| 单词 | song |
| 释义 | song (once / 98 pages) n WORD FAMILY song: songful, songlike, songs, songster+/songful: songfully, songfulness/songster: songsters USAGE EXAMPLESWhat’s a Kanye West song doing in a TV show about slavery? Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) To put that in context, the UK is now streaming more songs in a week than it did in a month just three years ago. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) A song that speaks to all the disregarded and downtrodden black people in the United States. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a short musical composition with words a successful musical must have at least three good songs Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper vocal Hallel (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh Hare Krishnaa chant to the Hindu god Krishna Dies Iraethe first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath') Internationalea revolutionary socialist anthem Magnificat(Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum') Te Deuman ancient liturgical hymn Marseillaisethe French national anthem The Star-Spangled Bannera poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 was set to music and adopted by Congress in 1931 as the national anthem of the United States religious song religious music for singing anthema song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) ariaan elaborate song for solo voice ballad, laya narrative song with a recurrent refrain barcarole, barcarollea boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers dittya short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung) coronach, dirge, lament, requiem, threnodya song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person drinking songa song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties folk ballad, folk song, folksonga song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture lieda German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano love song, love-songa song about love or expressing love for another person berceuse, cradlesong, lullabya quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep golden oldie, oldiea song that was formerly popular partsonga song with two or more voice parts prothalamion, prothalamiuma song in celebration of a marriage roundelaya song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain banquet song, scoliona song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet serenadea song characteristically played outside the house of a woman torch songa popular song concerned with disappointment in love work songa usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work chanta repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone Negro spiritual, spirituala kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States Christmas carol, caroljoyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ anthem, hymna song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) keena funeral lament sung with loud wailing national anthema song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation arietta, short ariaa short aria minstrelsyballads sung by minstrels chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shantya rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors bluesa type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes fadoa sad Portuguese folksong madrigalan unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form round, trolla partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time belling, callathump, callithump, charivari, chivaree, shivareea noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music a musical work that has been created 2n the act of singing with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates Syn|Hypo|Hyper strain carol a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ) cradlesong, lullabythe act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep vocal music music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music) 3n a distinctive or characteristic sound the song of bullets was in the air the song of the wind the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead Hyper sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 4n the characteristic sound produced by a bird a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age Syn|Hypo|Hyper birdcall, birdsong, call bell-like call a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell two-note calla birdcall having two notes animal communication communication between animals (of the same species) 5n a very small sum he bought it for a song Hyper bargain, buy, steal an advantageous purchase Song (once / 1047 pages) n WORD FAMILY Song: Songs USAGE EXAMPLESPlus, Alan Menken walked EW through several new songs for the film, like “For Evermore,” “Our Song Lives On,” and “Days in the Sun.” Time(Dec 30, 2016) Although retired, Irving’s last role in 2015 was in the Staller-directed off-Broadway adaptation of Chekhov’s short story, “Swan Song,” where he played an aging actor. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Generally, however, “Anatomy of a Song,” adapted from Myers’s Wall Street Journal column of the same name, is a smart, gracious book. Washington Post(Oct 19, 2016) n the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy Syn|Hyper Song dynasty, Sung, Sung dynasty dynasty a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family |
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