2birds 鸟 [intransitiveI]HBBSING if birdssing, they produce high musical sounds 鸣,啼,啭
I could hear the birds singing outside my window.
我听到鸟儿在窗外歌唱。
3high noise 很响的噪音 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]CSHIGH POSITION OR RANK to make a high whistling sound 呜呜作响,发嗡嗡[嗖嗖]声
A kettle was singing on the stove.
炉上的水壶在呜呜作响。
sing past
A bullet sang past my ear.
一颗子弹从我耳边呼啸而过。
4sing somebody’s praisesPRAISEto 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。
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sing somebody’s praises• Diane really admires you - she's always singing your praises.• Feminists have long sung the praises of writers such as Germaine Greer and Simone de Beauvoir.• Craig adored Jane and would sing her praises to anyone who would listen.
5sing a different tuneto say something different from what you said before 改变观点[态度],变卦
You’re singing a different tune now!
现在你又变卦了!
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sing a different tune• Now he is singing a different tune.• You're singing a different tune now from the one you sang after you'd left her behind and got yourself arrested.
6be singing from the same hymn sheet/bookused to say that a group of people all have the sameaims or all express the same opinion on a particularsubject 〔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。
7give information 提供信息 [intransitiveI] informalADMIT to tell people everything you know about a crime when they ask you questions about it – used especially by criminals and the police 招供,交代罪行〔尤为罪犯和警察所使用〕
I think he’ll sing.
我觉得他会招供的。
8sing alongphrasal verbphr vSINGto 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。
to
Jess was singing along to the radio.
杰斯在跟着收音机一起唱。
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sing to• I like things in the car to sing along to.• He sings along to a recordedguitarbackground.• I like songs that you can sing along to, and you can remember.• I was singing along to the Corrs quite happily when I noticed a group of people looking in my direction.• Jackie was singing along to the radio and didn't hear the doorbell.• You can also sing along to the songs if you wish.
9sing outphrasal verbphr v
a)SHOUT sing out (something) 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。
b)American EnglishAmE to sing loudly so that people can hear you easily 高声唱,大声唱〔以便让人听到〕
sing out (something)• And the tower is the centre of attention every May morning when the choir sings out across the rooftops.• Together the band of women wailed and sang out, beating cymbals and drums.• The occasional mighty line sings out, but on the whole it just tells a good story extremely well.• Georgesang out for us to look up ahead, that here come just what we been looking for.• Gougére for supper, she sang out: Thérèse, find the recipe for me.• Moments later we passed the stump of a tower, and the student sang out the date it was built: 1170.• Soon the chain was singing out through the foliage, cutting empty avenues through the greenery.• A fairly neutral background will make any small splash of colour sing out with particular vibrancy and significance.
10sing upphrasal verbphr vBritish EnglishBrESINGto sing more loudly 更大声地唱,放声唱
Sing up, boys, I can’t hear you!
唱得再响亮点,男孩们。我听不见!
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sing• A tallboy in a shrunk-up ivorysweaterstrolled by, hands in his pockets, singing.• Sing along if you know the words.• Now volleys of bird song are erupting from all around, with perhaps ten or more birds singing at once.• I could hear someone singing downstairs.• All the family sang 'HappyBirthday' as Dad came in.• Once again, Ashputtel sang her song for the birds; once again they came to her rescue.• Daryl sang in his high school choir.• Sophie sings in the church choir.• Anyone who could play an instrument or sing in tune was enlisted to take part in the concert.• Pretty soon, Vinnie was singing like a canary.• Beth ran toward the stream that sang on the other side of the woods.• But the organmusic was lovely, although some of the vocalistssang rather modernstuff, a bit like rock and roll.• She played and sang so plaintively that I almost wept, the song was so sad.• She sat in a corner, singing softly to her baby.• They sat together and sang songs.• He and Stefan had worked out a performanceprogramme so that Ingrid wouldn't have to sing two big roles on consecutive nights.• Come on, David, sing us a song!
sang ... to sleep• Her lovely face in the candlelight, the softpitch of her voice as she sang him to sleep.
ADVERB | VERB + SING | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤loud, loudly, lustily高歌;起勁地唱◇The birds sang louder than ever.鳥兒比平時唱得更歡了。➤gently, quietly, softly輕聲唱◇He was singing quietly to himself.他輕聲地哼唱。➤beautifully, sweetly, well動聽地唱;悅耳地唱▸➤badly唱得難聽▸➤cheerfully, happily, joyfully, merrily高興地唱;愉快地唱;歡快地唱◇Birds sang cheerfully in the trees.鳥兒在樹上歡快地歌唱。➤a bit, a little能唱一點兒◇She could sing a little and agreed to take part in the show.她能唱幾句,答應參加演出。➤live現場演唱◇Have you ever heard the band sing live?你聽過這支樂隊現場演唱嗎?➤professionally專業演唱▸➤together一起唱◇We played and sang together.我們一起演奏,一起唱。VERB + SING➤be able to, can能唱◇I can't sing very well.我歌唱得不好。PREPOSITION➤about唱關於⋯的歌◇boy bands singing about love唱愛情歌曲的男孩樂隊➤to唱歌給⋯聽◇Shall I sing to you?我唱歌給你聽好嗎?PHRASES➤be sung to the tune of sth配⋯的曲調唱◇The lyrics were sung to the tune of the Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby'.這首歌的詞配了披頭士《埃莉諾・里格比》的曲來唱。➤sing at the top of your lungs, sing at the top of your voice (BrE) 大聲唱;高聲唱➤sing like an angel天使般地唱➤sing out of tune唱歌走調◇Unfortunately, he was singing out of tune.不幸的是,他唱得走調了。➤sing sb to sleep哼歌哄某人入睡◇Her mother sang her to sleep.她媽媽哼着歌哄她入睡。
sing ♦︎ chant ♦︎ whistle ♦︎ humThese words all mean to make musical sounds with your voice or mouth.这些词均表示唱歌、哼曲。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to sing / chant / whistle at sb / sth◆to sing / whistle to sb / sth◆to sing / whistle / hum a song / tune◆to sing / chant / whistle / hum loudly / softly■sing(sang, sung) [intransitive, transitive] to make musical sounds with your voice in the form of a song or tune唱(歌);演唱◆I just can't sing in tune!我一唱歌就走调!◆Will you sing us a song?你给我们唱支歌好吗?◆We all sang 'Happy Birthday' to her.我们一起为她唱了《生日快乐》歌。◆She sang the baby to sleep(= sang until the baby went to sleep).她哼着歌把宝宝哄睡了。 see also singing ⇨ music■chanttʃɑːnt; NAmEtʃænt [transitive, intransitive] to sing or shout the same words or phrases many times; to sing or say a religious song or prayer using only a few notes that are repeated many times反复唱;反复呼喊;反复吟咏祷文◆The crowd chanted their hero's name.人群不断地呼唤着英雄的名字。◆A group of protesters, chanting and carrying placards, waited outside.一群抗议者守候在外面,举着标语牌不停地喊口号。◆In a nearby temple, our guide chanted a prayer and lit a stick of incense.在附近一座寺庙里,我们的指导者吟咏了祷文,并点燃一炷香。■whistle [transitive, intransitive] to make a high sound or a musical tune by forcing your breath out when your lips are closed吹口哨;打呼哨;吹(曲子)◆He started to whistle a tune.他开始用口哨吹起了曲子。◆She whistled in amazement.她惊愕地打了个呼哨。◆The crowd booed and whistled as the player came onto the field.那名运动员上场时,人群又是发嘘声又是吹口哨。 see also whistle ⇨ whistlenoun■hum(-mm-) [intransitive, transitive] to sing a tune with your lips closed哼(曲子)◆She was humming softly to herself.她在轻声哼着曲子。◆He began to hum along with the music.他开始跟着音乐哼唱。◆What's that tune you're humming?你哼的是什么曲子?