| 单词 | sing |
| 释义 | sing (sɪŋ ) Word forms: sings , singing , sang , sung 1. verb A1 When you sing, you make musical sounds with your voice, usually producing words that fit a tune. I can't sing. [VERB] I sing about love most of the time. [VERB + about] They were all singing the same song. [VERB noun] Go on, then, sing us a song! [VERB noun noun] 'You're getting to be a habit with me,' sang Eddie. [VERB with quote] ...an operatic aria sung by Luciano Pavarotti. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: croon, carol, chant, trill 2. verb A1 When birds or insects sing, they make pleasant high-pitched sounds. Birds were already singing in the garden. [VERB] Synonyms: trill, chirp, warble, make melody 3. sing from the same hymn sheet phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that people, especially people in the same organization, are singing from the same hymn sheet or are singing from the same song sheet, you mean that they are saying the same things in public about something and appear to agree about it. We should bring together the departments so that we're all singing from the same hymn sheet. 4. See also singing 5. to sing someone's praises phrase [VERB inflects] If you sing someone's praises, you praise them in an enthusiastic way. Ottershaw's been singing your praises for years. Andy Sinton is not a man given to singing his own praises. Phrasal verbs: sing along 1. phrasal verb B2 If you sing along with a piece of music, you sing it while you are listening to someone else perform it. We listen to children's shows on the radio, and my little girl can sing along with all the tunes. [VERB PARTICLE + with] You can sing along to your favourite Elvis hits. [VERB PARTICLE + to] ...fifteen hundred people all singing along and dancing. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. See also singalong sing out phrasal verb [no cont] If someone sings out something, they say it in a loud, cheerful voice. 'See you,' Geoff sang out. [VERB PARTICLE with quote] sing. Sing. is a written abbreviation for singular. Idioms: sing from the same hymn sheet [British] if two or more people are singing from the same hymn sheet, they agree about something, and are saying the same things in public about it As she and her husband face a court case, they can be relied upon to sing from the same hymn sheet. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sing the praises of someone or something to praise someone or something in an enthusiastic way This may sound like we're singing our own praises here, but I honestly think most people find our music irresistible. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sing the same tune or sing the same song to continue to express the same ideas or opinions that you have expressed before The president keeps singing the same tune he's been singing for years, which presumably he believes. if a group of people are singing the same tune, they are all expressing the same opinions about something Everyone was singing the same tune – one politician after another stood up to declare that there was only one solution to the crisis. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sing for your supper [old-fashioned] to have to do a particular job before you are allowed to do or have something that you want `You're going to have to sing for your supper,' said the organizer. `While the guests are eating, I want you to sit at the end of the table and perform for us.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sing a different tune to express ideas or opinions which are in complete contrast to the ones which you were expressing a short time ago She declared herself at peak fitness. Just 24 hours later, she was singing a different tune after losing badly in her match against Williams. `I wasn't prepared,' she said. `And I was suffering from jet lag.' if a group of people are singing a different tune, they are all expressing different opinions about something The problem of homelessness is great enough without two Government departments singing different tunes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: sing a cappella If not, use a recording or simply sing a cappella. Christianity Today Let's hear him sing a cappella and see how many phone votes he gets. The Sun Crucially, though, the groups have to sing a cappella. Times, Sunday Times Contestants were required to sing a cappella with poor singers often facing intense and humbling criticism from the judges. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For a few weeks, the congregation sang a cappella, but people began complaining. Christianity Today We may feel ashamed of being incontinent, for instance, or paunchy, or of having sung a solo badly, or of being an unsuccessful social climber. Christianity Today It didn't matter if you were working in the box office counting dimes or out singing the solo — everyone was important. Times, Sunday Times You think he could have sung a solo? Christianity Today His 'choir' comprises 12 singers, five of whom sing the solos with four extras for the plainchant introductions. Times, Sunday Times Tonight, she sings a solo. Times, Sunday Times Hearing him sing the verse for the first time in the studio was very special and a huge compliment. The Sun One event requires the player to use the second controller's microphone to sing a verse of karaoke. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On previous recordings, each group member would sing a verse and take turns on the bridge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After maybe ten minutes he got up and sang a verse and a chorus. Times, Sunday Times Then they go to a chair where he finishes singing the verse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He tried everything, but his technique would not permit him to sing softly since it totally was based on the muscles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An older widow nearby sang softly, eyes closed and tears glistening her beautiful face. Christianity Today We sang softly, because the guard didn't want us to make much noise. Christianity Today It was singing softly, in a garden some way down the road, but even among the noise of traffic the song was quite unmistakable. Times, Sunday Times Shin sang softly in this album, unlike the usual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They sit on roofs and boulders and sing sweetly. Times, Sunday Times It sang sweetly for a minute and went away, leaving behind a deep tranquillity. Times, Sunday Times A blackcap sang sweetly, high and out of sight; a goldcrest poured his thin and lovely song from the canopy. Times, Sunday Times Once or twice he sang sweetly, and he was always in tune. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When we sing, each singer sings through others, literally vibrating the flesh of her nearest neighbors. Christianity Today In the verses of the song, the singer sings about the unhappy people she sees around her. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In each verse, the singer sings about some aspect of his lonely life, including watching a sunset by himself or playing cards alone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the lead singer sings a verse, one of the side singers will repeat the verse, perhaps with his own improvisation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the singer sings about a battle, he vividly recreates that scene for his audience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 歌唱 Japanese: 歌う |
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