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a short piece of music with words that you sing 歌；歌曲 a love/pop/rock song 爱情/流行/摇滚歌曲 We sang a song together. 我们一起唱了一首歌。 the theme song to the hit TV show 热门电视节目的主题曲 a hit/popular/traditional song 热门/流行/传统歌曲 to write/record/perform/play a song 写/录/表演/演奏一首歌 to listen to/hear a song 听/听到一首歌 She taught us the words of a French song. 她教我们一首法语歌曲的歌词。 What's your favourite song from the show? 你最喜欢节目中的哪首歌？ the best song on the album 专辑中最好的歌曲 songs about love 关于爱情的歌曲 a song of praise/love 赞美/爱情之歌 - song by somebody
a collection of songs by various artists 各种艺术家的歌曲集
Collocations Musicsee also folk song, sing-song, swansong, torch songMusic 音乐 Listening 听 - listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
听／欣赏／喜爱／迷上音乐／古典音乐／爵士乐／流行音乐／嘻哈音乐等 - listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
听收音机／MP3 播放器／CD - put on/play a CD/a song/some music
播放 CD／歌曲／音乐 - turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
调小／调大音乐／收音机／音量／低音 - go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
去听音乐会；去看会演／现场演唱会／演出／音乐演奏会 - copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
复制／刻录／翻录音乐／CD／DVD - download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
Playing 演奏 - play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
演奏乐器／钢琴／打击乐／音符／重复段／主旋律／协奏曲／二重奏；凭听觉记忆演奏 - sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
唱国歌／民歌；独唱；唱咏叹调／蓝调歌曲；在合唱团演唱；唱女高音／中音／男高音／男低音；唱歌走调 - hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
哼曲子／主题曲／摇篮曲 - accompany a singer/choir
为歌手／合唱团伴奏 - strum a chord/guitar
弹奏和弦／吉他
Performing 表演 - form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
组建／创办／组成／加入／退出／离开乐队 - give a performance/concert/recital
表演节目；举办音乐会／音乐演奏会 - do a concert/recital/gig
开音乐会／音乐演奏会／现场演唱会 - play a concert/gig/festival/venue
在音乐会／现场演唱会／会演／音乐厅演出 - perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
在音乐会上演出 - appear at a festival/live
现身会演；现场表演 - go on/embark on a (world) tour
进行／开始（全球）巡演
Recording 录制 - write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
写／创作音乐／民谣／旋律／曲子／歌曲／主题歌／歌剧／交响曲 - land/get/sign a record deal
获得／签署唱片合约 - be signed to/be dropped by a record company
与唱片公司签约；被唱片公司解约 - record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
录制／发行／出版专辑／单曲／CD - be top of/top the charts
高居每周流行唱片排行榜之首 - get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
位列／一举登上／进入排行榜首位
Extra ExamplesTopics Musica1A rap song came on the radio. 广播里正播放一首说唱歌曲。 After a few drinks, they were all singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices. 几杯酒下肚之后，他们都扯着嗓子唱起淫秽歌曲来。 He had a string of hit songs in the 1970s. 在 20 世纪 70 年代，他唱的许多歌都很流行。 He released an album of cover songs. 他推出了一张翻唱歌曲专辑。 How does the song go? 那首歌怎么唱？ I downloaded a song from the internet. 我从因特网下载了一首歌。 She closed the concert by singing her signature song. 她唱了自己的一首代表歌曲结束了音乐会。 The band were still playing slow songs. 乐队仍在演奏慢歌。 a Hungarian folk song 匈牙利民歌 a protest song written in the sixties 创作于 60 年代的抗议歌曲 the theme song from ‘The Godfather’ 《教父》的主题曲 the title song from the Beatles' album ‘Help!’ 披头士乐队的专辑《救命！》的同名主打歌 an old song she'd learned from her mother 她从母亲那里学来的一首老歌 a song called 'If I Only Had Time' 一首名为《如果我有时间》的歌 They sang him his favourite song. 他们给他唱了他最喜欢的歌。 an orchestral version of the song 这首歌的管弦乐版本 The album contains five original songs and six covers. 这张专辑包含五首原创歌曲和六个封面。 song titles/lyrics 歌曲名称/歌词
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- good
- great
- …
- compose
- write
- do
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- come on
- play
- go
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- lyric
- lyrics
- title
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- in (a/the) song
- song about
- the same old song
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songs in general; music for singing （统称）歌曲；歌唱；声乐 The story is told through song and dance. 故事是通过歌舞的形式来表现的。 Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing). 突然间，他放声唱了起来。 I hate it when characters break into song (= start to sing) for no apparent reason. 我讨厌角色无缘无故地突然唱起歌来。 - in song
Their voices were raised in song. 他们高声歌唱。 Important historical events were commemorated in song. 人们用歌曲来纪念一些重大历史事件。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + song- break into
- burst into
- in song
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the musical sounds that birds make （鸟的）鸣啭，啼啭 the song of the blackbird 黑鹂的鸣啭
Word OriginOld English sang, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zang and German Sang, also to sing.
Idioms
for a song
- (informal)
very cheaply; at a low price 非常便宜；以低价 She bought the painting for a song. 她以低价买了这幅画。 The property is going for a song because they need to sell it fast. 这房子卖得很好，因为他们需要尽快卖掉。
on song
- (informal)
working or performing well 性能良好；运转顺畅 The whole team was on song. 全体队员劲头十足。
sing from the same hymn/song sheet
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to show that you are in agreement with each other by saying the same things in public 唱同一调子（在公开场合口径一致）
a song and dance (about something)
- (British English, informal, disapproving)
if you make a song and dance about something, you complain or talk about it too much when this is not necessary 小题大做的抱怨；无谓的吵闹；胡搅蛮缠 She gives generously to charity without making a song and dance about it. 她对慈善事业慷慨解囊，对此却只字不提。
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a long explanation about something, or excuse for something 冗长的解释；絮叨的托辞