sing
v.唱,歌唱;嗡嗡作响,鸣响;吟咏,歌颂
释义2:
sing
◙ (past sang ; past participle sung )1. [no obj.] make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune• 唱,唱歌 »Bella sang to the baby. 贝拉唱歌给婴儿听。 [withobj.] perform (a song, words, or tune) in this way• 演唱(歌曲,歌词,曲调) »someone started singing ‘God Save the Queen’. 有人开始唱起英国国歌“天佑吾皇”。 »[as noun singing] the singing of hymns in Latin. 用拉丁语哼唱。 (sing along)sing in accompaniment to a song or piece of music• 随着唱;跟着唱 (sing something out)call something out loudly;shout• 大声叫喊 »he sang out a greeting. 他大声打招呼。 (of a bird) make characteristic melodious whistling and twittering sounds• (鸟)啼,鸣 »the birds were singing in the chestnut trees. 鸟儿在栗子树上啼唱。 make a high-pitched whistling or buzzing sound• 呜呜作响;发出嗡嗡声 »the kettle was beginning to sing. 水壶开始呜呜作响。 (of a person's ear) be affected with a continuous buzzing sound, especially as the after-effect of a blow or loud noise• (人耳)鸣 »a stinging slap that made my ear sing. 使我耳鸣的狠狠一巴掌。 [informal] act as an informer to the police• [非正式] (向警方)告密 »a leading terrorist was singing like a canary. 一个恐怖分子头目像金丝雀一样叽叽地告密。 [withobj.] recount or celebrate in a work of literature, especially poetry• (尤指用诗歌等文学作品)描述;歌颂,赞颂 »poetry should sing the strangeness and variety of the human race. 诗歌应该歌颂人类的奇妙和多样性。 »[no obj.] these poets sing of the North American experience. 这些诗人赞美了北美的经历。 [no obj.] (archaic)compose poetry• [古] 作诗◙ noun1. [insing.] [informal] an act or spell of singing• [非正式] 唱歌;演唱 [count noun] [US] a meeting for amateur singing• [美] 业余演唱会【IDIOMS】
◘ all-singing, all-dancing1. [Brit. informal] having a large number and variety of impressive features• [英,非正式] 具有各种鲜明特征的◘ sing a different tune (或 song)1. change one's opinion about or attitude towards someone or something• 改变(对某人或某物的)看法(或态度)◘ sing for one's supper1. 见supper ◘ sing from the same hymn (或 song) sheet1. [Brit. informal] present a united front in public by not disagreeing with one another• [英,非正式] 口风一致◘ sing in (或 out) the new (或 old) year1. celebrate the new year (or the end of the previous year) with singing• 用歌声辞旧迎新◘ sing the praises of --› see praise ◘ sing someone to sleep1. cause someone to fall asleep by singing gently to them• 唱歌哄某人入睡【派生】
♦ singable adjective♦ singingly adverb【语源】
1. Old English singan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zingen and German singen
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