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单词 song
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song

noun
 
/sɒŋ/
/sɔːŋ/
Idioms
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  1.  
    [countable] a short piece of music with words that you sing
    • a love/pop/rock song
    • We sang a song together.
    • the theme song to the hit TV show
    • a hit/popular/traditional song
    • to write/record/perform/play a song
    • to listen to/hear a song
    • She taught us the words of a French song.
    • What's your favourite song from the show?
    • the best song on the album
    • songs about love
    • a song of praise/love
    • song by somebody a collection of songs by various artists
    Collocations MusicMusicListening
    • listen to/​enjoy/​love/​be into music/​classical music/​jazz/​pop/​hip-hop, etc.
    • listen to the radio/​an MP3 player/​a CD
    • put on/​play a CD/​a song/​some music
    • turn down/​up the music/​radio/​volume/​bass
    • go to a concert/​festival/​gig/​performance/​recital
    • copy/​burn/​rip music/​a CD/​a DVD
    • download/​stream music/​an album/​a song/​a video/​a playlist
    Playing
    • play a musical instrument/​the piano/​percussion/​a note/​a riff/​the melody/​a concerto/​a duet/​by ear
    • sing an anthem/​a ballad/​a solo/​an aria/​the blues/​in a choir/​soprano/​alto/​tenor/​bass/​out of tune
    • hum a tune/​a theme tune/​a lullaby
    • accompany a singer/​choir
    • strum a chord/​guitar
    Performing
    • form/​start/​get together/​join/​quit/​leave a band
    • give a performance/​concert/​recital
    • do a concert/​recital/​gig
    • play a concert/​gig/​festival/​venue
    • perform (British English) at/​in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
    • appear at a festival/​live
    • go on/​embark on a (world) tour
    Recording
    • write/​compose music/​a ballad/​a melody/​a tune/​a song/​a theme song/​an opera/​a symphony
    • land/​get/​sign a record deal
    • be signed to/​be dropped by a record company
    • record/​release/​put out an album/​a single/​a CD
    • be top of/​top the charts
    • get to/​go straight to/​go straight in at/​enter the charts at number one
    see also folk song, sing-song, swansong, torch song
    Extra Examples
    • A rap song came on the radio.
    • After a few drinks, they were all singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices.
    • He had a string of hit songs in the 1970s.
    • He released an album of cover songs.
    • How does the song go?
    • I downloaded a song from the internet.
    • She closed the concert by singing her signature song.
    • The band were still playing slow songs.
    • a Hungarian folk song
    • a protest song written in the sixties
    • the theme song from ‘The Godfather’
    • the title song from the Beatles' album ‘Help!’
    • an old song she'd learned from her mother
    • a song called 'If I Only Had Time'
    • They sang him his favourite song.
    • an orchestral version of the song
    • The album contains five original songs and six covers.
    • song titles/​lyrics
    Topics Musica1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • beautiful
    • good
    • great
    verb + song
    • compose
    • write
    • do
    song + verb
    • come on
    • play
    • go
    song + noun
    • lyric
    • lyrics
    • title
    preposition
    • in (a/​the) song
    • song about
    phrases
    • the same old song
    See full entry
  2.  
    [uncountable] songs in general; music for singing
    • The story is told through song and dance.
    • Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing).
    • I hate it when characters break into song (= start to sing) for no apparent reason.
    • in song Their voices were raised in song.
    • Important historical events were commemorated in song.
    see also plainsong
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + song
    • break into
    • burst into
    preposition
    • in song
    See full entry
  3. [uncountable, countable] the musical sounds that birds make
    • the song of the blackbird
    Topics Birdsa2
  4. Word OriginOld English sang, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zang and German Sang, also to sing.
Idioms
for a song
  1. (informal) very cheaply; at a low price
    • She bought the painting for a song.
    • The property is going for a song because they need to sell it fast.
on song
  1. (informal) working or performing well
    • The whole team was on song.
sing from the same hymn/song sheet
  1. (British English, informal) to show that you are in agreement with each other by saying the same things in publicTopics Opinion and argumentc2
a song and dance (about something)
  1. (British English, informal, disapproving) if you make a song and dance about something, you complain or talk about it too much when this is not necessary
    • She gives generously to charity without making a song and dance about it.
  2. [countable] (North American English, informal) a long explanation about something, or excuse for something
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