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sing /sɪŋ/► SEE ALLsing a different song/tunesing for your suppersing from the same song/hymn sheetsing sb’s/sth’s praises
●sing a different ˈsong/ˈtune(be forced to) change your opinion （被迫）唱不同的调子，改变观点，改弦易辙◆Anne says she wants a large family but I’m sure she’ll be singing a different tune when she’s had one or two children.
安妮说她想要好多孩子，不过我敢肯定等她有了一两个孩子，就不会这样说了。●sing for your ˈsupper (old-fashioned) do sth for sb in order to get what you want or need 为了达到自己的心愿而做某事；为受恩惠先报恩◆Susan has to clean her room before she’s allowed to go out with her friends — she really has to sing for her supper!
为了能获准和朋友们一起出去，苏珊不得不打扫自己的房间 － 为了达到目的她只得这样做！●sing from the same ˈsong/ˈhymn sheet (informal) say the same things and agree about a subject, especially in public （尤指在公开场合）唱一个调，口径一致◆We really need to make sure we are all singing from the same hymn sheet before the press conference.
在记者招待会之前，我们务必要做到口径统一。●sing sb’s/sth’s ˈpraises (informal) praise sb/sth very much or with great enthusiasm; say that sb/sth is very good 盛赞◆Both her grandsons are doctors, and she never stops singing their praises.
她的两个孙子都是医生，她对他们一直赞不绝口。◆One day he’s singing your praises; the next day he’s telling you you’re stupid.
他今天夸你，明天又说你是个笨蛋。 OPP find fault (with sb/sth) |