单词 | sing |
释义 | Word Frequency sing(sɪŋ) verbWord forms: sings, singing, sang or sung 1. to produce or articulate (sounds, words, a song, etc) with definite and usually specific musical intonation 2. (when intr, often foll by to) to perform (a song) to the accompaniment (of) to sing to a guitar 3. (intransitive; foll by of) to tell a story or tale in song (about) I sing of a maiden 4. (intransitive; foll by to) to address a song (to) or perform a song (for) 5. (intransitive) to perform songs for a living, as a professional singer 6. (intransitive) (esp of certain birds and insects) to utter calls or sounds reminiscent of music 7. (when intr, usually foll by of) to tell (something) or give praise (to someone), esp in verse the poet who sings of the Trojan dead 8. (intransitive) to make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound the kettle is singing the arrow sang past his ear 9. (intransitive) (of the ears) to experience a continuous ringing or humming sound 10. (transitive) (esp in church services) to chant or intone (a prayer, psalm, etc) 11. (transitive) to bring to a given state by singing to sing a child to sleep 12. (intransitive) slang, mainly US to confess or act as an informer 13. (intransitive) Australian (in Aboriginal witchcraft) to bring about a person's death by incantation. The same power can sometimes be used beneficently noun ▶ USAGE See note at ring214. informal an act or performance of singing 15. a ringing or whizzing sound, as of bullets Derived forms singable (ˈsingable) adjective singing (ˈsinging) adjective, noun Word origin Old English singan; related to Old Norse syngja to sing, Gothic siggwan, Old High German singanWord Frequency sing.abbreviation for singular |
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