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ringer

/ring-er/US // ˈrɪŋ ər //UK // (ˈrɪŋə) //

响铃,响铃人,铃声,铃声响起

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
    • : a quoit or horseshoe so thrown as to encircle the peg.
    • : the throw itself.
    • : Also ringers. Also called ring taw. Marbles. a game in which players place marbles in a cross marked in the center of a circle, the object being to knock as many marbles as possible outside the circle by using another marble shooter.
    • : Australian. a highly skilled sheep shearer.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • I’ve proven Lewis wrong before, much to my delight, so I ran this claim through the Fact Check ringer.

  • A drawing of what was deemed a “deer pig” was also sent through the uranium decay ringer.

  • The e-cigarette needs no additional evidence that it is a ringer.

  • More than a ringer, it is yet another manifestation of the American genius at finding loopholes.

  • And the kid playing Biggie is a dead ringer for the silky smooth MC.

  • The Italian judicial system has essentially been put through the ringer in this case, and has come out stained.

  • To the old ringer, Death, who before had grinned so diabolically, is a gentle and trusted friend.

  • Let them study the words “ringer” , “linger” , and “ginger” .

  • In some instances church boys have descended to welcome the "ringer" for the purpose of "putting it over" their competitors.

  • A ring came at the bell—Krakatoa had no knocker—and a short colloquy followed between Jane and the ringer.

  • It was no ringer, but Harding himself, complete to the smallest personal memories and personality traits.