词汇 | ring |
释义 | ring 1. noun 1 a telephone call UK, 1900. 2 the anus. From the shape UK, 1949. 3 a circular area where the game of two-up takes place AUSTRALIA, 1896. 4 collectively, the bookmakers at a racecourse AUSTRALIA, 1877.► get a ring in your nosein horse racing, to lose all your money betting US, 1951.► put the ring around itto confirm something as definite NEW ZEALAND, 1978 2. verb 1 to provide one thing disguised as another UK, 1812. 2 to open and pilfer a cash register US, 1965. 3 to shout BARBADOS, 1965.► ring it onto outwit someone UK, 1977.► ring the bell1. to make a successful attempt at something. Probably from a fairground challenge UK, 1966.2. to achieve success beyond expectations US, 1950.► ring the berriesin ice hockey, to hit the goalie with a hard shot between the legs CANADA, 1985.► ring your chimesto strike someone on the head with great force US, 1981 ring around ► see ring round ring back ring back • ring sb back not passive BrE especially spoken to telephone someone for a second time, or to telephone someone who phoned you when you were not available: Can I give Jane a message, or will you ring back later? Mr. Harrison's busy right now, but I'll ask him to ring you back.■ SIMILAR TO: call back, return sb's call ring in 1. ring in BrE to telephone the place where you work or where you are expected, for example to say why you are not there: Joan rang in to say she was sick If patients can't get to the clinic on time, I wish they'd ring in and tell us.2. ring in the New Year to celebrate the beginning of the new year by ringing church bells: Churches all over the land will be ringing in the New Year. ring off ring off BrE to end a telephone call and put down the part of the telephone that you speak into: Don't ring off. I've something else to tell you. I have to ring off now - there's someone at the door.■ SIMILAR TO: hang up ring out 1. ring out if the sound of a bell, a voice, gunshot etc rings out, you can hear it loudly and clearly: Shots rang out and at least 20 demonstrators fell to the ground. church bells ringing out over the sunlit streets2. ring out the old year to celebrate the end of the year by ringing the church bells: I heard the bells of St Peter's ringing out the old year. ring round/around ring round/around • ring round/around sth/sb BrE to telephone several people or places in order to arrange something or find out information: I'm just ringing round to remind everybody about the meeting next Friday. I rang around all the hotels in town, but they were all full.■ SIMILAR TO: phone around, call around AmE ring up 1. ring sb up • ring up sb • ring up BrE to telephone someone: He rang me up that same evening and asked me out for a drink. I rang up the ticket office, but I just got a recorded message. Someone rang up while you were out.■ SIMILAR TO: phone, call2. ring up sth if a company rings up a profit, it makes that profit: Tesco is expected to ring up another 28% rise in profits.3. ring up sth • ring sth up if a person working in a shop rings up an amount of money, they record the amount the customer has spent by pressing the buttons of the cash register (= a machine used for storing and recording amounts of money in a shop): I was astonished at what the bill came to when it was rung up on the till.4. ring up sth AmE to spend a large amount of money: He rang up a bill of about $1000 at the gift shop before catching his flight home.■ SIMILAR TO: run up ring (someone's)chimes/bells Slang To knock (an opponent) out by physical or other force.
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