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| 1 | I/T to make music using your voice 唱；唱歌 |
| Malcolm likes singing in the bath. 马尔科姆喜欢在浴室里唱歌。 |
| sing a song They sang several old familiar songs. 他们唱了几支熟悉的老歌。 |
| +about He sang about his love for the sea. 他歌唱他对大海的热爱。 |
| +with Her mother sang with the band in the early days. 她的母亲以前在乐队唱歌。 |
| sing softly/loudly Grace was singing softly to herself. 格雷丝自己轻轻哼唱起来。 |
| | 1a | to make someone start sleeping by singing to them 唱着歌哄某人入睡 | | Every night she sings the baby to sleep. 每天晚上她都唱着歌哄宝宝睡觉。 | |
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| 2 | I if a bird sings, it makes musical sounds （鸟）啼叫 |
| Fran awoke to the sound of birds singing. 弗兰醒来时，听见鸟儿在歌唱。 |
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| 3 | I to make a high continuous sound 嗡嗡作响 |
| high winds making the telephone wires sing 使电话线嗡嗡作响的疾风 |
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| 4 | I very informal to tell someone in authority all the details of a crime , especially one that you have committed 招供，自首（尤指所犯的罪行） |
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| - | sing for your supper
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| to do something to help someone else in order to receive something from them , for example a meal |
| 为得到某物（如一顿饭等）而帮忙 |
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| - | sing from the samehymn sheet/song sheet BRITISH
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| when people sing from the same hymn sheet , they hide any disagreements between them by agreeing with each other in public |
| 表面上达成共识 |
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| - | sing sb’ s/sth’ s praises
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| to talk about how good someone or something is |
| 歌颂某人/某物 |
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| Mary likes you. She’ s always singing your praises. 玛丽喜欢你，她老是夸你。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌsing aˈlong |
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| | to sing a song with someone who is already singing 跟唱 | If you know the words, sing along. 如果你们知道歌词，就跟着唱。 | | +with She started singing along with the song on the radio. 她开始跟着收音机中的歌唱起来。 | |
| - | ˌsing ˈout |
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| 1 | I/T to call out loudly 大声叫喊 | ‘Uncle Charlie,’ Jo sang out. “查利叔叔，”乔大声喊道。 | |
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| 2 | I to sing with a louder voice 大声唱 |
| - | ˌsing ˈup |
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| | to sing with a louder voice 唱得更响；提高声音唱 | Sing up everyone, the people at the back can’ t hear. 诸位，再唱大声点，后面的人听不到。 | |
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