sing
/ˈsɪŋ/KK
變化形
sings
sang
sung
singing
1.
唱歌;演唱
用嗓音依照旋律唱出歌曲;也可指在公開場合或錄音中演唱。
用法:說「唱一首歌」通常用 sing a song;說「為某人唱歌」用 sing for someone;說「跟著一起唱」常用 sing along。
My grandmother sings when she cooks dinner.
我奶奶煮晚餐時會唱歌。
Our class will sing two songs at school.
我們班會在學校唱兩首歌。
2.
唱出;以歌聲表達
唱出某首歌、某些歌詞或某個角色的唱段;也可指用歌聲傳達某種內容或情感。
用法:可說 sing the national anthem、sing the lead 或 sing a solo。描述角色時,常用 sing the role of 加上角色名稱。
We stood and sang a song before the game.
我們在比賽前站著唱了一首歌。
還有 2 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
3.
發出如歌般的聲音;鳴叫;嗡嗡作響
指鳥類等動物發出悅耳或尖細的叫聲,也可指水壺、引擎等持續發出高音。
用法:鳥類常說 birds sing。水壺等物品可用 sing,但日常對話中也常依聲音類型改用 whistle、buzz 或 hum。
We woke up early and heard birds singing outside the window.
我們一大早醒來,聽見窗外有鳥在鳴叫。
The pot began to sing, so Dad turned off the heat.
鍋子開始發出聲音,所以爸爸關掉了火。
4.
供出資訊;坦白招認
向警方、老師或其他有權處理的人揭露原本隱瞞的資訊,尤其是說出同夥或他人的所作所為。
用法:常用 sing on 加上人,表示「告發某人」;也可單獨說 someone sang,表示某人招了。
After hours of questioning, one student finally sang.
問了好幾個小時後,有一名學生終於招認了。
He said he would not sing on his friends after the teacher found the broken window.
老師發現被打破的窗戶後,他說他不會告發朋友。
常見錯誤
My sister can sing songs very beautiful.
My sister can sing songs very beautifully.
We sang together the song at the party.
We sang the song together at the party.
She sings very good.
She sings very well.
He sang in the music competition yesterday and got the first prize.
He sang at the music competition yesterday and won first prize.
相關字詞
學習提示
・sing 通常指用聲音唱出旋律;若只是隨口哼旋律,較常用 hum。
・sing 可接歌曲作受詞,也可以不接受詞。例如:她唱得很好。
・「讚揚某人或某事」常用 sing someone’s praises,語氣比單純的 praise 更誇張或更有力。