ring /rɪŋ/ CET4 TEM4 ( ringing, rang, rung, rings )

• 1. 

  V-I When a telephone rings, it makes a sound to let you know that someone is phoning you. (电话) 响铃

  例：

  As soon as he got home, the phone rang.

  他一到家，电话就响了。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Ring is also a noun. (电话) 响铃声

  例：

  After at least eight rings, an ancient-sounding maid answered the phone.

  电话至少八声后，一位听上去很老的女仆接了。

• 3. 

  ringing N-UNCOUNT (电话) 响铃

  例：

  She was jolted out of her sleep by the ringing of the telephone.

  她被电话响铃惊醒了。

• 4. 

  V-T/V-I When you ring someone, you telephone them. 给…打电话 [英国英语]

  例：

  Would you ring me as soon as you find out? My number's in the phone book.

  你一查清就给我打电话好吗？我的号码在电话簿里。

  例：

  A friend of mine gave me this number to call.

  我的一个朋友让我打这个号码。

• 5. 

  PHRASAL VERB Ring up means the same as ring. 给…打电话; 打电话

• 6. 

  V to emit or cause to emit a sonorous or resonant sound, characteristic of certain metals when struck (撞击金属时)叮叮响

• 7. 

  V-T/V-I When you ring a bell or when a bell rings, it makes a sound. 使 (铃) 响; (铃) 响

  例：

  He heard the school bell ring.

  他听见学校的铃响了。

• 8. 

  N-COUNT Ring is also a noun. (铃的) 响声

  例：

  There was a ring of the bell.

  铃响了。

• 9. 

  ringing N-UNCOUNT (铃) 响

  例：

  ...the ringing of church bells.

  …教堂的钟响。

• 10. 

  V-I If you say that a place is ringing with sound, usually pleasant sound, you mean that the place is completely filled with that sound. (优美的声音) 回荡 [文学性]

  例：

  The whole place was ringing with music.

  整个地方回荡着音乐声。

• 11. 

  N-SING You can use ring to describe a quality that something such as a statement, discussion, or argument seems to have. For example, if an argument has a familiar ring, it seems familiar. 感觉

  例：

  His proud boast of leading "the party of low taxation" has a hollow ring.

  他有关领导“主张低税收的政党”的豪言有空洞的感觉。

• 12. 

  PHRASE If you give someone a ring, you phone them. 给某人电话 [英国英语] [非正式]

  例：

  We'll give him a ring as soon as we get back.

  我们一回来就会给他电话。

• 13. 

  PHRASE If a statement rings true, it seems to be true or genuine. If it rings hollow, it does not seem to be true or genuine. 听起来真实

  例：

  Joanna's denial rang true.

  乔安娜的否认听上去像是真的。

• 14. 

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