Word · Frequency #22173
croons
低声歌唱；低唱；低吟
croons is the third person singular of croon.
croon
- 1.
To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.
低声哼唱、轻唱或柔声说话；尤指用低沉圆润的嗓音唱流行歌曲。
- 2.
To soothe (a person or an animal) by singing softly.
通过轻声唱歌来安抚(人或动物)。
- 3.
To hum or sing, or to speak, softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing a popular song in a low, mellow voice.
低声哼唱、轻唱或柔声说话；尤指用低沉圆润的嗓音唱流行歌曲。
低声哼唱、轻唱或柔声说话；尤指用低沉圆润的嗓音唱流行歌曲。；通过轻声唱歌来安抚(人或动物)。；低声歌唱；低唱；低吟
In use
She crooned a lullaby to the baby.
The singer was crooning a love song on stage.
He croons softly to himself while working.
croon sth
及物用法，后接歌曲、曲调等名词。
She crooned a lullaby to the baby.
她对着宝宝低声唱了一首摇篮曲。
croon to sb
不及物用法，to 后接唱歌的对象。
He crooned to her in a soft voice.
他用轻柔的嗓音对她低声唱歌。
Verb forms
base croon · third person croons · -ing crooning · past crooned · past participle crooned
croon 指轻柔、深情地低唱，常用于哄孩子入睡或唱情歌。
Common mistakes
She sang in a croon voice.
Connections
Collocations
- croon a lullaby
- 低声哼唱摇篮曲
- She crooned a lullaby to the sleeping child.她对着熟睡的孩子低声哼唱摇篮曲。
- croon to someone
- 对某人低声哼唱
- He crooned to the frightened puppy until it calmed down.他对受惊的小狗低声哼唱，直到它平静下来。
- croon softly
- 轻声低唱
- The old man crooned softly to himself.老人低声轻唱，自得其乐。
- croon into the microphone
- 对着麦克风低唱
- The jazz singer crooned into the microphone.爵士歌手对着麦克风低唱。
- croon a love song
- 低声唱情歌
- He crooned a love song to his wife.他对着妻子低声唱了一首情歌。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 moon：croon 与 moon 同韵，想象月光下低声哼唱摇篮曲，croon 就是轻柔低唱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：music performance、lullabies、intimate conversation 表示“轻声唱、低吟”，多用于描写歌手低唱、哄孩子入睡或亲密地轻声说话。它带有温柔、怀旧的感情色彩，常见于文学和音乐描写中，日常口语中不算特别常用，但也不属于正式语体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 croon /kruːn/ 押韵的词：moon /muːn/、soon /suːn/、spoon /spuːn/、tune /tuːn/、June /dʒuːn/。注意 crown /kraʊn/ 拼写很像 croon，但发音完全不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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