable]
1.  JEWELLERY a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger:
    a diamond ring
    a plain silver ring ⇨ engagement ring at engagement(1), ⇨ signet ring, wedding ring
2.  CIRCLE
  a. an object in the shape of a circle:
    a rubber ring for children to go swimming with
    onion rings
    a key ring ⇨ napkin ring
  b. a circular line or mark
    ring around
    She left a dirty ring around the bath.
    ring round British English:
    a ring round the moon
  c. a group of people or things arranged in a circle
    ring of
    A ring of armed troops surrounded the building.
    The city was overlooked by a ring of high-rise buildings.
3. give somebody a ring British English informal to make a telephone call to someone:
    I’ll give you a ring later in the week.
4.  BELLS the sound made by a bell or the act of making this sound:
    a ring at the doorbell
5.  CRIMINALS a group of people who illegeally control a business or criminal activity:
    Are you aware that a drugs ring is being operated in the club?
    Secret files reveal an Oxford spy ring.
6. have the/a ring of something if a statement or argument has a ring of truth, confidence etc, it seems as if it has this quality:
    His explanation has the ring of truth.
7. have a familiar ring if something has a familiar ring, you feel that you have heard it before:
    His voice had a strangely familiar ring.
8. run rings around somebody informal to be able to do something much better than someone else can:
    I’m sure you can run rings round him.
9.  COOKING British English one of the circular areas on top of a cooker that is heated by gas or electricity ⇨ hob
   SYN  burner American English:
    a gas ring
10.  SPORT
  a. a small square area surrounded by ropes, where people box or wrestle ⇨ ringside
  b. the ring the sport of boxing:
    He retired from the ring at 34.
11.  ENTERTAINMENT a large circular area surrounded by seats at a circus
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ wear a ring He wore a gold ring on his right hand.
   ▪ have a ring on They saw I didn’t have a wedding ring on.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ring
   ▪ a gold/silver ring She took off her gold ring.
   ▪ a diamond/sapphire etc ring On her right hand was a huge diamond ring.
   ▪ a heavy ring Her fingers were clustered with heavy rings.
   ▪ a plain ring She wore a plain gold ring.
   ▪ a wedding ring He gave her a diamond wedding ring on their wedding day.
   ▪ an engagement ring I noticed that she had an engagement ring on her finger.
   ▪ an eternity ring (=a ring given as a sign of lasting love, especially one with stones all round it)
   ▪ a signet ring (=a ring that has a letter or symbol cut into a flat surface)

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ring² S1 W2 /rɪŋ/ verb (past tense rang /ræŋ/, past participle rung /rʌŋ/)
1.  BELL
  a. [intransitive and transitive] to make a bell make a sound, especially to call someone’s attention to you or to call someone to help you:
    I rang the doorbell but no one came.
    ring for
    The sign said, ‘Ring for service’.
    Instead of ringing for the maid, she made the tea herself.
  b. [intransitive] if a bell rings, it makes a noise:
    The bell rang for the end of break.
2.  TELEPHONE
  a. [intransitive and transitive] British English to make a telephone call to someone
   SYN  call, phone:
    I was going to ring you but I don’t have your number.
    ring for
    Sally rang for a taxi.
  b. [intransitive] if a telephone rings, it makes a sound to show that someone is telephoning you:
    The phone hasn’t stopped ringing all day.
3.  SOUNDS  [intransitive]
  a. if your ears ring, they make a continuous sound that only you can hear, after you have been somewhere very noisy or heard a loud sound:
    The explosion made our ears ring.
  b. literary if a place rings with a sound, it is full of that sound
    ring with
    The whole room rang with their laughter.
4. ring a bell informal if something rings a bell, it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is:
    Her name rings a bell but I can’t remember her face.
5. not ring true if something does not ring true, you do not believe it, even though you are not sure why:
    It was a possible explanation, but it didn’t quite ring true.
6. ring the changes British English to make changes to something, not because it needs changing but just in order to make it more interesting, more attractive etc:
    Choose a variety of foods and ring the changes with meals.
7. ring hollow if something that someone says rings hollow, you do not feel that it is true or sincere:
    Assurances that things have changed ring hollow in many ears.
8. ring in your ears if a sound or remark rings in your ears, you continue to remember it very clearly, exactly as it sounded, after it has finished:
    He left Washington with the president’s praises ringing in his ears.
     
ring (somebody) back phrasal verb British English
  to telephone someone again, or to telephone someone because you were not available when they telephoned you
   SYN  call (somebody) back:
    I’ll ring back as soon as I find out anything.
    John rang, and he wants you to ring him back.
ring in phrasal verb
  1. British English to telephone the place where you work:
    Jane’s rung in to say she’ll be late.
    He rang in sick (=telephoned to say he was ill) every morning for a week.
  2. ring in the New Year to celebrate the beginning of the New Year
ring off phrasal verb British English
  to end a telephone call ⇨ hang up:
    He rang off without giving his name.
ring out phrasal verb
  1. a voice, bell etc that rings out is loud and clear:
    The sound of a shot rang out.
  2. ring out the Old Year to celebrate the end of the year
ring round (somebody) phrasal verb British English
  to make telephone calls to a group of people, in order to organize something, find out information etc:
    I’ll ring round to see whether anyone’s interested in coming with us.
    She rang round all the agencies.
ring up phrasal verb
  1. British English to telephone someone
   SYN  call (somebody) up
    ring somebody ↔ up
    I’ll ring the manager up tomorrow.
    I rang up and made an appointment.
  2. ring something ↔ up to press buttons on a cash register to record how much money is being put inside:
    The cashier rang up £300 by mistake.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ phone to speak to someone by telephone. Phone is more common in British English than American English: I’ll phone you tomorrow.
   ▪ call to phone someone. Call is used in both British and American English: One of the neighbors called the police. | Call me later.
   ▪ ring British English spoken to phone someone. Ring is more informal than phone or call: I can ring her at the office tomorrow.
   ▪ give somebody a call (also give somebody a ring) spoken to phone someone: If you ever come to Seattle, give me a call. | I’ll give the hospital a ring and see how he is.
   ▪ telephone formal to phone someone: Angry listeners telephoned the BBC to complain.
   ▪ Skype /skaɪp/ trademark to make a telephone call using special software that allows you to make calls over the Internet: I Skyped her last night and we spoke for hours.

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ring³ verb (past tense and past participle ringed) [transitive]
1. to surround something:
    Thousands of people ringed the court building to demand the release of Mr Cox.
    be ringed with something
    Her eyes were ringed with stiff black lashes.
2. British English to draw a circular mark around something
   SYN  circle:
    Ring the mistakes in red.