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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- song [sɑŋ]
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n
a piece of music, usually employing a verbal text, composed for the voice, esp one intended for performance by a soloist
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2.
n
the whole repertory of such pieces
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3.
n
(as modifier)
- a song book
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4.
n
poetical composition; poetry
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5.
n
the characteristic tuneful call or sound made by certain birds or insects
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6.
n
the act or process of singing
- they raised their voices in song
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7.
n
[Etymology]
Old English sang; related to Gothic saggws, Old High German sang; see
sing
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1.
n
a piece of music, usually employing a verbal text, composed for the voice, esp one intended for performance by a soloist
Examples
- the piano accompaniment toa song
- 钢琴伴奏的歌曲 → accompaniment
- an apopemptic song
- 离歌 → apopemptic
- I've heard that song before.
- 我以前曾听过那首歌。 → before
- to break into song
- 突然唱了起来 → break
- a song expressive of joy
- 表观欢乐的歌曲 → expressive
- a fragment of a song
- 歌曲片断 → fragment
- a lovesick song
- 单恋歌曲；相思歌曲 → lovesick
- a song murdered in the rendition
- 一支演唱得很糟的歌曲 → murder
- a song much in request
- 大家很想听的歌曲 → request
- a sacred song
- 宗教歌曲 → sacred
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