English Dictionary

sing small

IPA（発音記号）

/sɪŋ ˈsmɔːl/

動詞

慣用表現 自動詞 廃用

To assume a humble tone. / To not say anything; to keep quiet. / To play a minor part. / (singing, obsolete) To sing softly.

日本語の意味

謙虚な態度をとる / 何も言わずに黙っている / 些細な役割を果たす / （古い用法で）静かに歌う

When praised for her innovations, she would sing small to avoid making her colleagues uncomfortable.

彼女は自分の革新を称賛されると、同僚を気まずくさせないように謙遜して振る舞った。

意味（1）

To assume a humble tone.

By all that's good, I muſt myſelf ſing ſmall in her company!—I vvill never meet at hard-edge vvith her— […]

意味（2）

To not say anything; to keep quiet.

Deutschland sleeps: her star has waned. / France, the Thundress whilome, now / Singeth small, with bated breath.

意味（3）

To play a minor part.

意味（4）

(singing, obsolete) To sing softly.

[A]re not moſt of our kings being vvhen they ſing ſmall and fine, after a puling maner, ſaluted Apolloes for their muſicke: […]

sings small （ present singular third-person ）

singing small （ participle present ）

sang small （ past ）

sung small （ participle past ）

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en-conj （ inflection-template ）

sing small （ infinitive ）