1. C 敲钟（声），摇铃（声） (an act of making) the sound of a bell or a bell-like sound
2. S 特性　 a certain quality, especially in sth said

　answer the ～　接电话
　give sb a ～　给某人打电话
　give the bell a ～　按一下铃
　have a ～　有…的声音
　hear a ～　听到铃声
　continuous ～　连续不断地铃声
　dry ～　枯燥的铃声
　familiar ～　熟悉的铃声
　flat ～　单调的鸣声
　mournful ～　悲哀的鸣声
　rhythmic ～　有节奏的钟声
　sinister ～　不祥的鸣声
　～ voice　响亮的声音
　the ～ of glass goblet　玻璃酒杯的碰击声
　the ～ of happy voice　响亮欢快的声音
　the ～ of porcelain dish　碰着瓷盘的声响
　the ～ of victorious laughter　胜利的笑声

　Give two rings of the bell, please.　请敲两下钟。
　There was a ring at the door.　有人按门铃。
　I heard a loud ring at the door.　我听见一阵响亮的门铃声。
　The coin has the true ring.　这个硬币听响声可断定它是真的。
　There is hanging a bunch of rings in the middle of the room.　房子中间挂了一串铃铛。
　I'll give you a ring this evening.　今晚我给你打电话。
　Her laughter has a false ring.　她的笑声中有种虚伪的味道。
　There was a ring of sincerity in his promise.　他的许诺中有一种真诚的语气。
　His story has the ring of the truth about it.　他的故事听起来像真实的。
　This poem has a ring of Homer.　这首诗有荷马的风格。

1. vt. & vi. （使）鸣响　 cause (a bell) to sound; (of a bell, telephone, etc.) sound
2. vt.打电话　 telephone (sb)

　～ a fire alarm　鸣火警
　～ clock　敲钟
　～ one's own bell　自夸
　～ sb's praise　大声夸赞某人
　～ the bell　鸣铃
　～ the church bells　敲响教堂之钟
　～ the glim　开灯
　～ the knell　敲丧钟
　～ the number　打电话
　～ false　听起来虚伪
　～ hollow　听起来不真实
　～ true　听起来是真的
　～ blithely　愉快地鸣响
　～ dolefully　悲哀地鸣响
　～ feebly　低弱地响着
　～ furiously　猛烈地敲响
　～ harshly　刺耳地响
　～ impatiently　令人厌烦地响着
　～ incessantly　不停地响
　～ loudly　大声地响
　～ merrily　欢快地鸣响着
　～ musically　悦耳地铃响
　～ vigorously　洪亮地响着
　～ back　回电话
　～ down the curtain　鸣铃，落幕
　～ off　挂断
　～ out　回荡
　～ up　响起
　～ at the bell　按铃
　～ at the door　按门铃
　～ for　打铃叫…
　～ for ambulance　打电话叫救护车
　～ in ears　在耳边回响
　～ with laughter　回荡着笑声

　At this moment the bell rang.　这时铃响了。
　Soon the getting-up bell rang.　一会儿，起床铃响了。
　Start to work when the bell rings.　铃响就开始工作。
　How long has the alarm clock been ringing?　那闹钟响了多长时间了?
　The church bells are ringing.　教堂的钟声在响着。
　Did you ring, sir?　是您按铃吗，先生?
　The cyclist didn't ring.　那个骑自行车的没有按铃。
　I dialled Nick's number and heard it ringing.　我拨了尼克的电话号码，听到电话响了。
　I'm expecting my mother to ring.　我希望妈妈来电话。
　My ears are still ringing.　我仍然耳鸣。
　I'll ring to see if he's there.　我会打个电话，看他在不在那里。
　The bell rang clear.　铃声清脆。
　His words rang true.　他说的听起来是真的。
　Even though he's a criminal, his story rings true.　纵然他是个罪犯，他说的话似乎是真的。
　He declared that he was telling the truth, but his words rang hollow.　他自称说的都是真话，但听起来不像真的。
　That statement rings false and I don't believe a word of it.　那个声明听起来是虚伪的，我一个字也不相信。
　The bells rang a joyous peal.　铃儿发出欢乐的叮当声。
　The cyclist rang his bell loudly.　骑车的人使劲儿按车铃。
　The man on duty rang an alarm.　值班员发出警报。
　The church bell rings the hours, but not quarters.　教堂的钟是每小时报时一次，而不是每刻钟都报时。
　I will ring you tomorrow.　我明天会给你打电话。
　Will you ring his office, please?　请你给他的办公室打个电话好吗?
　I don't know the person you mention, though the name seems to ring a bell.　你提到这个人我并不认识，但名字听起来似乎耳熟。
　That rings a bell. I have a vague memory of hearing that name in connection with our client.　这使我想起来了，那个与我们委托人有关的名字，我隐约记得曾听说过。
　He likes to ring the changes on his old story.　他喜欢翻来覆去地重复他的老一套。

 ♣ ring back　(v.+adv.)
　回电话，再打电话　call back on the telephone; telephone again
　Will you ring back this afternoon?　请你今天下午给我回个电话好吗?
　Jim isn't in at the moment, would you like to ring back later?　吉姆现在不在，请你等一会儿再打过来好吗?
　I'll find out the address, and ring you back.　我找到地址后再与你通电话。
 ♣ ring for　(v.+prep.)
　按铃叫…来　cause a bell to sound sb
　The patient rang for the nurse.　病人按铃叫护士。
　Please ring for the attendant if you need anything.　如果你需要什么，请按铃叫服务员。
　You'd better ring for the housekeeper to bring more soap.　你最好按铃叫女管家再拿点肥皂来。
　She rang the bell for the maid.　她按铃叫她的女仆。
 ♣ ring in¹　(v.+adv.)
1. 与本单位〔家里〕通电话 communicate with one's home or base by telephone
　I rang in to say I was ill.　我打电话回去说我病了。
　He rang in to find out what had happened.　他给家里打电话了解发生了什么事情。
2. 鸣钟迎来 mark the beginning of sth with bells, etc.
　The chimes of the huge clock rang in the New Year.　大钟的钟声迎来了新的一年。
　The airplane rang in a new era.　飞机的发明宣布了一个新时代的来临。
3. 〈美〉签到 mark the time of one's arrival at work
　We have to ring in at the shop before eight o'clock in the morning.　我们店里必须在八点以前签到。
 ♣ ring in²　(v.+prep.)
　在…响起　sound like a bell in (a space)
　The children's laughter was still ringing in my ears as I left the playground.　我离开操场时，孩子们银铃般的笑声还在我耳边回响。
 ♣ ring off　(v.+adv.)
　〈主英〉挂断　 terminate a telephone conversation
　After she said this, she rang off.　她说完这话就把电话挂了。
　Don't ring off, I haven't finished my story.　不要挂断电话，我的话还没有讲完。
　I'll have to ring off now; I have a train to catch.　我得挂断电话了，因为我要去赶火车。
　When I asked if I was speaking to Councillor Jones he simply rang off.　当我问是否能和琼斯政务委员讲话时，他只是把电话挂了。
 ♣ ring out　(v.+adv.)
1. 发出响声，响起 sound loudly and suddenly
　A shot rang out.　响起了一声清脆的射击声。
　Behind us a light silvery laugh rang out.　在我们背后传来一阵轻松爽朗的笑声。
　The clear sound of their singing rang out across the valley as they picked the leaves.　他们采茶时，清脆的歌声在山谷中回荡。
2. 鸣钟送走 mark the end of sth
　The Scots like to ring out the Old Year.　苏格兰人喜欢鸣钟送旧。
3. 〈主英〉打出电话 make an outgoing telephone call
　With all these incoming calls, it was some time before Judith could ring out.　打进来的电话如此之多，以致朱迪斯过了好一会儿才能往外打电话。
 ♣ ring round¹　(v.+adv.)
　给各处打电话　make telephone calls to several different places such as shops
　I'll ring round to find out who's free to come to the party.　我到处打电话，看谁有时间来参加聚会。
 ♣ ring round²　(v.+prep.)
　给…打电话　make telephone calls to (some place)
　I found the cheapest price for enlarging the photograph by ringing round all the photographic dealers.　我给所有的照相馆都打了电话，找到了放大照片要价最低的地方。
 ♣ ring up　(v.+adv.)
1. 〈主英〉打电话 call on the telephone
　Has anyone rung up?　有什么人打过电话来吗?
　I just ring up to tell you I won't be back for lunch.　我给你打电话是想告诉你我不回去吃午饭了。
　If you see it, ring up the police at once.　你要是看到它，请立即打电话通知警察局。
　You must ring up Mr. Smith and find out if he is free tomorrow.　你得给史密斯先生打个电话，看他明天有没有空。
　I rang him up this morning, but he was out.　今天上午我给他打了电话，但他不在。
　Ring them up and tell them to hurry up.　给他们打一个电话，让他们快一点。
　I'll ring you up as soon as I get any information.　一有消息，我马上打电话给你。
　I was rung up by an old friend this morning.　今天上午有个老朋友给我打电话。
2. 把销售金额记入机器 record money paid on a machine, especially one with a bell
　The cashier rang up 20p for the butter.　收款员把20便士的黄油钱打在现金收录机上。
　Business was bad on Mondays; we didn't ring up a sale all morning.　星期一的生意不佳，整个上午我们没有动用现金收入记录机。
　The supermarket clerk rang up Mrs. Smith's purchases and told her she owed 15 dollars.　超级市场的职员把史密斯太太的东西用收银机结算，告诉她说共15美元。
 ♣ ring with　(v.+prep.)
　回响，回声　be filled with the sound of (sth such as a bell)
　〔说明〕 ring with通常不用于被动结构。
　During the break, the playground rang with happy shouts.　课间休息时，操场上回响着欢快的声音。
　The whole airport rang with the sound of drums and gongs and the shouting of slogans.　整个机场回荡着锣鼓声和口号声。
　The air rang with the songs and giggles of the young women working there.　空中回荡着在那里做活的青年妇女的歌声和笑声。

 ♣ ring a bell, ring the bell
　这两个短语仅冠词使用不同，但含义差别很大：ring a bell的意思是“使想起某事”“听起来熟悉”，而ring the bell的意思是“按铃”。
 ♣ ring, call, phone
　参见phone条。
 ♣ ring, shake
　这两个词都可译为“摇”，但使用的场合不同， ring只用于摇铃。例如：
　

　［同义词］ n. jingle, peal, resound, sound
　［词源］　古英语hring（拟声词）