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■                  noun

►                 OF BELL 铃：.钟 1 [C] the sound that a bell makes; the act of ringing a bell #声；钟声；摇铃；敲钟：TTiere was a rin^ at the door.门铃响了。◊ Jfe gave a coupZe 〇/ Zoud rings on the doorbeH. #使S地按了几下门铃。

►                 SOUND I贫晌 2 [si.ng.] a loud clear sound 清晰的响声：the ring 〇/horse’s hooves on the cobWestones 马蹄吾鹤卵石 上发出的清脆响声

►                 QUALITY 特性 3 [sing.]〜(of sth) a particular quality that words，sounds, etc. have (言语、声音等的）特性：Ms explanation has a ring of truth about it. life ftl # B/f 上去真实可信。◊ ffer protestation 〇/ irmocence had a hoHow ring to ft (= did not sound sincere).她自称无辜 的辩白显得空洞乏力。◊ The story had a/am出ar ring to

as if I had heard it before).这个故事听起来耳熟。 give sb a 'ring (BrE, informal) to make a telephone call to sb 给某人打电话：111 give you a ring tomorrow. 我明天给‘打电话。.〇 note at phone — more at brass ring-a-ring o* roses /,rir) 0 rirj a 'rauziz; NAmE 'rouziz/ noun [U] a singing game played by children, in which the players hold hands and dance in a circle, falling down at the end of the song玫瑰花环（歌谣游也，儿童 .手较j围成一圈跳舞，歌曲唱完时倒下,）• ring-back /'rirjbaek/ noun [u, C] a telephone service that you can use if you call sb and their telephone is being used, so that your telephone will ring when the line is free; a call made using this service 回.铃’声电话服 _务>;有回铃音的电话

'ring bearer noun {NAmE) a person, usually a boy, who carries the rings for the bride and groom at a wedding _ (婚礼>的）捧戒指男孩，捧戒指者 'ring binder noun a file for holding papers, in which metal rings go through the edges of the pages, holding them in place 活页簿；活页夹一picture 〇> stationery 'ring circuit (also 'ring main) noun {technical an arrangement of wires which supply electricity to several different places in a room or building (房间或 <建筑物内的）环形电路

ringed /rirjd/ adj. [only before noun] 1 having a ring or rings on嘁戒指的：a ringed /inger戴着戒指的手指 2 (especially of an animal or bird 尤指兽或鸟）having a mark or marks like a ring on it 有环纹（或环M )的： a ringed pZover胸部有带状纹的剑鹆 ringer /'rir)8(r)/ noun 1 = bell-ringer 2 {NAm^) a horse or person that takes part in a race illegally, for example by using a false name (以冒名顶替等手盛）,非 法参_的马,（或人)IT»T?1 see dead adj. ring-ette /rirj'et/ noun [\J] a Canadian game similar to ice hockey, played with a straight stick and rubber ring, especially by women冰圈运动，冰上争圈丨加拿大 的一种类似冰球的运动，用直杆和橡皮圈，主要为女性 参加）

'ring-fence verb [VN] (6r£) 1 {finance M) to protect a particular sum of money by putting restrictions on it so that it can only be used for a particular purpose 限制 (资金的.）用 i 2 to protect stA by putting restrictions on it so that it can only be used by particular people or fora particular purpose限制性地成护（以供专人专 用）..：All employees can access the parts of the Intranet that are not ring-/enced.所有雇员都可进入内联网中无使 用权限制的部分。► ling fence now/?: The government has promised to put a ring fence around funding for eduction•政府已承诺教育资金保证用于教育。

'ring finger /low/? the finger next to the smallest one, especially on the left hand, on which a wedding ring is traditionally worn无名指（尤指左手的，传统上用以戴 结婚戒指）一 picture 0 body ring-ing /'riijir)/ adj., noun

■                  ad), [only before noun] 1 (of a sound 声响)loud and clear 响亮的；清晰的 2 (of a statement, etc.族述等）powerful and made with a lot of force 看力的；强画的：a ringing endorsement 0/her leadership 对她的领导的有力

支持

■                  /iown [sing” U] an act or a sound of ringing n翁嘴作响；嗡 嘴声：There was an unpleasant ringing in my ears,

的耳朵里有一种烦人的嗡嗡声。

ring-lead-er /'riqli:da(r)/ noun {disapproving) a person who leads others in crime Or in causing trouble 罪魁；

头目；元凶

ring-let /'rirjlat/ noun [usually pi.] a long curl of hair hanging down from sb’s head _下的长■发 "ring main noun {technical 1 an arrangement of cables that allows electricity to be supplied to a series of places from either of two directions (电路的）环'形 干线 2 = ring circuit 3 an arrangement of connected pipes that allows water, steam, etc. to enter and leave a system (管路的）环形主线

ring-mas-ter /'rii]ma:st0(r); NAmE -mses-/ noun a person in charge of a circus performance 马戒表演领班（或

_指挥）

'ring pull (8r£) (NAmE 'pull tab, tab) noun a small piece of metal with a ring attached which is pulled to open cans of food, drink，etc.(易拉罐等的 > 拉环；易拉环 —picture o packaging

■ring road (8r£) (l/S ’outer.belt) /7〇w/7 a road that is built around a city or town to reduce traffic in the centre

_环路环城路

ring-side /'riqsaid/ noun [U] the area closest to the space in which a boxing match or circus takes place

(拳击场或马戏表演场等的）场边，台边区：According to law, a doctor must be present at the ringside. Sc'&W 规定，场边必须有一名医生。◊ a ringside seat靠近拳击 <台的观察席锋

ring-tone /'rirjtaun; NAmE -toun/ noun the sound a tele­phone makes when sb is calling you. Ringtones are often short tunes, and the word is especially used to refer to the different sounds mobile phones/cellphones make w^ien they ring.(尤指移动电话的）铃声，彩铃 ring-toss /'riritDs; NAmE -to:s/ noun [u] {NAmE) =hoopla(2)

ring-wornn /'rnjwsim; NAmE -W3：rm/ noun [U] an infec­tious skin disease that produces small round red areas 癣

rink /rirjk/ noun 1 = ice rink 2 = skating rink rinse /rins/ verb, noun

m verb [VN] 1 to wash sth with clean water only, not using soap (甩清水’）冲洗，洗涮：Rinse the coofced pasta with boi/fng water•.袷丨故熟食在开水里过一下。2 to remove the soap from sth with clean water after washing it冲掉…的皂液；漂洗；清洗o note at clean 3 [+adv./prep.] to remove dirt, etc. from sth by washing it with dean water (用清水）冲掉，洗刷：She rinsed the mud 介om her hands. ^ 冲 life#手上.的泥楽。◊ J wanted to rinse the taste out of my mouth.         ,

•去掉嘴里的味道。.rinse sth—out to make sth clean, especially a container, by washing it with water 冲洗，洗刷干‘（容器等）：Rinse the cup out before use.使用前将杯子冲洗一下。

■ n〇M/i 1 [C] an act of rinsing sth 漂洗；冲洗；洗刷：

J gave the g丨ass a rinse..我把杯子冲洗了 一下。◊ Fabric conditioner is added during the final rinse.

洗时加入织物柔顺剂。2 [C，U丨a liquid that you put on your hair when it is wet in order to change its colour■染 发剂：a Wue rinse 蓝色染发剂 3 [C，U] a liquid used for cleaning the mouth and teeth 漱口 _ riot /'raiat/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 [C] a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest 暴乱；骚乱：One prison guczrS was/cfHed when a riot brofce out in t/ie扣iZ. —位狱警在监狱骚乱中遇难。

◊ /oott/race riots争疮食;物的暴乱；种族骚乱2 [sing.] 〜of sth  a collection of a lot of different types of

the same thing 丰富多彩；品种繁多：7?ie garden a riot 0/ coZour•花园里色彩缤纷。3 a riot [sing.] (old-fashioned, informaf) a person or an event that is very amusing and enjoyable # 常有趣的人.（或事）run 'riot 1 (of people A) to behave in a way that is violent and/or not under control 撒野；恣意妄'为 H331 rampage : They 〖et thdr /cfds run ri’ot.也们听 ft 自1 己的 孩'子撒野。2 if your imagination, a feeling, etc. runs riot, you allow it to develop and continue without trying to control it (指想象、情感等）任意发挥，奔放 3 (of plants 植物）to grow and spread quickly 生长繁 茂；疯长一more at read v.