| 单词 | to ring round |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ring round (or around) f. intransitive. to ring round (or around): to call a succession of people, organizations, numbers, etc., by telephone. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate with by telephone [verb (transitive)] > with a succession of people to ring round (or around)1938 1938 Times 23 July 13/17 The night porter at the hotel..promptly rang round to all our rooms to advise the guests of their good fortune. 1960 J. Stroud Shorn Lamb xv. 170 If he does [turn up], I'll ring round for a hostel. 1981 J. Wainwright All on Summer's Day 66 Ring round the other divisions. I want some C.I.D. men. 1989 N. K. Scott Shopping Centre Design x. 171/2 It usually takes about 24 hours for competitors to ring around and find out who is involved. 2005 S. Dooley Big Twitch xxxi. 271 I started to ring around the air charter companies. < as lemmas |
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