- [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 戒指;指环 a gold ring 金戒指 a diamond ring (= a ring with a diamond on it) 钻石戒指 He was wearing a ring on his middle finger. 他中指上戴着一枚戒指。 Her mother gave her a beautiful ring. 她妈妈给了她一枚漂亮的戒指。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona2, Life stagesa2He slipped the ring on her finger. 他迅速给她戴上戒指。 I pulled the small ring box out of my pocket. 我从口袋中掏出那个小小的戒指盒。 They exchange rings and wedding vows. 他们交换了戒指和结婚誓词。 She kissed the great ring of the archbishop of Chicago. 她吻了吻芝加哥大主教的大戒指。 He has earned three Super Bowl rings in the last four years. 他在过去的 4 年里赢得了 3 个超级杯戒指。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- engagement
- eternity
- promise
- …
- have on
- sport
- wear
- …
- finger
- box
- [countable]
an object in the shape of a circle with a large hole in the middle 环状物;圈形的东西 a key ring 钥匙环 curtain rings 窗帘环 the rings of Saturn 土星的光环。 The villagers were literally surrounded by a ring of fire. 村民们被一圈火圈团团围住。
Extra Examplesa plate of onion rings 一盘洋葱圈 His right ear sported a gold ring. 他的右耳戴着一个金环。 He can blow smoke rings. 他会吐烟圈。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inner
- innermost
- outer
- …
- form
- stand in
- ring of
- in a/the ring
- [countable]
a round mark or shape 圆形标记;圆形 She had dark rings around her eyes from lack of sleep. 她因为缺觉,眼圈儿都黑了。 The children sat on the floor in a ring. 孩子们围成一圈,坐在地板上。 The army formed a protective ring around the presidential palace. 军队在总统府周围形成了一个保护圈。
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesb1The children formed a ring around their teacher. 孩子们围成一圈站在他们的老师周围。 The street plan of the city has evolved as a series of concentric rings. 该城市的街道平面图像一圈圈的同心圆环。 He had dark rings around his eyes. 他有黑眼圈。 She drew a neat blue ring around the phone number. 她在电话号码周围画了一个整洁的蓝色圈。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inner
- innermost
- outer
- …
- form
- stand in
- ring of
- in a/the ring
- [countable]
an area in which animals or people perform or compete, with seats around the outside for the audience 圆形表演场(或竞技场) a boxing ring 拳击场 a circus ring 马戏场 The next competitor rode into the ring. 下一个参赛者骑着马进入了拳击台。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsc1He entered the ring wearing his usual outfit. 他穿着惯常穿的全套赛服上场了。 He was back in the ring only a month after the injury. 他受伤仅一个月后就重返拳击场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- boxing
- bull
- circus
- …
- enter
- leave
- in the ring
- into the ring
- retire from the ring
- [countable] (especially British English)
a small flat place on a cooker that is heated by gas or electricity and is used for cooking on synonym burner炉口;灶盘 to turn off the gas ring 关上煤气灶 I put the saucepan on the ring. 我把炖锅放在戒指上。
- [countable]
a group of people who are working together, especially in secret or illegally (尤指秘密的或非法的)团伙,帮派,集团 a spy ring 间谍网 a drugs ring 贩毒集团
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc2The four men are accused of running a drug smuggling ring. 那四个男人被控操纵毒品走私团伙。 Customs officials have broken up a major drug ring. 海关关员已摧毁了一个主要贩毒集团。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- drug
- drugs
- money-laundering
- …
- be involved in
- break up
- bust
- …
jewellery首饰
circle圆圈
for performance/competition表演;比赛
for cooking烹饪
group of people人群
Word OriginOld English hring, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ring, German Ring, also to the noun rank.
Idioms
the brass ring
- (North American English, informal)
the opportunity to be successful; success that you have worked hard to get Topics Successc2成功的机遇;获胜良机;(来之不易的)成功
run rings around/round somebody
- (informal)
to be much better at doing something than somebody else 做事远比某人好;遥遥领先 I used to beat my son at chess but now he runs rings around me. 我以前下棋赢过我儿子,但现在他赢了。
throw your hat into the ring
to announce officially that you are going to compete in an election, a competition, etc. 正式宣布参加竞选(或比赛等)