ring the doorbell• Nobody paid any attention to Jean, and she ducked under the tape and rang the doorbell.• Benjy rang the doorbell, then held his breath, waiting.• He rang the doorbell and stepped back, looking up at the rain-smeared windows.• He rang the doorbell and waited.• I rang the doorbell, but I heard no footsteps.• She rang the doorbell, listened to the silence within and felt a moment of panic.
VERB + DOORBELL | DOORBELL + VERB | PHRASESVERB + DOORBELL➤press, ring按門鈴▸➤answer應門◇He refused to answer the doorbell.他拒絕應門。➤hear聽見門鈴聲DOORBELL + VERB➤chime, ring, sound門鈴響◇I heard the doorbell ring, and went to see who was there.我聽見門鈴響,就去看誰來了。PHRASES➤a ring on the doorbell (especially BrE) 門鈴響