ringer
US /ˈrɪŋ.ɚ/
UK /ˈrɪŋ.ər/
名词
1.
酷似者, 冒名顶替者
a person or thing that closely resembles another
示例:
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He's a dead ringer for his father.
他和他父亲长得一模一样。
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The new car is a real ringer for the classic model.
这款新车与经典车型非常相似。
2.
冒名顶替者, 作弊者
a person who is not what he or she seems to be, especially one who is entered fraudulently in a competition
示例:
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They suspected the new player was a ringer, too good to be true.
他们怀疑新来的选手是个冒名顶替者，好得令人难以置信。
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The horse race was fixed; the winning horse was a known ringer.
赛马被操纵了；那匹获胜的马是众所周知的冒名顶替者。
3.
铃, 敲钟人
a bell or something that rings
示例:
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The church ringer pulled the rope to sound the bells.
教堂的敲钟人拉动绳索敲响了钟声。
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The phone's ringer was set to vibrate.
手机的铃声设置为振动。
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