Tra từ ring - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. ring 1 [ring rings ringed ringing] noun, verb BrE [rɪŋ] NAmE [rɪŋ]
see also ↑ring ²
noun

JEWELLERY
1. countable a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger, consisting of a round band of gold, silver, etc, sometimes decorated with ↑precious stones
•a gold ring
• A diamond glittered on her ring finger (= the finger next to the little finger, especially on the left hand).
see also ↑engagement ring, ↑signet ring, ↑wedding ring

CIRCLE
2. countable an object in the shape of a circle with a large hole in the middle
•a key ring
•curtain rings
•onion rings
3. countable a round mark or shape
• She had dark rings a round her eyes from lack of sleep.
• The children sat on the floor in a ring.

FOR PERFORMANCE/COMPETITION
4. countable a confined area in which animals or people perform or compete, with seats a round the outside for the audience
•a boxing ring
•a circus ring
• The next competitor rode into the ring.
see also ↑bullring

FOR COOKING
5. countable (especially BrE)a small flat place on a cooker/stove that is heated by gas or electricity and is used for cooking on
Syn: ↑burner
•to turn off the gas ring

GROUP OF PEOPLE
6. countable a group of people who are working together, especially in secret or illegally
•a spy ring
•a drugs ring
more at throw your hat into the ring at ↑hat

Word Origin:
Old English hring Germanic Dutch ring German Ring ↑rank

Thesaurus:
ring noun C
•a key ring
circle • • hoop • • disc • |especially AmE disk •
in a ring/circle
through a ring/circle/hoop
concentric rings/circles

Example Bank:
•Customs officials have broken up a major drug ring.
•He can blow smoke rings.
•He entered the ring wearing his usual outfit.
•He had a signet ring on his little finger.
•He had dark rings around his eyes.
•He has earned three Super Bowl rings in the last four years.
•He slipped the ring on her finger.
•He was back in the ring only a month after the injury.
•His right ear sported a gold ring.
•I pulled the small ring box out of my pocket.
•I put the saucepan on the ring.
•She had a small nose ring.
•She kissed the great ring of the archbishop of Chicago.
•She wore a diamond engagement ring.
•The children formed a ring around their teacher.
•The street plan of the city has evolved as a series of concentric rings.
•They exchange rings and wedding vows.
•a plate of onion rings
•a ring of fire/smoke/stones
•Onion rings should be thin and crispy.
•She had dark rings around her eyes from lack of sleep.
•The four men are accused of running a drug smuggling ring.
Idiom: ↑run rings a round somebody

verb (ringed, ringed)

SURROUND
1. often passive ~ sb/sth (with sth) to surround sb/sth
• Thousands of demonstrators ringed the building.

BIRD'S LEG
2. ~ sth to put a metal ring a round a bird's leg so that it can be easily identified in the future

DRAW CIRCLE
3. ~ sth (especially BrE)to draw a circle a round sth
Syn: ↑circle
• Ring the correct answer in pencil.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English hring Germanic Dutch ring German Ring ↑rank

Example Bank:
•The basin was ringed with specks of dirt and hair.
•The village is ringed with beautiful forests.

▪ II. ring 2 [ring rings rang rung ringing] verb, noun BrE [rɪŋ] NAmE [rɪŋ]
see also ↑ring ¹
verb (rangBrE [ræŋ] ; NAmE [ræŋ] rungBrE [rʌŋ] ; NAmE [rʌŋ] )

TELEPHONE
1. (BrE) (also call NAmE, BrE)transitive, intransitive to telephone sb/sth
•~ sb/sth up I'll ring you up later.
• He rang up the police station.
•~ sb/sth When is the best time to ring New York?
•~ (up) David rang up while you were out.
•He said he was ringing from London.
•I'm ringing about your advertisement in the paper.
•She rang to say she'd be late.
•~ for sth Could you ring for a cab?
2. intransitive (of a telephone)to make a sound because sb is trying to telephone you
• Will you answer the telephone if it rings?

BELL
3. transitive, intransitive if you ring a bell or if a bell rings, it produces a sound
•~ (sth) Someone was ringing the doorbell.
• The church bells rang.
•The doorbell rang loudly.
•~ for sb/sth Just ring for the nurse (= attract the nurse's attention by ringing a bell) if you need her.

WITH SOUND
4. intransitive ~ (with sth) (literary)to be full of a sound; to fill a place with sound
Syn: ↑resound
•The house rang with children's laughter.
•Applause rang through the hall.

WITH QUALITY
5. intransitive ~ (with sth) to be full of a particular quality
•His words rang with pride.

OF EARS
6. intransitive to be uncomfortable and be unable to hear clearly, usually because you have heard a loud noise, etc
•The music was so loud it made my ears ring.
more at alarm bells ring/start ringing at ↑alarm _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English hringan Germanic

Thesaurus:
ring verb
1. T, I (BrE, especially spoken)
•I'll ring you later.
call • • dial • • reach • |especially AmE, informal call sb up • |especially BrE, formal telephone • |BrE, especially spoken phone •
ring sb/call sb/call sb up/telephone sb/phone sb about sth
ring/call/telephone/phone to do sth
ring/call/dial/telephone/phone a number/a hotline/the switchboard/reception
ring/call/telephone/phone the doctor/fire brigade/police/hospital
Ring, call or phone? Call is the only one of these three words used in American English. Ring and phone are the most frequent words in spoken British English, but call is preferred in an emergency
•Call the police/fire brigade.
You call/ring/phone a person, place or institution; you call a cab/a taxi/an ambulance.
2. T, I
•Someone was ringing the doorbell.
•The church bells rang.
sound • • buzz • • chime • • strike • • jangle • • clang • • ping • • tinkle • • jingle • |literary toll •
the bell rings/sounds/chimes/jangles/clangs/tinkles/jingles/tolls
the doorbell rings/sounds/buzzes/chimes/jangles
the clock rings/sounds/chimes/strikes

British/American:
phone / call / ring
Verbs
In BrE, to phone, to ring and to call are the usual ways of saying to telephone. In NAmE the most common word is call, but phone is also used. Speakers of NAmE do not say ring. Telephone is very formal and is used mainly in BrE.Nouns
You can use call or phone call (more formal) in both BrE and NAmE: ▪ Were there any phone calls for me? ◇ ▪ How do I make a local call? The idiom give sb a call is also common: ▪ I’ll give you a call tonight. In informal BrE you could also say: ▪ I’ll give you a ring tonight.

Example Bank:
•Applause rang through the hall.
•Could you ring for a cab?
•David rang up while you were out.
•He said he was ringing from London.
•I'll ring you later.
•I'm ringing about your advertisement in the paper.
•Just ring for the nurse if you need her.
•She rang to say she'd be late.
•Someone was ringing the doorbell.
•The church bells rang.
•The doorbell rang loudly.
•The house rang with children's laughter.
•When is the best time to ring New York?
Idioms: ↑give somebody a ring ▪ ↑ring a bell ▪ ↑ring in your ears ▪ ↑ring off the hook ▪ ↑ring the changes ▪ ↑ring true
Derived: ↑ring around ▪ ↑ring back ▪ ↑ring in ▪ ↑ring in something ▪ ↑ring off ▪ ↑ring out ▪ ↑ring round ▪ ↑ring somebody back ▪ ↑ring something up ▪ ↑ring through

noun

OF BELL
1. countable the sound that a bell makes; the act of ringing a bell
• There was a ring at the door.
• He gave a couple of loud rings on the doorbell.

SOUND
2. singular a loud clear sound
•the ring of horse's hooves on the cobblestones

QUALITY
3. singular ~ (of sth) a particular quality that words, sounds, etc. have
•His explanation has a ring of truth about it.
•Her protestation of innocence had a hollow ring to it (= did not sound sincere).
•The story had a familiar ring to it (= as if I had heard it before).
more at the brass ring at ↑brass

Example Bank:
•Her protestation of innocence had a hollow ring to it.
•His explanation has a ring of truth about it.
•I'll give you a ring once I get home.
•The story has a familiar ring to it.
•He gave a couple of loud rings on the doorbell.
•There was a ring at the door.

See also: ↑call