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近义词serenade chant hum vocalize croon

vi. 唱歌；歌颂；鸣叫；呼号
vt. 唱；用诗赞颂；唱着使
n. 演唱；鸣声；呼啸声
n. (Sing)人名；(老、德、泰)辛

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中文词源

sing 歌唱，鸣，啼

来自古英语 singan,歌唱，吟唱，来自 Proto-Germanic*sengwan,吟唱，来自 PIE*sengwh,吟唱，念咒。后也用于指鸟的鸣叫等。

词态变化

第三人称单数: sings;过去式: sang;过去分词: sung;现在分词: singing;

助记提示

联想：唱歌应有“声”。

英文词源

sing: sing: [OE] Sing is a general Germanic word, related to German singen, Dutch zingen, Swedish sjunga, and Danish synge, and of course to the noun song. It is thought that it may have distant links with Greek omphé ‘voice’ and Welsh dehongli ‘explain, interpret’.
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sing (v.): Old English singan "to chant, sing, celebrate, or tell in song," also used of birds (class III strong verb; past tense sang, past participle sungen), from Proto-Germanic *sengwan (cognates: Old Saxon singan, Old Frisian sionga, Middle Dutch singhen, Dutch zingen, Old High German singan, German singen, Gothic siggwan, Old Norse syngva, Swedish sjunga), from PIE root *sengwh- "to sing, make an incantation." The criminal slang sense of "to confess to authorities" is attested from 1610s.

No related forms in other languages, unless perhaps it is connected to Greek omphe "voice" (especially of a god), "oracle;" and Welsh dehongli "explain, interpret." The typical Indo-European root is represented by Latin canere (see chant (v.)). Other words meaning "sing" derive from roots meaning "cry, shout," but Irish gaibim is literally "take, seize," with sense evolution via "take up" a song or melody.
sing (n.): "act of singing," especially collective, 1850, from sing (v.).

双语例句

1. She didn't know anything about music but she liked to sing.: 虽然她对音乐一无所知，但却爱唱歌。

2. You can sing along to your favourite Elvis hits.: 你可以跟着一起唱你最喜爱的“猫王”的热门歌曲。

3. Some people tried to sing, but their voices soon died raggedly away.: 一些人试图唱歌，但他们的声音很快就陆续消失了。

4. He started to speak in a nasal sing-song voice.: 他开始用一种带有鼻音的、抑扬顿挫的声调说话。

5. We heard a voice sing out in a clear, sharp tone.: 我们听到了一阵清脆嘹亮的歌声。

英英释意

1. deliver by singing;: "Sing Christmas carols"

2. produce tones with the voice;: "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"

3. to make melodious sounds;: "The nightingale was singing"

4. make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound;: "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"

5. divulge confidential information or secrets;: "Be careful--his secretary talks"

考试真题

The reaction to his death, with people leaving candles and flowers outside Apple stores and politicians singing praises on the internet, is proof that Mr Jobs had become something much more significant than just a clever money-maker.

Just because they can't sing opera or ride a bicycle doesn't mean that animal don't have culture.

By and large, these are very nice kids, and as the band The Who used to sing, The kids are alright.

Charles, as a singer, do you ever make yourself cry when you sing? I wonder if you can tell me a little bit about your job as a radio announcer.

When making music gets too easy, says White, it becomes harder to make it sing.

They are easily-available on the continent and they are useful if a singer has problems with his vocal cords and has to sing that night.

When they go on tour, they do a vast number of concerts, singing in smoky places.

Charles, as a singer, do you ever make yourself cry when you sing?

Although Dr Dominoni has only studied light pollution, other research concluded that robins living in noisy cities have started to sing at night to make themselves heard over loud noise.

As recently reported in The Auk: ornithological advances, some mother birds may teach their young to sing even before they hatch?

Based upon their expressed thoughts and actual "musicking" behaviours, this text examines the songs they sing, the rhythms....

But robins are in danger of wearing themselves out by singing too much.

He told people at a conference, "there have been a couple of studies suggesting they are increasing their song output at night and during the day they are still singing."

Kunqu society, the classical Chinese theater which combines singing, dancing and acting to literary works by masters of Ming and Qing dynasties, performing introduces four signature plays of Kunqu master Jiqing Zhang to American audiences.

Robins are singing all night--as well as during the day, British-based researchers say.

Singing is a costly behaviour and it takes energy.

实用场景例句

She usually sings in the shower.: 她常常边冲澡边唱歌。

I just can't sing in tune!: 我一唱就走调！

He was singing softly to the baby.: 他对宝宝轻声哼着歌。

Will you sing a song to us?: 你给我们唱支歌好吗？

Will you sing us a song?: 你给我们唱支歌好吗？

Now I'd like to sing a song by the Beatles.: 现在我来唱一首披头士乐队的歌。

She sang the baby to sleep (= sang until the baby went to sleep) .: 她哼着歌把宝宝哄睡了。

The birds were singing outside my window.: 鸟儿在我窗外啼啭。

Bullets sang past my ears.: 子弹嗖嗖地从我耳边飞过。

[单数]Let's have a sing.: 我们唱支歌吧。

Do sing along if you know the words.: 要是知道歌词，你就跟着唱吧。

A voice suddenly sang out above the rest.: 在一片嘈杂声中突然传出一个人的声音。

Sing up, let's hear you.: 大声唱，我们听不见。

I can't sing...: 我不会唱歌。

I sing about love most of the time...: 我大多唱爱情歌曲。

Birds were already singing in the garden.: 小鸟已经在花园里歌唱了。

We should bring together the departments so that we're all singing from the same hymn sheet.: 我们应该把各部门联合起来，这样我们就能意见一致了。

You can sing your cares away!: 你可用唱歌解忧消愁!

Their voices blend marvellously as they sing in chorus.: 他们合唱时嗓音非常和谐.

Nightingales will not sing in a cage.: 关在笼里的夜莺唱不出歌来.

She can't sing. So don't press her to.: 她不会唱歌, 就别难为她了.

She doesn't sing all that well.: 她唱得并不那么好.

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