Word · Frequency #26205
lullaby
摇篮曲
A quiet song sung to help a child fall asleep.
- 1.
A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.
摇篮曲,使孩子平静或入睡的安抚歌曲。
- 2.
a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
旨在哄孩子入睡的安静歌曲
- 3.
the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep
唱安静歌曲哄孩子入睡的行为
唱摇篮曲哄睡；摇篮曲,使孩子平静或入睡的安抚歌曲。；旨在哄孩子入睡的安静歌曲；唱安静歌曲哄孩子入睡的行为；催眠曲
In use
Every night, she sings a soft lullaby to her baby.
The mother hummed a gentle lullaby until the child fell asleep.
This old lullaby has been passed down through generations in our family.
sing a lullaby to sb
常与介词to连用，表示对象。
She sang a lullaby to her baby.
她给宝宝唱了一首摇篮曲。
hum a lullaby
He hummed a lullaby softly.
他轻声哼了一首摇篮曲。
compose a lullaby
表示创作摇篮曲，通常用于作曲背景。
The musician composed a lullaby for his daughter.
Connections
Collocations
- sing a lullaby
- 唱摇篮曲
- She sang a soft lullaby to help the baby fall asleep.她唱了一首轻柔的摇篮曲，帮助宝宝入睡。
- hum a lullaby
- 哼摇篮曲
- He hummed a lullaby while rocking the cradle.他一边摇着摇篮一边哼着摇篮曲。
- lullaby to someone
- 给某人唱的摇篮曲
- The mother sang a lullaby to her child.母亲给孩子唱了一首摇篮曲。
- soft lullaby
- 轻柔的摇篮曲
- A quiet lullaby drifted through the room.一首轻柔的摇篮曲飘过房间。
- bedtime lullaby
- 睡前摇篮曲
- The bedtime lullaby is part of their nightly routine.睡前的摇篮曲是他们夜间常规的一部分。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Lull是“安抚”，by像bye——哼着lullaby哄孩子，道过晚安便安然入睡。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：bedtime、parenting、children's music lullaby 是日常中性词，通常指哄孩子入睡的轻柔歌曲，多用于亲子睡前、儿歌等场景；正式场合较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
lullaby 的词尾 -by 发 /baɪ/，与 by、bye、goodbye、nearby 押韵（都是 /baɪ/）。注意：拼写同为 -by 的 ruby、hobby 不押韵，发 /bi/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.