sing/sɪŋ/ (sang, sung)

vi

1. 唱，唱歌

• We sang together. 我们一起唱歌。

• Will you sing to us? 你唱首歌给我们听好吗？

2. (风)呼啸；(水壶或河水等)发出声响

• Bullets sang in the battlefield. 战场上子弹嗖嗖地响。

• The kettle was singing on the stove. 水壶在炉子上呜呜作响。

• The birds were singing in the trees. 鸟儿在枝头鸣唱。

3. 赞美，歌颂

• The poet sang of life. 诗人赞美生命。

• They sang of the hero's brave deeds. 他们歌颂英雄的英勇事迹。

4. 主美俚 自首；告密

• The muderer sang to the police. 杀人犯向警察自首了。

vt

1. 唱，唱歌，演唱

• sing a song 唱一首歌

2. 歌颂；用诗歌叙述

• They sang the king's praises. 他们歌颂国王。

3. 唱着使得

• The mother sang her baby to sleep. 妈妈唱着使婴儿入睡。

词组sing along 随着唱，跟着唱

• The singer was singing along with the piano player. 歌唱家正跟着琴师的音乐演唱。

sing out

1. 大声叫喊

• The newsboy sang out the headline of the newspaper. 报童大声报出头条新闻。

2. 讲出；大声讲出

• Sing out your thoughts so that we can solve the problem. 讲出你的想法，这样我们才能解决问题。

sing up 使劲唱，唱得更响亮些

• Can you sing up? You guys! 你们能否再唱得声音大一点，伙计们？