| 单词 | to give a ring |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give a ring 4. A call on a telephone, normally signalled by a distinctive sound; also (now rare) with up. Also: (each of) a series of resonant or vibrating sounds, or now also a distinctive tune or tone, signalling an incoming telephone call; to give a ring (with indirect object): to call (a person, organization, number, etc.) on a telephone. Cf. ring v.1 14. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate with by telephone [verb (transitive)] telephone1877 call1879 ring1880 to call up1882 phone1889 to give a ring1895 buzz1914 to give (a person) a tinkle1921 to dial up1924 society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > call or message call1878 telephone call1878 telelogue1880 telepheme1882 ring1895 phone call1911 buzz1913 phone message1913 tinkle1921 phone1922 telephone1935 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > [noun] > ringing of telephone ring1895 1895 A. R. Bennett Telephone Syst. Europe 86 The caller then hangs up his phone and awaits a ring from the exchange. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 6 May 5/1 At 3.55,..according to the ring-up from the engine-room, he was four miles from the rocks. 1900 C. H. Chambers Tyranny of Tears 3 [Goes to telephone.] Hullo! hullo! [Gives them a ring up.] Are you there? 1921 N.Y. Tribune 25 May 10/5 I don't care much For Alfred Doane; He says ‘I'll give you A ring on the phone.’ 1926 Let. 16 Dec. in S. Walker Roundabout at Bangalow (2001) ii. 61 On Thursday I got a ring up to go to Piggabeen and pick up a bloke there. 1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement iv. 157 I'll just give the City Transport a ring to see if they've heard anything about that lot we sent to Norwich. 1948 Chicago Sun-Times 7 Sept. 47/3 He thought all those other rings were somebody calling ‘central’. 1963 V. Nabokov Gift ii. 137 There's no guarantee the room is not already disposed of, but still I would advise you to give her a ring. 1976 H. Nielsen Brink of Murder i. 9 He dialled his own number... Kevin..answered on the fourth ring. 2008 R. Wyllie Everything you ever Wanted xi. 73 He says, ‘Give me a ring would you. It's important. Okay, Tigger.’ < as lemmas |
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