crooning

1. VERB 低声哼唱
   If you croon, you sing or hum quietly and gently.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. VERB (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.
   1. 'Dear boy,' she crooned, hugging him heartily...
      “乖儿子，”她轻声说着，把他紧紧地抱在怀里。
   2. 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. The mother was crooning a lullaby to her baby.
   母亲正对着婴儿哼着摇篮曲。
4. You don't absorb the ideas of John Dewey the way you absorb the crooning of Mr.
   你不可能像欣赏流行歌曲那样领略杜威的思想。
5. The solo performance began shortly into the flight from Los Angeles to New York and her crooning quickly became too much for passengers and staff on the domestic flight last Thursday.
   上周四，在这班从洛杉矶飞往纽约的国内航班上，这名女乘客在飞机起飞后不久就开始唱歌，很快飞机上的其他乘客和工作人员就不堪其扰。
6. So they went, toiling up; she singing all the way, and Paul sometimes crooning out a feeble accompaniment.
   他们就这样吃力地走上去；她一路唱着歌，保罗有时有气无力地低声伴唱着。
7. Japan's former premier Junichiro Koizumi, known for crooning Elvis Presley songs while in office, is lending his voice to a superhero movie, reports said Tuesday.
   据本周二的报道称，曾在在位期间唱猫王歌曲而出名的日本前首相小泉纯一郎将为一部超级英雄电影配音。
8. Marguerite rang again, then she turned back to the piano and began quietly crooning a squalid song?
   玛格丽特又拉了拉铃，然后她又坐到钢琴前弹奏，嘴里曼声低吟着一首轻佻的歌。
9. Julio Iglesias, Spain's international crooning legend, never meant to be a singer.
   西班牙的国际歌坛传奇人物胡里奥·伊格莱西亚斯从未打算成为一名歌唱家。
10. By the end of the evening, we are all flushed and crooning Auld Lang Syne.
    最后，我们都满面红光的哼起了《曾经的渴望》。
11. Two men were crooning softly in the corner.
    两个男子在角落里窃窃私语。
12. Through the sadness of all things I hear the crooning of the eternal mother.
    从万物的愁苦中，我听见了“永恒母亲”的呻吟。
13. Her crooning soon put the child to sleep.
    她的低吟不久就让孩子们进入了梦乡。
14. Through the sadness of all things, I hear the crooning of the Eternal Mother.
    从万物的悲伤里。，我听到永恒的母亲那轻轻的喟叹。
15. There are many images of poets riding on donkeys and crooning poems left in ancient Chinese documents such as poetry and prose, history books, sketches and notes, and fiction.
    古典文献中留下了许多诗人骑驴吟诗的形象，这一形象的完成和定格经过了一个漫长的历史过程。

noun

1. the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner

2. singing in a soft low tone
   1. her crooning soon put the child to sleep