n.[C]

1. 圈；環；環形物
   Fatigue brought on dark rings under her eyes.

   勞累使她眼睛下部出現了黑圈。

2. 戒指；耳環
3. 年輪；圍成一圈的人（或物）
   I watched the children dancing in a ring.

   我看著孩子們圍成一圈跳舞。

4. 圓形灶盤
5. 馬戲場；拳擊場[the S]
6. （不法）集團，幫派

vt.

1. 包圍；圍住[（+with）]
   The rebellious troops ringed the airfield.

   叛軍包圍了機場。

2. 使成環形

vi.

1. 成環形

vi.

1. 按鈴；搖鈴；敲鐘[（+at/for）]
2. （鐘，鈴等）鳴，響
   I was making the bed when the telephone rang.

   我在鋪床時電話鈴響了。

3. 【主英】打電話
4. 迴響；響徹[（+with/to）]
   My husband's last words are still ringing in my ears.

   丈夫的臨終遺言還在我耳邊回響。

5. 響個不停，一再響起
6. 聽上去，聽起來[L]
   Her promise rang hollow.

   她的許諾聽上去像是空話。

vt.

1. 按（鈴）；搖（鈴）；敲（鐘）
   She felt bad and rang the bedside bell for a nurse.

   她覺得身體不適，按了床邊的鈴叫護士來。

2. 【主英】打電話給[（+up）]
   Your wife has rung you twice since lunch time.

   午飯後你太太已來過兩次電話了。

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

   他們一到我就打電話給你。

3. 發（鳴響）；以鐘聲宣告；鐘聲報（時）

n.

1. 鈴聲，鐘聲；按鈴，敲鐘[C][（+of）]
   There was a ring of laughter in the corridor.

   走廊裡傳來響亮的笑聲。

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

   他的話語氣真誠。

3. 【主英】【口】打電話[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.

[名]

1. ①戒指。
   커플링.

   情侶戒指。

2. ②環。
   링 모양의 악세사리.

   環形飾品。

3. ③拳擊場。
   링 위에 오르다.

   上拳擊場。