| 英语单词 | croon |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [kruːn] 美 [kruːn] |
| 中文释义 | v.低声歌唱;低吟;轻哼 n.低吟声;轻哼声 |
| 英语例句 | (1) She gently crooned a lullaby. (2) The man was crooning soft words of encouragement to his wife. (3) Streisand's fans shelled out a total of $14,694,750 to hear Babs croon 1999 away. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 她轻声哼唱了一支摇篮曲。 (2) 这个人正柔情地对妻子说着一些鼓励的甜言蜜语。 (3) 仅1999一年中史翠珊的歌迷就花了%2414,694,750,来倾听她的浅唱低吟。 |
| vocabulary简明 | To croon is to sing a soft or emotional song. A father might croon a lullaby to his baby as she falls asleep. Elvis Presley was known to croon to the ladies. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The verb croon is originally a Scottish word, from the Middle Dutch root kronen, "to lament or mourn." When you croon, you hum or sing in a soft, low voice, like your heart is breaking. You might croon to your child or sweetheart, or maybe you croon in the shower. In the 1930s and 40s, a "crooner" was a singer who was known for specializing in sentimental jazz songs. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]低声哼唱 If you croon, you sing or hum quietly and gently. [V] [V n]
2 [VERB 动词](尤指伤感或不真诚地)轻声说 If one person talks to another in a soft gentle voice, you can describe them as crooning, especially if you think they are being sentimental or insincere. [V with quote] [V n] [Also V]
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