rung

rung1
noun
  1. a horizontal support on a ladder for a person's foot
    梯子横档,梯级
    ■(figurative)a level in a hierarchical structure, especially a class or career structure
    (喻)梯级,梯阶(尤指社会等级或职业结构)
    we must ensure that the low-skilled do not get trapped on the bottom rung.
    我们必须确保低技能工人不致陷入社会的最底层。
  2. a strengthening crosspiece in the structure of a chair
    (椅子的)横档
派生
runged
adjective
rungless
adjective
语源
  1. Old English hrung (in sense 2); related to Dutch rong and German Runge

rung2
  1. past participle of ring
    ring 的过去分词
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