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carol (around/through a place)
carol 作不及物动词时，常指成群结队地唱圣诞颂歌。
Every December, groups of neighbours carol through the streets.
每年十二月，邻居们结伴在街上唱圣诞颂歌。
唱颂歌，尤指集体唱圣诞颂歌
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唱颂歌，尤指集体唱圣诞颂歌
To sing carols, especially Christmas carols in a group.
Every December, groups of neighbours carol through the streets.
每年十二月，邻居们结伴在街上唱圣诞颂歌。
欢快地歌唱
To sing in a joyful manner.
唱颂歌,尤指集体唱圣诞颂歌
To sing carols; especially to sing Christmas carols in a group.
以歌声赞美或庆祝
To praise or celebrate in song.
唱颂歌
sing carols
carol
Base
原形
carols
3rd person
第三人称单数
carolling
-ing
现在分词
carolled
Past
过去式
carolled
Past participle
过去分词
They carol at the church every Christmas.
他们每年圣诞节都在教堂唱圣诞颂歌。
We carolled from door to door last night.
昨晚我们挨家挨户唱圣诞颂歌。
She is carolling with the choir.
她正和唱诗班一起欢快地唱颂歌。
carol 作动词常指（尤指在圣诞节期间）唱颂歌；英国英语中过去式和过去分词常写作 carolled，现在分词写作 carolling，美国英语也写作 caroled/caroling。
Every December, we carol at the local nursing home to spread holiday cheer.
每年十二月，我们都会到当地养老院唱圣诞颂歌，传播节日欢乐。
AI contextual example
The children carolled from house to house on Christmas Eve.
孩子们在圣诞前夜挨家挨户地唱圣诞颂歌。
AI contextual example
She was carolling softly while decorating the tree.
她一边装饰圣诞树，一边轻轻地唱着颂歌。
AI contextual example
They went caroling on Christmas Day
他们在圣诞节去唱圣诞颂歌
WordNet
carol 作不及物动词时，常指成群结队地唱圣诞颂歌。
Every December, groups of neighbours carol through the streets.
每年十二月，邻居们结伴在街上唱圣诞颂歌。
carol 可作及物动词，表示“愉快地唱（某首歌）”，但这种用法不如唱圣诞颂歌常见。
She carolled a cheerful song while gardening.
她一边在花园干活，一边欢快地唱着一首歌。
go carolling 是固定搭配，指外出（尤指挨家挨户）唱圣诞颂歌。注意拼写：英式常写作 carolling，美式也作 caroling。
The children went carolling from door to door on Christmas Eve.
孩子们在圣诞夜挨家挨户地唱圣诞颂歌。
Not this
They go carol from door to door on Christmas Eve.
Use this
They go carolling from door to door on Christmas Eve.
英语用“go + 动词-ing”表示去进行某项活动，如 go swimming、go shopping；不能用动词原形。carol 的现在分词是 carolling（美式也作 caroling），所以 go carol 应改为 go carolling。
Not this
Many children go carolling in Christmas.
Use this
Many children go carolling at Christmas.
表示“在圣诞节”这个节日时，英语用介词 at Christmas；in 用于月份、季节、年份等。中文“在圣诞节”容易直译成 in Christmas，但正确搭配是 at Christmas。
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去唱圣诞颂歌
We go carolling around the neighbourhood every Christmas Eve.
每年圣诞前夜，我们都会在社区里走家串户唱圣诞颂歌。
挨家挨户唱圣诞颂歌
The choir carolled from door to door to collect donations.
唱诗班挨家挨户唱圣诞颂歌来募集捐款。
欢快地歌唱
Sparrows carolled merrily in the morning treetops.
麻雀在清晨的树梢上欢快地歌唱。
稍后我们会吃南瓜派，然后去唱圣诞颂歌。
This line from Brenda Lee's 1958 holiday hit 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' is one of the most famous uses of 'carol' as a verb in popular music.
这句歌词出自布伦达·李1958年的圣诞金曲《围着圣诞树摇摆》，是流行音乐中‘carol’用作动词最著名的例子之一。
Use carol naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象圣诞夜一群人挨家挨户欢快地唱颂歌，carol就是这种集体欢乐歌唱。
语域：mixed 常见场景：Christmas carol singing、literary or poetic descriptions of joyful singing carol 作动词时，最常用的是“唱圣诞颂歌，尤其指集体挨户唱颂歌”，这个用法在圣诞季节的日常对话中比较自然；而“欢快地歌唱”或“以歌声赞美”多用于文学作品或诗歌中，语气偏正式。日常口语中表达“唱歌”更常用 sing。
Barrel is a true rhyme with carol /ˈkærəl/. Coral, moral, choral, and quarrel are lookalikes: their stressed vowel is /ɒ/ or /ɔː/, not the /æ/ in carol.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.