machine ringing

基本解釋

Small things can make you feel stressed, such as a copy machine that never seems to work when you need it or phones that won't quit ringing.
小事情會(huì)讓你產(chǎn)生壓力，例如：復(fù)印機(jī)似乎永遠(yuǎn)在你需要它的時(shí)候出現(xiàn)故障，或者，電話總是響個(gè)不停。
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Just as in the old days you could either ignore a ringing phone or allow it to go on to the answer machine, so today it's quite possible to put your emails to one side until you're ready for them.
跟以前一樣，你或者可以對(duì)鈴聲放任不管，或者可以任由它進(jìn)入語音答復(fù)系統(tǒng)，因此在今天，你或許能夠把郵件放在一邊，直到你做好準(zhǔn)備去對(duì)付它們。
Silence helps most people relax and meditate, so you may want a quiet, isolated area far from the ringing of the phone or the humming of the washing machine.
靜默幫助大多數(shù)人放松和冥想，你可能想要一個(gè)安靜的獨(dú)立的遠(yuǎn)離電話鈴聲或洗衣機(jī)的嗡嗡聲。

She imagined him ignoring the ringing phone, humming boredly right beside the machine as she left her messages.
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