rung

名词 rung:

1. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
   同义词：round, stave
2. one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
   同义词：rundle, spoke

动词 ring:

1. sound loudly and sonorously
   同义词：ring, peal
2. ring or echo with sound
   同义词：resound, echo, ring, reverberate
3. make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
   同义词：ring, knell
4. be around
   同义词：surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
5. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
   同义词：call, telephone, call up, phone, ring
6. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
   同义词：ring, band

1. The curtain was rung up on a new epoch in our history.
   我国历史上一个新纪元的序幕揭开了。
2. Last evening I was rung up by an old friend whom I had not heard of for years.
   昨晚一位老朋友打电话给我，我多年来没听到他的消息了。
3. A bell rung as a call to recite this prayer.
   天使经钟用来号召进行这种祈祷的钟声
4. The director made his son start on the bottom rung of the ladder as an office boy.
   董事让他的儿子从最低级的职员做起。