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ringer

/ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/

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noun

敲钟人，摇铃人

Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer.

Examples :

"The church needed a volunteer, so Sarah became a ringer and learned to play the bells for Sunday service. "

教堂需要一个志愿者，所以莎拉成了敲钟人，学会了在周日礼拜时敲响钟声。

person job bell-ringing

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noun

撬棍，铁撬。

Examples :

"The construction worker used a ringer to pry up the heavy metal plate. "

那个建筑工人用撬棍撬起了那块沉重的金属板。

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noun

套圈，全中。

(games) In the game of horseshoes, the event of the horseshoe landing around the pole.

Examples :

""After a few practice throws, Sarah finally got a ringer and celebrated with a jump." "

练习了几次之后，萨拉终于投中了一个套圈，全中，高兴地跳了起来。

sport game achievement

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noun

打弹珠，弹珠游戏。

(games) A game of marbles where players attempt to knock each other's marbles out of a ring drawn on the ground.

Examples :

"We played a game of ringer during recess, trying to knock each other's marbles out of the circle. "

我们课间休息时玩了打弹珠游戏，努力把对方的弹珠打出圈外。

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noun

圆领衫，套头衫。

A ringer T-shirt.

Examples :

""He chose a gray ringer T-shirt with blue sleeves to wear to the gym." "

他选了一件灰色圆领衫，蓝色袖子的那种，去健身房穿。

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noun

枪手，高手, 冒牌货

A person highly proficient at a skill or sport who is brought in, often fraudulently, to supplement a team.

Examples :

"The opposing team suspected they'd lost because the school basketball team brought in a ringer – a star player from another school pretending to be a new student. "

对方球队怀疑他们输球是因为学校篮球队找了个“枪手”——一个冒充新生的外校明星球员。

sport person game

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noun

冒名顶替的赛马，假马。

A horse fraudulently entered in a race using the name of another horse.

Examples :

"The investigators discovered that the horse running under the name "Lightning Bolt" was actually a much faster animal; it was a ringer brought in to win the race unfairly. "

调查人员发现，那匹以“闪电”之名参赛的马实际上速度快得多，它是一匹冒名顶替的假马，被带进来是为了不正当地赢得比赛。

sport race animal bet

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noun

极像的人，冒名顶替者

A person, animal, or entity which resembles another so closely as to be taken for the other, now usually in the phrase dead ringer.

Examples :

""That new student is a dead ringer for my cousin; I almost called him by the wrong name!" "

那个新来的学生和我表弟简直一模一样，我差点叫错了他的名字！

appearance person

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noun

克隆车，套牌车

A fraudulently cloned motor vehicle.

Examples :

"The used car salesman tried to sell a ringer, pretending it was a 2020 model, but it was actually a much older car. "

那个二手车销售员想卖一辆克隆车，假装是2020年的型号，但实际上是一辆老得多的车。

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noun

高手，强者，佼佼者

A top performer.

Examples :

"Our new sales representative is a real ringer; she closed three deals in her first week! "

我们新来的销售代表真是个高手，她第一周就谈成了三笔生意！

person achievement job sport business

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noun

剪羊毛冠军，剪羊毛能手

The champion shearer of a shearing shed.

Examples :

"At the annual shearing competition, Ken was declared the ringer after shearing the most sheep in the shortest amount of time. "

在一年一度的剪羊毛比赛中，肯在最短的时间内剪了最多的羊，被宣布为剪羊毛冠军。

job agriculture person

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牛仔，牧场工人

A stockman, a cowboy.

Examples :

"The cattle station needed experienced ringers to help with the annual muster. "

这个牧场需要有经验的牛仔来帮忙进行一年一度的牲畜聚集。

job person work agriculture

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冒牌货, 骗子

Any person or thing that is fraudulent; a fake or impostor.

Examples :

"The coach suspected the new player was a ringer brought in to cheat in the tournament. "

教练怀疑这个新队员是个冒牌货，是找来在比赛中作弊的。

person character thing

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noun

几环军官

(in combination) An officer having the specified number of rings (denoting rank) on the uniform sleeve.

Examples :

"The captain, a four-ringer, gave the order to set sail. "

这位上尉是位四环军官，他下令起航。

military nautical