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ring /rɪŋ/► SEE ALLgive sb a ringring a bellring the changes (on sth)ring in your ears/headring off the hookring out the old (year) and ring in the newring true/false/hollowthe brass ringbring/ring down the curtain (on sth)bring/ring the curtain down (on sth)have a familiar ring (about/to it)throw your hat into the ring
●give sb a ˈring (BrE, informal) make a telephone call to sb 给某人打电话◆I’ll give you a ring tomorrow.
我明天给你电话。●ring a ˈbell (informal) sound familiar; help you remember sth, but not completely 听起来耳熟；引起模糊回忆◆That name rings a bell but I can’t remember exactly where I’ve heard it before.
那个名字听上去耳熟，可是我记不清在哪儿听过。●ring the ˈchanges (on sth) (BrE) make changes to sth in order to have greater variety 使更多样化；变换花样◆I’m pleased to see that they’re ringing the changes in the staff canteen. The new menus are much more interesting.
我很高兴职工食堂在换花样，新菜单比以前有吸引力多了。 ORIGIN This expression refers to bell-ringing, where the bells can be rung in different orders. 这个表达法原指编钟演奏时可变换多种顺序。●ring in your ˈears/ˈheadmake you feel you can still hear sth 余音绕梁；在耳边回响◆Months later, the applause at the Berlin concert was still ringing in her ears.
几个月过去了，柏林音乐会上的掌声似乎还在她耳边回响。●ˌring off the ˈhook (NAmE) (of a telephone 电话) ring many times 铃声不断；响了很多次◆The phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help.
表示愿意提供帮助的电话接连不断。●ˌring out the ˌold (year) and ˌring in the ˈnewcelebrate the end of one year and the start of the next one 辞旧迎新●ring ˈtrue/ˈfalse/ˈhollowseem true/false/insincere 显得真实／虚假／空洞◆What you’ve said about Jim just doesn’t ring true. Are we talking about the same person?
你说的关于吉姆的事情不像是真的，咱俩说的是一个人吗？◆His apology rings a little hollow.
他的道歉听上去不太诚恳。●the brass ˈring (NAmE, informal) the opportunity to be successful; success that you have worked hard to get 成功机遇；努力获取的成功◆The girls’ outdoor track team has grabbed the brass ring seven times.这支女子室外田径队已经七次夺冠。 ORIGIN This comes from the custom of giving a free ride to anyone who managed to grab a large ring that was hung above the people riding on a merry-go-round at a fairground. 这个习语源于游乐场的一个惯例。孩子们只要抓住旋转木马上方挂着的大圆环，就可以免费乘坐一次。●bring/ring down the ˈcurtain (on sth)●bring/ring the ˈcurtain down (on sth)bring an end to sth 使…落下帷幕；结束◆The BBC has finally decided to bring the curtain down on one of its oldest television programmes.英国广播公司终于决定停播一档开播时间最长的电视节目。●have a familiar ˈring (about/to it)sound familiar 听上去耳熟◆His complaints have a familiar ring. Others have said exactly the same thing about our designs.他的抱怨听上去似曾相识，其他人对我们的设计说过一模一样的话。◆The music in the movie had a familiar ring to it. I think it was Schumann.这部电影的音乐听上去耳熟，我想是舒曼的曲子。●throw your ˈhat into the ringannounce officially that you are going to compete in an election, a competition, etc. 正式宣布参加竞选（或比赛等）◆Another candidate has now thrown his hat into the ring for the elections later this year.又有一名候选人宣布参加今年晚些时候的选举。 |