ring

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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noun, verb-see also RING
+ noun
jewellery
1 [C] a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger, consisting of a circular band of gold, silver, etc., sometimes decorated with precious stones: a gold ring + A large 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 [C] an object in the shape of a circle with a large hole in the middle: a key ring + curtain rings + onion rings
3 [C] a circular mark or shape: She had dark rings around her eyes from lack of sleep. + The children sat on the floor in a ring.
for performance / competition
4 [C] an enclosed area in which animals or people perform or compete, with seats around the outside for the audience: a boxing ring + a circus ring + The next competitor rode into the ring.
See also - BULLRING
for cooking
5 [C] (especially BrE) a small flat plate on a cooker/stove that is heated by gas or electricity and is used for cooking on
Synonym: BURNER
to turn off the gas ring
group of people
6 [C] a group of people who are working together, especially in secret or illegally: a spy ring + a drugs ring
Idioms: run rings around / round sb (informal) to be much better at doing sth than sb else: I used to beat my son at chess but now he runs rings around me.
more at HAT
+ verb
(ringed, ringed) [VN]
surround
1 [often passive] ~ sb/sth (with sth) to surround sb/sth: Thousands of demonstrators ringed the building.
bird's leg
2 to put a metal ring around a bird's leg so that it can be easily identified in the future
draw circle
3 (especially BrE) to draw a circle around sth
Synonym: CIRCLE
Ring the correct answer in pencil.
verb, noun-see also RING
+ verb (rang )
telephone
1 (BrE) (also call AmE, BrE) ~ sb/sth (up) to telephone sb/sth: [VN] I'll ring you up later. + He rang up the police station. + When is the best time to ring New York? + [V] David rang up while you were out. + He said he was ringing from London. + I'm ringing about your advertisement in the paper. + Could you ring for a cab? + She rang to say she'd be late. - PHONE
2 [V] (of a telephone) to make a sound because sb is trying to telephone you: Will you answer the telephone if it rings?
bell
3 if you ring a bell or if a bell rings, it produces a sound: [VN] Someone was ringing the doorbell. + [V] The church bells rang. + The doorbell rang loudly. + Just ring for the nurse (= attract the nurse's attention by ringing a bell) if you need her.
with sound
4 [V] ~ (with sth) (literary) to be full of a sound; to fill a place with sound: The house rang with children's laughter. + Applause rang through the hall.
with quality
5 [V] to be full of a particular quality: His words rang with pride.
of ears
6 [V] 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.
Idioms: 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.
ring the changes (with sth) (BrE) to make changes to sth in order to have greater variety: Ring the changes with a new colour.
ring in your ears / head to make you feel that you can still hear sth: His warning was still ringing in my ears.
ring off the hook (usually used in the progressive tenses) (AmE) (of a telephone) to ring many times: The phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help.
ring true / hollow / false to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true: It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.
more at ALARM n.
Phrasal Verbs: 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: He isn't here now-could you ring back later? + I'll ask Simon to ring you back when he gets in.
ring in (BrE) to telephone a television or radio show, or the place where you work: People from all over the country have been ringing in to make donations. + Sue has rung in sick.
ring in sth to ring bells to celebrate sth, especially the new year
ring off (BrE) to put down the telephone because you have finished speaking: He rang off before I could explain.
ring out to be heard loudly and clearly: A number of shots rang out. + His deep voice rang out for all to hear.
ring round
ring round sb/sth (BrE) to telephone a number of people in order to organize sth or to get some information, etc: I rang round all the travel agents in the area.
ring through (to sb) (BrE) to make a telephone call to sb, especially within the same building: Reception just rang through to say my visitor has arrived.
ring 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: She rang up all the items on the till. + The company rang up sales of $166 million last year.
+ noun
of bell
1 [C] 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 [sing.] a loud clear sound: the ring of horse's hooves on the cobblestones
quality
3 [sing.] ~ (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).
Idioms: give sb a ring (BrE, informal) to make a telephone call to sb: I'll give you a ring tomorrow. - PHONE

Thesaurus dictionary

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n.

1 loop, hoop, band, circle, ringlet, circlet, annulus, grommet, eyelet, quoit, noose, cincture, belt, girdle, cestus or cestos, border, halo, aureole, nimbus, corona, cuff, collar, necklace, neckband, bandeau, fillet, bracelet, armlet, torque or torc, crown, coronet, tiara, diadem, (laurel-)wreath, garland, Mechanics gland, bearing, US and Canadian bushing or Brit also bush, washer, O-ring, Nautical thimble, Architecture and Heraldry annulet, Literary roundlet, Anatomy cingulum:

The rings brought up from the wreck of the ancient Greek trading vessel are worth a great deal

2 rink, enclosure, arena, circus, bullring, Spanish plaza de toros, boxing ring:

I would no sooner get into the ring with him than with a bull!

3 circle, organization, gang, band, pack, cell, team, crew, confederacy, confederation, combination, cartel, mob, bloc, coterie, set, clan, clique, fraternity, brotherhood, sorority, sisterhood, guild, (secret) society, junta or junto, cabal, faction, group, league, alliance, federation, coalition, union, affiliation, camorra, camarilla, Bund:

She was running an international ring of jewel thieves who worked only in the most exclusive resorts.

v.

4 encircle, surround, bind, gird, girt, circle; loop, compass, envelop, encompass, embrace:

The swimming-pool is ringed with dense shrubbery. After the vase is fired, I intend to ring the base with a gold band.

v.

1 peal, chime, toll, knell, tintinnabulate, ding-dong, gong, sound, resonate, resound, echo, re-echo, reverberate; clang, jangle; tinkle, clink, jingle, ding-a-ling, ring-a-ding-ding, Archaic or Dialect knoll:

The bells rang out their joyous announcement of peace on earth.

2 telephone, ring up, phone, call, give (someone) a ring, Colloq (give (someone) a) buzz, give (someone) a tinkle, get (someone) on the blower or horn, US (give (someone) a) jingle:

I'll ring you when I am next in town.

n.

3 ringing, peal, pealing, chime, chiming, toll, tolling, tintinnabulation, knell, sounding, resonating, echo, echoing, re-echo, re-echoing, reverberation, reverberating; clang, clanging, jangle, jangling; tinkle, tinkling, clink, clinking, jingle, jingling, ding-a-ling, ring-a-ding-ding, Archaic or Dialect knoll:

I couldn't hear the ring at the door because the water was running.

4 (telephone or phone) call, Colloq buzz, tinkle, US jingle:

Don't forget to give your mother a ring on Sunday.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ piece of jewellery

ADJ.

engagement, eternity, signet, wedding | diamond, gold, etc.

She wore a diamond engagement ring.

VERB + RING

have on, wear

He had a signet ring on his little finger.

| put on | take off

RING + NOUN

finger

(= the finger next to the little finger, especially on the left hand)

² circle

ADJ.

inner | outer | concentric

The street plan of the city has evolved as a series of concentric rings.

| black, dark

He had dark rings around his eyes.

| smoke, tree

to blow smoke rings

VERB + RING

form, stand in

The children formed a ring around their teacher.

PREP.

in a/the ~

The children sat on the floor in a ring.

³ where a performance, match, etc. takes place

ADJ.

boxing, bull, circus, show, wrestling

PREP.

in/into the ~

He was back in the ring (= the boxing ring)only a month after the injury.

PHRASES

retire from the ring

(= stop boxing)

⁴ people involved in sth secret/illegal

ADJ.

drugs, smuggling, spy

VERB + RING

be involved in | break up

Customs officials have broken up a major drugs ring.

⁵ telephone call

VERB + RING

give sb

I'll give you a ring once I get home.

Concise English dictionary

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rang|rung|rings|ringingrɪŋ
noun
+a characteristic sound
+a toroidal shape
+a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
+(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
+an association of criminals
+the sound of a bell ringing
+a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
+jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
+a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
verb
+sound loudly and sonorously
+ring or echo with sound
+make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
+be around
+get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
+attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

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