/rɪŋ ||; rɪŋ/verb (
past tense rang /ræŋ
||; ræŋ/
past participle rung /rʌŋ
||; rʌŋ/)
1 [I,T] (especially US 尤为美 call)ring (sb/sth) (up) to telephone sb/sth 打电话: What time will you ring tomorrow? 你明天什么时候打电话？I rang up yesterday and booked the hotel. 我昨天打电话预订了旅馆房间。Ring the station and ask what time the next train leaves. 打电话到火车站，问下一班车什么时候开。 [SYN] phone 同义词为phone
2 [I,T] to make a sound like a bell or to cause sth to make this sound （使）发出铃声: Is that the phone ringing? 是电话在响吗？We rang the door bell but nobody answered. 我们按了门铃，可是没有人应门。
3 [I] ring (for sb/sth) to ring a bell in order to call sb, ask for sth, etc （为叫唤某人或要求某物）按铃: ‘Did you ring, sir?’ asked the stewardess. “先生，是你按的铃吗？”空中小姐问道。Could you ring for a taxi, please? 请按铃叫一部出租车。
4 [I] (used about words or sounds) to have a certain effect when you hear them （指说话或声音）听起来有某种效果: Her words didn't ring true (= you felt that you could not believe what she said). 她的话听起来不像是真的。
5 [I] ring (with sth) to be filled with loud sounds 充满很大的声音: The music was so loud it made my ears ring. 这音乐太响，我耳朵快给震聋了。
6 [T] (past tense past participle ringed) (often passive 常用于被动语态) to surround sb/sth 包围
7 [T] (US 美 circle) (past tense past participle ringed) to draw a circle around sth （在某物周围）画个圆圈
ring a bell to sound familiar or to remind you, not very clearly, of sb/sth 听来熟悉；使想起某事:
‘Do you know Chris Oliver?’ ‘Well, the name rings a bell.’ “你认识克里斯˙奥利弗吗？”“嗯，这名字听上去熟。” ring (sb) back (
Brit 英) to telephone sb again or to telephone sb who has telephoned you 覆电话:
I can't talk now -- can I ring you back? 我现在不能跟你谈，我给你回电话好吗？ ring in (
Brit 英) to telephone a television or radio show, or the place where you work 给电视节目、电台节目或工作单位打电话:
Mandy rang in sick this morning. 曼迪今早打电话请病假。 ring out to sound loudly and clearly 发出响亮而清晰的声音