ring round (somebody) phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE TCTto make telephone calls to a group of people, in order to organize something, find out information etc 四处打电话 I’ll ring round to see whether anyone’s interested in coming with us. 我会给大家打电话,看看谁有兴趣和我们一起去。
She rang round all the agencies. 她给所有的中介公司打了电话。
ring round • Somebody thought of it at an editorial conference, and Muggins here had to ring round all these celebrities to get comments.• And most parents have found themselves desperately ringing round friends and family trying to find a babysitter.
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