croon

croon
verb
  1. [no obj.]hum or sing in a soft, low voice, especially in a sentimental manner
    (尤指充满感情地)低吟;轻哼;轻唱
    she was crooning to the child.
    她对孩子轻轻哼着歌。
    [with obj.]the female vocalist crooned smoky blues into the microphone.
    女歌手对着麦克风轻哼着缥缈的布鲁斯歌曲。
    ■[with direct speech]say in a soft, low voice
    轻柔地说
    ‘Goodbye, you lovely darling,’ she crooned.
    “再见,亲爱的宝贝,"她柔声低语。
noun
  1. [in sing.]a soft, low voice or tone
    轻柔的声音;轻柔的语调
    he sang in a gentle, highly expressive croon.
    他用轻柔而极富表现力的语调哼唱着。
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (originally Scots and northern English): from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch krōnen 'groan, lament'. The use of croon in standard English was probably popularized by Robert Burns
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