croon

GRE低频词畅通词汇

英 [kruːn] 美[krun]

释义

vi. 低声歌唱；满怀柔情地唱流行歌曲

vt. 柔情地唱；对…低声唱

n. 低吟，低吟声；轻哼，轻哼声

n. (Croon)人名；(瑞典、德)克龙

词态变化

第三人称单数: croons;过去式: crooned;过去分词: crooned;现在分词: crooning;

近义词

sing vocalize hum

助记提示

1. cry => cr- "cry" + -oon (suffix) => croon (cry => 本义: groan, lament, mourn).
2. 进而引申为：utter a low or murmuring sound, sing softly and sadly, groan or lament with a soft sound.
3. => sing softly, hum.

中文词源

croon 低声吟唱

拟声词，模仿浅吟低唱的声音。

英文词源

croon (v.): c. 1400, originally Scottish, from Middle Dutch kronen "to lament, mourn," perhaps imitative. Originally "to bellow like a bull" as well as "to utter a low, murmuring sound" (mid-15c.). Popularized by Robert Burns. Sense evolved to "lament," then to "sing softly and sadly." Related: Crooned; crooning.

双语例句

1. Later in the evening, Lewis began to croon another Springsteen song.: 那天晚上晚些时候，刘易斯开始哼唱另一首斯普林斯汀的歌曲。

2. Don't be startled by the smiling, white - haired man who croon " Merry Christmas " to you.: 当你见到那向你低声哼着 “ 圣诞快乐 ” 面带笑容的白发老人时,不要感到吃惊.

3. Croon a song a woman, began to clean up the dishes.: 女人轻哼著歌, 开始收拾碗碟.

英英释意

1. sing softly

实用场景例句

She gently crooned a lullaby.: 她轻声哼唱了一支摇篮曲。

The man was crooning soft words of encouragement to his wife.: 那个男人正温柔地轻声鼓励他的妻子。

He would much rather have been crooning in a smoky bar...: 他宁愿在烟雾缭绕的酒吧里哼唱歌曲。

Later in the evening, Lewis began to croon another Springsteen song.: 那天晚上晚些时候，刘易斯开始哼唱另一首斯普林斯汀的歌曲。

'Dear boy,' she crooned, hugging him heartily...: “乖儿子，”她轻声说着，把他紧紧地抱在怀里。

Croon a song a woman, began to clean up the dishes.: 女人轻哼著歌, 开始收拾碗碟.

Later in the evening, Lewis began to croon another Springsteen song.: 那天晚上晚些时候，刘易斯开始哼唱另一首斯普林斯汀的歌曲。