ringer

英 [ˈrɪŋə(r)]

美 [ˈrɪŋər]

n.  (以冒名顶替等手段)非法参赛的马(或人)

复数：ringers　

BNC.24675 / COCA.18891

习惯用语

n.

be a dead ringer for sb
• 酷似，极像（某人）；（和某人）一模一样
  to look very like sb
• She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know.
  她酷似我以前认识的一个女孩。

牛津词典

noun

noun

• （以冒名顶替等手段）非法参赛的马（或人）
  a horse or person that takes part in a race illegally, for example by using a false name

柯林斯词典

• 容貌酷似的人;长得一模一样的人
  If you say that one person isa ringerora dead ringerfor another, you mean that they look exactly like each other.
• （教堂的）敲钟人;摇手铃的人
  A bellringeris someone who rings church bells or hand bells as a hobby.

英英释义

noun

• (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg
• a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
• a person who is almost identical to another
  Synonym:dead ringerclone
• a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
  Synonym:tollerbell ringer

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