1872
about sb/sth or your attitude
towards sb/sth ( ) ;
gfe&J* Wl sing
from the same hymn/
'song sheet (BrE, informal) to show that you are in
agreement with each other by saying the same things in public P||g]—iBX
( Pfe—) —more at
fat adj. IJihM
,sing along (with sb/sth) | ,sing a'long (to
sth) to
sing together with sb who is already singing or while a record, radio, or
musical instrument is playing R||f ( ^ A, ) Pi: Do sing
along if
you know the words. M Ji ft it Sfe til, %M%kM Pi BE „ —
related noun singalong 'sing
of sth (old-fashioned or formal) to mention sth in a song
or a poem, especially to praise it (XH#,ffc ) ,sing
'out to sing or say sth clearly and loudly olJ ft}; P| ft:
A voice suddenly sang out above the rest. jfBf
X ^ffft^AA^tX ,sing 'up (BrE) (NAmE ,sing 'out) to sing more loudly
KA/^ftfee!!; Sing
up,
let’s hear
you. MMXJaLo
sing
along /'sirjalDq;
NAmE -loir)/ (BrE also sing-song)
noun an informal occasion at
which people sing songs together &A § 4XSfcBH A
Singa pore sling /.sirjapo: 'sliq; NAmE -po:r/
noun an alcoholic
drink made by mixing gin with cherry brandy
m)&)
singe /sind3/ verb (singeing, singed,
singed) to
burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way (
Aka XXX ) MM: [VN] He
singed
his hair as he tried
to light his cigarette.
0
[V] the smell of singeing fur MM
c> note at burn
sing-er
0-w /'sipa(r)/
noun
a person who sings, or
whose job is singing, especially in public Pi ifc ifj A; ffc P| M; ifc X: She’s a
wonderful singer. M P| ft Pg # $ # „ O an opera singer
sing ing On /'snml noun [U] the activity of
making musical sounds with your voice P| ffc ; ft Pi : the
beautiful singing of birds ^ JL zj/j P/f [ft ft BI 0 choral
singing
^-Pl o There was singing and
dancing all night. iIWBift®fc^o 0 a singing
teacher M O She has
a beautiful singing voice. IPIft
single 0t»
/'snjgl/
adj., noun, verb
m adj.
►
ONE ( 1 [only before noun] only one {Xff^Alft; -i£—
M;
^.^M: He sent her a single red rose, A
£L Ifc 5t „ 0 a single-sex
school (=
for boys only or for girls only) HX ( A AX ) ¥$1 0 All these jobs
can now be done by one single machine.
o #1 #1 tfc nj ill 7t A o 0 I
couldn’t understand a single word she said! 4fe i# HIX * X X £M/r X It! 0 the
European single currency, the euro ftH rfi ftA 0
{BrE) a
single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject)
►
FOR EMPHASIS $g 2 [only before noun] used to empha
size that you are referring
to one particular person or thing on its own ( )
: Unemployment
is the single most important
factor in the growing crime rates. B o We
eat rice every single
day. XAifeXMo
►
NOT MARRIED X 4# 3 (of a person A) not married or
having a romantic relationship
with sb [ft ; A 41 [ft ; A # Ip
(ft : The apartments are ideal for single people living
alone.
& # & M M #-ft g m & ft A M
„ o Are you still single? jifc
££ Ik # >% ? — see also
SINGLE PARENT
►
FOR ONE PERSON
-.t A fl 4 [only before noun] intended to be used by only one
person J[l A (ft : a single bed/room if AX / J^|h] — picture o bed — compare DOUBLE adj. (3)
►
TICKET M 5 [only before noun] (BrE) (also one-way
NAmE,
BrE) a single ticket, etc. can be used
for travelling to a place but not back again #. jS(ft:
a single ticket XfMH o How much is the
single fare to
—
compare return n.(7)
B
see file n., glance n.
m noun
►
TICKET M 1 [C] (BrE) a ticket that
allows you to travel to
a place but not
back again Jf. flM : How much is a
single to
return n.(7)
►
TAPE/CD ; M ABIU-
2 [C] a piece of recorded music,
usually popular music,
that consists of one song; the tape, CD, etc. that this is recorded onto ( titfe
flUff WX ) ; if ( «5c$ABlX^
) : The band releases
its new
single next week.
Pi ft o — compare album(2)
►
ROOM ;j# |hJ 3 [C] a room
in a hotel, etc. for one person ( M^^M )
#-AJ^|W] — compare double n.(5)
►
MONEY $5 4 [C] (NAmE) a
bill/note that is worth one dollar —
►
UNMARRIED PEOPLE A 4t t 5 singles
[pi ] people
who are not married and do not have a romantic relationship with sb else If #
; A # fp # : They organize parties for singles. #, j| ] AX## IR W
X 0 0 a singles bar/club
►
IN SPORT 6 singles
[U+sing./pl. v.] (especially in
tennis A fs N fA) a game when only one player plays against one
other; a series of two or more of these games #. ft ( \fcf%
) ■. the women’s singles champion fc
0 the first round of the men’s singles l§X#-
—^ o a singles match tT tt I? 0 She’s won
three singles titles this year. M X ¥ £ l£ # X A X fl M ¥ 0 —
compare double n.{6) 7 [C] (in cricket
]SJt) a hit from which a player scores one run
(= point) —jffj 8 [C] (in baseball #$c) a hit that only allows
the player to run to first base
—MfT
■ verb IJilsVJ .single
sb/sth-^'out (for sth/as sb/sth) to choose sb/sth from
a group for special attention IMA ft : She was singled out for
criticism. M ft X
J® Ar jtfc if o 0 He was singled out as the
outstanding performer of the games, fife!£if
fe M o c> note at choose
, single-'breast-ed adj. (of a jacket or coat ± A) having only one
row of buttons that fasten in the middle M
W tn W — picture o page R20 — compare double-
breasted
.single 'combat noun [U] fighting between two people, usually with
weapons — X*—) .single
'cream noun [u] (BrE) thin cream which
is used in cooking and for pouring over food —com
pare DOUBLE CREAM
.single-'decker noun a bus with only one level
— picture o bus
— compare double-decker(I)
.single 'figures noun [pi.]
a number that is less than ten Afvlfc; — Inflation
is down to single figures. 11
& m m $ 1$ PJ - i£ Hr 7 0 0 The number of people who fail each year is now in single
figures. W
^XUAXA+Ao
.single-'handed adv. on your own with nobody helping you ® g ; MaL Pi7?l alone to
sail around
the world single-handed Q A if M if
►
.single-'handed adj.: a single-handed
voyage AM if .single-
handed ly adv.
.single 'market noun [usually sing.] (economics %E) a group
of countries that have few or no restrictions on the movement of goods, money
and people between the members of the group IfiJgi (
IMMII'I )
.single-'minded adj. only thinking about one particular aim or
goal because you are determined to achieve sth —- A'—M (ft;
AX'iXXXA the single-minded pursuit of power •X tIL M fj 0 She is very
single- minded about her career. — X ^ X g S (HJ ^ ik <>
►
.single- minded ly adv. .single-'minded-ness noun [U] single ness /'sirjglnas/
noun [U] 1 ~
of purpose the
ability to
think about one particular aim or goal because you are determined to succeed (
@fcp ) A—* 2 the state of not being married or having a partner
MM-, iiMXfefS
.single 'parent noun a person who takes care of their child or
children without a husband, wife or partner a single-parent family