sing
[sɪŋ] verb (sang, sung)
MAKE MUSIC 唱歌
ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive
■to make musical sounds with the voice, usually a tune with words 唱歌；演唱•The children sang two songs by Schubert at the school concert.在学校音乐会上，孩子们演唱了舒伯特的两首歌曲。 •We were woken early by the sound of the birds singing.我们很早就被鸟儿的鸣唱声吵醒。 •Your grandmother would like you to sing for/to her.你祖母想叫你唱首歌给她听。 •[+ two objects] Will you sing us a song/sing a song to us?你能为我们唱首歌吗? •She sang her baby to sleep every night.她每天晚上唱歌哄孩子入睡。 •Pavarotti is singing Rodolfo (= singing the part of Rodolfo) in 'La Boheme' at La Scala this week.帕华洛帝本周将在拉斯卡拉剧院扮演歌剧《波希米亚人》中的鲁道夫。 •Please sing UKup / USout (= sing louder).请你唱大声一点。
[sɪŋ] verb (sang, sung)
RING 鸣响
intransitive
■to make or be filled with a (high) ringing sound 呜呜作响，发嗡嗡声•A bullet sang past the top of the soldier's head.一颗子弹从士兵头顶咻的一声飞过。
[sɪŋ] verb (sang, sung)
sing for your supper old-fashioned
■to do something for someone else in order to receive something in return, especially food 为晚餐而唱（为另外的人做某事，以便取得某物作回报，特别是食物）•Dan's upstairs fixing my computer - I'm making him sing for his supper.丹正在楼上修理我的电脑－－修好后我请他吃饭。
[sɪŋ] verb (sang, sung)
sing the praises of sb/sth
■to praise someone or something 为…唱赞歌，表扬•The newspapers have been singing the praises of Italy's new star player.报纸一直在夸赞这位义大利的体育新星。
[sɪŋ] verb (sang, sung)
Phrasal Verbs sing along
■to sing a piece of music while someone else is singing or playing it 跟着（别人的演唱或演奏的音乐）一起唱•The radio station played a Billy Joel song, and I found myself singing along to it.电台正在播放一首比利‧乔的歌，我发觉自己也跟着一起唱了起来。
[sɪŋ] noun adjective abbreviation for
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