sing
verb
uk/sɪŋ/us/sɪŋ/sang|sungsingverb(MAKE MUSIC)
A1[IorT]
to makemusicalsoundswith thevoice, usually atunewith words:
唱歌;演唱Thechildrensang twosongsby Schubert at theschoolconcert.在学校音乐会上,孩子们演唱了舒伯特的两首歌曲。
We werewokenearly by thesoundof thebirdssinging.我们很早就被鸟儿的鸣唱声唤醒。
Yourgrandmotherwould like you to singfor/toher.你祖母想让你给她唱首歌。
[+ two objects]Will you sing us asong/sing asongtous?你能为我们唱首歌吗?
She sang herbabytosleepeverynight.她每天晚上唱歌哄孩子入睡。
Pavarotti is singing Rodolfo(= singing thepartof Rodolfo)in "La Bohème" at La Scala thisweek.帕瓦罗蒂本周将在拉斯卡拉剧院扮演歌剧《波希米亚人》中的鲁道夫。
You need to singup(= singlouder).请你大声点儿唱。
- There's no need tohangback - you can sing as well as anyone.
- So let's have a round ofapplause,please, for a verylovelyandtalentedyoungladywho is going to sing for us.
- Thechildrenwill first singindividuallyand then together as agroup.
- And then hestartedto sing. Well, I didn'tknowwhere to put myself.
- Hestartedto singprofessionallyafterleavingcollege.
Singing
- a cappella
- accompaniment
- accompany
- alto
- anthem
- banger
- barbershop
- croon
- crooner
- dirge
- ditty
- diva
- doxology
- intonation
- raise the roofidiom
- rapping
- screamer
- septet
- serenade
- treble
singverb(RING)
[I]
to make or befilledwith a (high)ringingsound:
呜呜作响,发嗡嗡声Abulletsangpastthetopof the soldier'shead.一颗子弹从士兵头顶嗖的一声飞过。
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
Idioms
sing foryoursupper
sing the praises ofsomeone/something
Phrasal verb
sing along