| 释义 |
sing /sɪŋ/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I (过去式 sang /sæŋ/ 或〈罕〉sung /sʌŋ/， 过去分词 sung)
❶ vi.
1. 唱，唱歌；演唱
sing in a low voice 低声唱
sing out of tune 唱得走调
sing to a guitar 由吉他伴奏着唱
Will you sing to me? 给我唱支歌好吗?
The soprano sang beautifully. 那位女高音歌唱家的演唱婉转动听。
2. 用诗(或歌)赞颂，歌颂；用诗(或歌)叙述(of)
The poet sang of victory. 诗人歌颂胜利。
sing of fields, and flocks, and trees 歌唱田野、羊群和树林
3. (鸟等)啼，鸣；(虫等)唧唧
The birds in the trees are singing away. 树上的小鸟在不停地歌唱。
We still do not know why whales sing. 我们至今未弄清鲸为何吟啸。
4. (水壶、风等)呜呜作响，发出嗖嗖声(或吱吱声等)
The tea kettle sang gently in one corner. 茶壶在屋角里轻轻地呜呜作响。
Suddenly machine-gun bullets came singing down from the hilltop. 突然，机枪子弹嗖嗖地从山顶射来。
The jeep started forward and the wipers began to sing across the screen. 吉普车开始向前行驶，刮水器在挡风玻璃上刷刷地来回摆动。
5. (耳)鸣
My ears are singing. 我在耳鸣。
6. 易上口吟唱，能被咏唱
His poetry sings easily. 他的诗容易上口吟唱。
7. 感到欢乐，感到乐滋滋
a sight to make sb.'s heart sing 看了叫某人心里欢喜的景象
8. 〈口〉自首；告发
sing to the police 向警方报告
9. 〈古〉作诗
❷ vt.
1. 唱，演唱；给…唱
sing a song 唱一支歌
sing a Christmas carol 唱一支圣诞颂歌
She can't sing a note. 她一点儿也不会唱。
Would you like me to sing you a song? 要不要让我给你唱支歌?
For five years I didn't sing opera on stage at all. 我已经5年未上台演唱歌剧了。
2. 用诗(或歌)赞颂，歌颂；用诗(或歌)叙述
The sailors sang the gallant captain's exploit. 水手们赞颂船长英勇的业绩。
3. 吟咏；吟颂
sing a prayer (psalm) 吟咏祈祷文(赞美诗)
4. 唱着使得；唱着送走；唱着迎来
sing a baby to sleep 唱着哄婴儿入睡
sing one's troubles away 唱支歌来排遣烦恼
sing the old year out and the new year in 用歌声辞旧岁迎新年
II n.
1. 〈口〉唱歌；演唱
2. 唧唧声；呜呜声；嗖嗖声；嗡嗡声
the sing of arrows overhead 一支支箭从头顶嗖嗖飞过的声音
3. 〈美〉合唱；业余合唱会
We went to the community sing. 我们去参加了社区的合唱会。
[< OE singan; 与 ON syngja to sing, Goth siggwan, OHG singan 有关] phr. all-singing, all-dancing 〈英口〉具备许多惊人特色的 sing along 随着唱，跟着唱 He was singing along with the piano player. 他正跟着钢琴师弹的曲子在唱。sing another (或 a different) tune 见 tune
sing for one's supper 见 supper
sing from the same hymn (或 song) sheet 〈英口〉对外众口一致
sing out 1. 大声叫喊
The waiter sang out our order to the kitchen. 服务员向厨房大声报出我们点的菜。
2. 大声讲；讲出
It is advisable to sing out one's thoughts, especially about a controversial subject. 把自己的想法，特别是对有争议问题的想法，讲出来让人知道，这是可取的。
sing sb.'s praises 见 praise
sing small (在失败或受罚后)变得老实，变得沉默寡言
Now he'll have to sing small because I beat him. 我把他击败了，他现在只好乖乖的了。
sing the same song (或tune) 表述相同的观点
sing up 使劲地唱，唱得更响些
You boys at the back, can you sing up? 后面的男孩子们，再唱得响些行吗? |