n.[C]

1. 圈；环；环形物
   Fatigue brought on dark rings under her eyes.

   劳累使她眼睛下部出现了黑圈。

2. 戒指；耳环
3. 年轮；围成一圈的人（或物）
   I watched the children dancing in a ring.

   我看着孩子们围成一圈跳舞。

4. 圆形灶盘
5. 马戏场；拳击场[the S]
6. （不法）集团，帮派

vt.

1. 包围；围住[（+with）]
   The rebellious troops ringed the airfield.

   叛军包围了机场。

2. 使成环形

vi.

1. 成环形

vi.

1. 按铃；摇铃；敲钟[（+at/for）]
2. （钟、铃等）鸣，响
   I was making the bed when the telephone rang.

   我在铺床时电话铃响了。

3. 【主英】打电话
4. 回响；响彻[（+with/to）]
   My husband's last words are still ringing in my ears.

   丈夫的临终遗言还在我耳边回响。

5. 响个不停，一再响起
6. 听上去，听起来[L]
   Her promise rang hollow.

   她的许诺听上去像是空话。

vt.

1. 按（铃）；摇（铃）；敲（钟）
   She felt bad and rang the bedside bell for a nurse.

   她觉得身体不适，按了床边的铃叫护士来。

2. 【主英】打电话给[（+up）]
   Your wife has rung you twice since lunch time.

   午饭后你太太已给你来过两次电话了。

   I'll ring you up as soon as they arrive.

   他们一到我就给你打电话。

3. 发（鸣响）；以钟声宣告；钟声报（时）

n.

1. 铃声，钟声；按铃，敲钟[C][（+of）]
   There was a ring of laughter in the corridor.

   走廊里传来响亮的笑声。

2. 语气；口气[S][（+of）]
   His remarks had a ring of sincerity.

   他的话语气真诚。

3. 【主英】【口】打电话[S]

n.

1. a small circular band, typically of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament or as a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.
2. a circular band, article, or mark.
   ▸a thin band of rock and ice particles round a planet.
   ▸chiefly Brit. a flat circular heating device forming part of a gas or electric hob.
   ▸Archaeology  a circular prehistoric earthwork, typically consisting of a bank and ditch.
3. an enclosed space in which a sport, performance, or show takes place.
4. a circle of people or things.
   ▸a group of people engaged in a shared enterprise, especially one involving illegal activity:

   a drug ring.
5. Chemistry  a number of atoms bonded together to form a closed loop in a molecule.
6. Mathematics  a set of elements with two binary operations, addition and multiplication, the second being distributive over the first and associative.

v.

1. surround.
   ▸chiefly Brit. draw a circle round.
2. Brit. Ornithology  put an identifying strip around the leg of (a bird).
3. put a circular band through the nose of (a bull, pig, etc.) to lead or control it.
4. informal fraudulently change the identity of (a motor vehicle).

v.

1. make or cause to make a clear resonant or vibrating sound.
   ▸(of a telephone) ring repeatedly to signal an incoming call.
   ▸call for attention by sounding a bell.
   ▸ (often ring with) reverberate with a sound.
   ▸(of the ears) be filled with a buzzing or humming sound due to a blow or loud noise.
   ▸ (ring something up) record an amount on a cash register.
2. Brit. call by telephone.
   ▸ (ring off) end a telephone call by replacing the receiver.
3. sound (the hour, a peal, etc.) on a bell or bells.
   ▸ (ring someone/thing in or out) usher someone or something in (or out) by or as if by ringing a bell.
4. (ring with) be filled with (a quality).
   ▸convey a specified impression or quality:

   the author's honesty rings true.

n.

1. an act of ringing.
   ▸a loud clear sound or tone.
2. Brit. informal a telephone call.
3. a quality conveyed by something heard:
   the tale had a ring of truth.
4. a set of bells, especially church bells.