(past sang; past participle sung)no obj.
1- 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。
1.1
- with obj. 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。
1.2
sing along
sing in accompaniment to a song or piece of music随着唱; 跟着唱。
1.3
sing something out
call something out loudly; shout大声叫喊：he sang out a greeting.
他大声打招呼。
1.4
- (of a bird) make characteristic melodious whistling and twittering sounds（鸟）啼, 鸣：
the birds were singing in the chestnut trees.
鸟儿在栗子树上鸣叫。
1.5
- 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。
1.6
- (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。
1.7
- 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。
1.8
- with obj. 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丰富多采
no obj. these poets sing of the North American experience.这些诗人赞美了北美的经历。
1.9
- archaic compose poetry〈古〉作诗。
in sing.
1- informal an act or spell of singing〈非正式〉唱歌; 演唱。
1.1
- count noun US a meeting for amateur singing〈美〉业余演唱会。
短语
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〉口径一致。
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。
派生词
singable
adjectivesingingly
adverb词源
Old English singan (verb)， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zingen and German singen.