sing

sing
(past sang ; past participle sung )

[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

noun

[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

常用词组
all-singing, all-dancing

(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)

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 supper

见supper

sing from the same hymn (或 song) sheet

(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) year

celebrate the new year (or the end of the previous year) with singing
用歌声辞旧迎新

sing the praises of

见 praise

sing someone to sleep

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

Old English singan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zingen and German singen

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