1. sing up : 更用力地唱;
2. sing small : 变沉默;
及物动词
不及物动词
1. 唱(歌);演唱
When you sing, you make musical sounds with your voice, usually producing words that fit a tune.
2. (鸟类或昆虫)鸣叫,啼,啁啾,啼啭
When birds or insects sing, they make pleasant high-pitched sounds.
3. (尤指同一组织里的人)口径一致,意见一致
If you say that people, especially people in the same organization, are singing from the same hymn sheet or are singing from the same song sheet, you mean that they are saying the same things in public about something and appear to agree about it.
4. see also: singing
to sing someone's praises - see praise
相关词组:sing alongsing out
1. divulge confidential information or secrets
e.g. Be careful--his secretary talks
Synonym: spill the beanslet the cat out of the bagtalktattleblabpeachbabblebabble outblab out
2. make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
e.g. the kettle was singing
the bullet sang past his ear
Synonym: whistle
3. to make melodious sounds
e.g. The nightingale was singing
4. produce tones with the voice
e.g. She was singing while she was cooking
My brother sings very well
5. deliver by singing
e.g. Sing Christmas carols