Old English hrung "rod, bar," from Proto-Germanic *khrungo (cognates: Middle Low German runge, Old High German runga "stake, stud, stave," German Runge "stake, stud, stave," Middle Dutch ronghe, Dutch rong "rung," Gothic hrugga "staff"), of unknown origin with no connections outside Germanic. Sense in English narrowed to "round or stave of a ladder" (first attested late 13c.), but usage of cognate words remains more general in other Germanic languages.
This [rungs] has generally been considered as a mere corruption of rounds; and people of education use only this latter word. [John Pickering, "A Vocabulary or Collection of Words and Phrases which have been Supposed to be Peculiar to the United States of America," Boston, 1816]
实用例句
1. She had rung off before he could press her for an answer.
他还没来得及催她回答，她就挂断了电话。来自柯林斯例句
2. She'd rung up to discuss the divorce.
她打过电话来协商离婚事宜。来自柯林斯例句
3. She has rung home just once.
她只给家里打了一次电话。来自柯林斯例句
4. He put his foot on the bottom rung to keep the ladder steady.
他用脚踩住最底下的横档稳住梯子。来自《权威词典》
5. Hold the ladder tightly and move up a rung at a time.
