sing
verb
sɪŋ
verb
1
WITH YOUR VOICE
用你的嗓音
to
produce
a
musical
sound
with
your
voice
唱,歌唱
I,T
She
can
sing
beautifully.
她唱歌很好听。
Most
children
enjoy
singing.
大多数孩子都喜欢唱歌。
We
had
a
great
time
singing
some
of
the
old
songs
.
我们唱了一些老歌,非常开心。
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My
mother
used
to
sing
to
me
when
I
was
young.
我小时候妈妈常常唱歌给我听。
He
was
singing
to
himself
quietly.
他在轻声地哼唱。
sing
sb
sth
Come
on,
sing
us
a
song!
来吧,唱首歌给我们听!
I’ve
never
been
able
to
sing
in
tune
(=sing
the
correct
notes)
.
我唱歌总是跑调。
She
patiently
sang
the
baby
to
sleep
.
她耐心地唱歌哄宝宝入睡。
2
BIRDS
鸟
if
birds
sing,
they
produce
high
musical
sounds
啼,啭
I
I
could
hear
the
birds
singing
outside
my
window.
我听到鸟儿在窗外歌唱。
3
HIGH NOISE
很响的噪声
to
make
a
high
whistling
sound
呜呜作响,发嗡嗡 (嗖嗖 )声
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A
kettle
was
singing
on
the
stove.
炉上的水壶在呜呜作响。
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past
]
A
bullet
sang
past
my
ear.
一颗子弹从我耳边嗖地飞过。
4
sing sb’s praises
to
praise
someone
very
much
高度赞扬某人
Mrs
Edwards
was
singing
your
praises
today.
爱德华兹太太今天对你大加赞扬。
5
sing a different tune
to
say
something
different
from
what
you
said
before
改变观点 (态度 ),变卦
You’re
singing
a
different
tune
now!
现在你变卦啦!
6
be singing from the same hymn sheet/book
used
to
say
that
a
group
of
people
all
have
the
same
aims
or
all
express
the
same
opinion
on
a
particular
subject
〔在某主题上〕目标 (观点 )一致,唱同一个调子
Union
representatives
are
all
singing
from
the
same
hymn
sheet
on
the
issue
of
pay.
工会代表在工资问题上全都是一个调子。
7
GIVE INFORMATION
提供信息
to
tell
people
everything
you
know
about
a
crime
when
they
ask
you
questions
about
it
–
used
especially
by
criminals
and
the
police
[非正式] 招供,交待罪行〔尤为罪犯和警察用语〕
I | informal
I
think
he’ll
sing.
我觉得他会招供的。
8
to
sing
with
someone
else
who
is
already
singing
跟着〔某人〕一起唱
Sing
along
if
you
know
the
words.
如果你们知道歌词,就跟着一起唱吧。
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to
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Jess
was
singing
along
to
the
radio.
杰斯在跟着收音机一起唱。
9
sing
out
(sth)
to
shout
or
sing
some
words
clearly
and
loudly
高声叫喊; 大声唱
‘Freeze!’
a
shrill
voice
sang
out.
“不许动!”一个尖锐的声音高喊道。
10
to
sing
loudly
so
that
people
can
hear
you
easily
[美] 高声唱,大声唱〔以便让人听到〕
AmE
11
to
sing
more
loudly
更大声地唱,提高嗓门儿唱
Sing
up,
boys,
I
can’t
hear
you!
再唱得响点,伙计们。 我听不见!