| 单词 | to ring the bell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ring the bell c. to ring the bell: see ring v.1 Phrases 1a(b). to ring the (also a person's) bell (a) to ring the (also a person's) bell: to achieve orgasm; to cause a person to experience orgasm; to engage in sexual intercourse (with a person).In later use perhaps representing an extended use of sense Phrases 1a(b).In quot. 1935 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ c1450 in R. L. Greene Early Eng. Carols (1935) 308 Forsothe tho Jak and yc wenten to bedde... When Jak had don, tho he rong the bell; Al nyght ther he made me to dwelle. 1593 Passionate Morrice sig. B3 He..was pleased by her, with wagging his bawble, and ringing his bell, while she pickt his pocket and cut his pursse... A prettie sleight of a slattering Slut. 1929 ‘Memphis Minnie’ Frisco Town (song) You can toot your whistle, You can ring your bell But I know you been wanting it By the way you smell... Got to wait now 'til we go to bed.] 1935 M. B. Cary Mademoiselle from Armentieres II. 19 Many a shot that rang the bell..Was just a dud to this Mademoiselle. 1947 N. Johnson Let. (1981) 35 After some heavy preliminary work, he manages to ring the bell again, possibly for the last time in his life. 1987 E. Leonard Bandits vii. 92 I don't doubt for a minute that you're gonna get Anna Marie to ring your bell. 1999 R. Jackson Oaktown Devil viii. 70 Once he got deep into his womanizing, he didn't ring my bell anymore, spreading it around too thin, I guess... The sex got plain. 2004 K. L. Johnson Pretenses xlviii. 147 The closer she got to the peak of excitement, the louder and more profane she became. ‘Ring my bell. Ring my goddamned bell, Sterling,’ she purred. to ring the bell (b) to ring the bell: to carry off the prize; to be the best of the lot; to win recognition; to be a complete success.Originally in allusion to the ringing of the bell attached to a strength-testing machine. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] speedc1175 fayc1300 provec1300 flourishc1400 passc1425 prosper1434 succeedc1450 to take placea1464 to come well to (our) pass1481 shift?1533 hitc1540 walka1556 fadge1573 thrive1587 work1599 to come (good) speedc1600 to go off1608 sort1613 go1699 answer1721 to get along1768 to turn up trumps1785 to come off1854 pan1865 scour1871 arrive1889 to work out1899 to ring the bell1900 to go over1907 click1916 happen1949 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [verb (intransitive)] to take the bun1371 to bear the bellc1374 to have, bear, carry, strike the stroke1531 to take the cake (also cakes)1839 to take (also cop, win) the biscuit1880 to ring the bell1900 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > win win1297 obtain1441 to go away with it1489 triumph1508 to carry (also get, lose, win, etc.) the day1557 to bear it1602 carry1602 to carry away the bucklers1608 to carry one's point1654 to carry it off1828 to ring the bell1900 1900 J. M. Barrie Tommy & Grizel viii. 102 It was a shot that rang the bell. 1915 Munsey's Mag. Apr. 561/2 I am reading your ‘Barry Newton’ yarn. It scores a bulls' eye, it rings the bell, it brings a coconut to earth. 1928 Publishers' Weekly 26 May 2094 This [book] liberally illustrated, with a great jacket, rings the bell. 1945 Daily Mirror 15 Aug. 3/3 Leeds Corporation has fifty ‘retired’ trams to sell... They think a tram would ‘ring the bell’ as a home, week-end bungalow, or greenhouse. 1976 Church Times 30 July 7/5 The wise sight-seer knows that, however alert and receptive he is, even the treasures of Florence aren't going to ring the bell every time. < as lemmas |
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