rim /rim/ noun, verb
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noun 1 the edge of sth in the shape of a circle ( MM%
)
i&Tfr: He looked at them over the rim of his glass.
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iMl o 0 The
rims of her eyes were red with crying, life Ig II # ^ £17 o o spectacles with gold
rims
III Ig ii 2 the metal edge of a wheel onto which the tyre is fixed |&|pi; %>M — picture o bicycle 3 -rimmed adj. having a particular type of rim 7--II ( :
gold-rimmed
spectacles ^ H Ig H o red-
rimmed eyes (= for example, from
crying) fgli£I£E#llg I# — see also horn-rimmed
« verb (-mm-) [VN] [often passive] {formal) to form an edge around sth
rime /raim/ noun [U] (literary) frost M-M (
H )
rim less /'rimlas/ adj. [only before noun] (of
glasses Iftft) having lenses (= the transparent parts
that you look through) that are not surrounded by frames rind /raind/ noun 1 [U] the thick outer skin
of some types of fruit ( ) JP&, lemon rind ft
Wfe —compare peel n.{l), skin n.{4), zest(3) 2 [U, C] the thick outer skin of some foods such as bacon and some types of cheese ( ) Ahgfc
rin derpest /'rindapest; NAmE -darp-/ {BrE also 'cattle plague) noun [U] an infectious
disease that affects cows and similar animals ft £3: ring1 0-w /ni]/ noun, verb — see
also ring2
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noun
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JEWELLERY tftfc 1 [C] a piece of
jewellery that you wear
on your finger, consisting
of a round band of gold, silver, etc., sometimes decorated with precious stones Hi; Hfift a gold ring o A diamond
glittered on her ring finger (= the finger next to
the little finger, especially on the left hand). — I^TTiS^fe I$A;£Ib±I*]WAA;o — picture o jewellery — see
also ENGAGEMENT RING,
SIGNET RING, WEDDING RING
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CIRCLE 0dl 2 [C] an object in the shape
of a circle with
a large hole in the
middle a key
ring o curtain rings O onion rings #M[I|
3 [C] a round mark or
shape 0Jj£ftiB; MM: She had dark rings
around her eyes from lack of sleep. MUIftiisfe jfc, IHISULfGIITi, 0 The children sat on the
floor in a ring.m^ina/ft-ffl,
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FOR PERFORMANCE/COM PETITION AM; ft # 4 [C] a
confined area in which animals
or people perform or compete, with seats around the outside for the audience 0}£AM^ ( )
: a
boxing ring o a
circus ring — see also bullring
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FOR COOKING ;fft£ 5 [C] {especially BrE) a small flat place on a
cooker/stove that is heated by gas or electricity and is used for cooking on ^
P; |±^8: HE!
burner: to turn off the gas ring A ±:— picture o page Ri5
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GROUP OF PEOPLE A$£ 6 [C] a group of people who are working
together, especially in secret or illegally ( X
)mik, », mm-. asPyringmm
0 0 a drugs ring
fTiTtl run rings around/round sb {informal) to
be much better at doing sth than sb else jift|i;;izuft^A£T; — more
at hat
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verb (ringed, ringed) [VN]
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SURROUND 1 [often passive] ~ sb/sth (with sth) to
surround sb/sth ft g] ; : Thousands of demonstrators
ringed the building. 17
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BIRD’S LEG S,I 2 to put a metal ring
around a bird’s leg so that it can be easily identified in the future A ■ ■ ■
(vMmmmik)
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DRAW CIRCLE |gj .0 3 {especially BrE) to draw a circle around sth ^•••00; |B--[I||SA HE! circle: Ring the correct answer in pencil.
ring2 Ot* /rir)/ verb, noun — see
also ring1
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verb (rang /raer)/, rung /rArj/)
TELEPHONE
ft it 1 {BrE) (also call NAmE, BrE) ~ sb/sth (up) to telephone sb/sth A ■
• ■ IT ft it; [VN] I’ll
ring you up later. fftftlt#ftftlT
ftito 0 He rang up the police station. ililAW^MlT7
ftito <> When
is the best time to ring
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rang up while you were
out. ftit3l5
T
o- 0 He
said he was ringing from
fp-o 0 Could you ring for a cab? ftlT IS ft IS. ft
0 She rang to say she’d
be late. MlTftitAiftiffe Icjfii'Jo ■=>
note at phone 2 [V] (of a telephone ft
it)
to
make a sound because sb is trying to telephone you A ft
: Will you answer the
telephone if it rings? ft it
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BELL 1/;
produces a sound ( ft ) A ft ffe r1,
P|r] H ft ft: [VN] Someone was
ringing the doorbell. ft A ft Sc H ft o 0 [V] The
church bells rang. t^(tf]flftB[n]7o 0 Just
ring
for the nurse (= attract the nurse’s
attention by ringing a bell) if you need her. TftMTo
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WITH SOUND i1' P|rJ
4
[V] ~ (with sth) (literary)
to be full of
a sound; to fill a
place with sound @ P|r] ; B|qj % BE! resound : The house rang with children’s laughter. M TlS^lllAll] W^fto O Applause rang through
the hall. o
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WITH QUALITY 5 [V] to be full of a particular quality
: His
words rang with pride. jfeJTitftti7¥Hio
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OF EARS JT6 [V] to be uncomfortable and be unable to hear clearly,
usually because you have heard a loud noise, etc. Pfj^ftP|R]: The music was
so loud it made my ears ring. ftft^jftft AA7,
B333 ring a 'bell (informal) to sound familiar to
you, as though you have heard it before His
name
rings a bell but I can’t
think where we met.
(with sth) (BrE) to make changes to sth
in order to have greater variety ft lL A ft ft ; A ® ft ft-: Ring the
changes with a new colour, ft—To .ring in your
ears/'head to make you feel that you can still hear sth ^ ^ 0 PlB : His warning was still
ringing in my ears. jfet^W^.r'ng off the ' hook (usually used in the
progressive tenses ifi #^7ittfrRT) {NAmE) (of a telephone ffeif)
to ring many times P|nj^7®r; The
phone has been ringing
off the hook with offers
of help.
IjciSiAHTo ring
'true/'hollow/'false to give the impression of being
sincere/true or not sincere/true ££ AtUJ! ^ ( ^c$?[5L It may seem a strange
story
but it rings true to me.
—more at alarm n. IJiil;tfl .ring a'round = ring round .ring back | .ring sb-^'back (BrE) to telephone sb again,
for example because they were not there when you called earlier, or to return a
call they made to you ( ££jj£A ) #lTfti£, He isn’t
here now—could you ring
back later? ifoMXXfE ft
M£JL#!TA^?p^?
0 EU
ask Simon to ring you back when he gets in. 0
.ring 'in (BrE) to telephone a
television or radio show, or the place where you work Aft® (
l&ft n ) 7 i IT ft it; A t B WXfti-ftlT ft it Ting 'in sth to ring bells to
celebrate sth, especially the new year p4
ife ( Ala§r¥ ) Ting 'off (BrE) to put down the
telephone because you have finished speaking H Iff ft it: He rang off before I
could explain. 7
o
.ring 'out to be heard loudly and
clearly Bftr Rim; A ft }# Si (ft B|bJ ^: A number of shots rang
out. HT P/f ft fl
.ring round (sb/sth) | .ring a'round
(sb/sth) {BrE) to telephone a number of people in order
to organize sth or to get some information, etc. ftitil tfl , ft it il l'*T ( # A ) : I rang round all the
travel agents in the area. !£!Tftitill'O]
l±o Ting 'through (to
sb) (BrE)
to
make a telephone call to sb, especially within the same building IT ft it ( ft OT A ) : Reception just rang
through
to say my visitor has arrived, lx#£[*]']M'JITftitfti&ft
W ^ APJ 7 o Ting sth*-*'up to enter the cost of
goods being bought in a shop/store on a cash
register by pressing the buttons; to make sales of a particular value# (
im ) #A®^ft^m; m\-mm: she rang up all the items on the
till.
^ft^l/lo
0 The company rang up sales
of $166 million last year.