song
noun uk/sɒŋ/ us/sɑːŋ/
A2 [ C ]歌，歌曲
a usually short piece of music with words that are sung
to sing a song 唱歌
a love/folk/pop song 情歌／民歌／流行歌曲
See also: swansong
[ U ]歌唱
the act of singing, or singing when considered generally
He was so happy he wanted to burst/break into song (= start singing). 他太高兴了，真想放声歌唱。
[ C or U ]（鸟的）鸣声，鸣唱
the musical sound that a bird makes
bird song 鸟鸣声
A thrush's song was the only sound to break the silence. 唯有画眉鸟的鸣叫声打破了宁静。
- More examples
- He felt so happy that he broke into song.
- Much to my surprise Ben suddenly burst into song.
- He's written a lot of their best-selling songs.
- This song is in the key of C.
- She was singing a little song to herself.
Idioms
for a songidiom informal 非常便宜地
very cheaply
She bought the bed for a song at an auction. 她在一次拍卖会上以非常便宜的价格买下了这张床。
Because the shop's closing down, most of the stock is going for a song (= being sold very cheaply). 这家商店要关门了，所以大多数存货都廉价出售。
make a song and dance about somethingidiom UK informal 对…小题大做
to make something seem more important than it really is so that everyone notices it
I only asked her to move her car but she made such a song and dance about it. 我只是请她挪一下车，但她却小题大做。
song and danceidiom mainly US informal 长篇唠叨;（尤指）大套谎话
a long and complicated statement or story, sometimes one that is not true
She gave me some song and dance about how busy she is. 她对我唠叨了半天她有多忙。