sing
verb uk/sɪŋ/ us/sɪŋ/ sang | sung
(MAKE MUSIC)
A1 [ I or T ]唱歌；演唱
to make musical sounds with the voice, usually a tune with words
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唤醒。
Your grandmother would like you to sing for/to her. 你祖母想让你给她唱首歌。
[ + 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 Bohème" at La Scala this week. 帕瓦罗蒂本周将在拉斯卡拉剧院扮演歌剧《波希米亚人》中的鲁道夫。
You need to sing up (= sing louder). 请你大声点儿唱。
- More examples
- There's no need to hang back - you can sing as well as anyone.
- So let's have a round of applause, please, for a very lovely and talented young lady who is going to sing for us.
- The children will first sing individually and then together as a group.
- And then he started to sing. Well, I didn't know where to put myself.
- He started to sing professionally after leaving college.
(RING)
[ I ]呜呜作响，发嗡嗡声
to make or be filled with a (high) ringing sound
A bullet sang past the top of the soldier's head. 一颗子弹从士兵头顶嗖的一声飞过。
Idioms
sing for your supperidiom old-fashioned 为晚餐而唱（为某人做某事，以取得某物作回报，特别是食物）
to do something for someone else in order to receive something in return, especially food
Dan's upstairs fixing my computer - I'm making him sing for his supper. 丹在楼上修理我的电脑－－修好后我请他吃饭。
sing the praises of someone/somethingidiom 为…唱赞歌，表扬
to praise someone or something
The newspapers have been singing the praises of Italy's new star player. 报纸一直在夸赞这位意大利的体育新星。
Phrasal verb
sing along 跟着（别人的演唱或演奏的音乐）一起唱
to sing a piece of music while someone else is singing or playing it
The radio station played a Billy Joel song, and I found myself singing along to it. 电台在播放一首比利‧乔尔的歌，我发觉自己也跟着一起唱了起来。