Lullaby



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 摇篮曲
• ［英］ n. 摇篮曲 ( cradlesong)
• ［类］ lullady : song / diatribe : discourse ( 摇篮曲是一种歌曲 / 抨击性演讲是一种演讲)
• ［记］ lull ( 安静) +aby, 是lull和goodbye的缩体

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural -bies)

• Etymology: obsolete English lulla, interjection used to lull a child (from Middle English) + bye, interjection used to lull a child, from Middle English by
• Date: 1573
• a soothing refrain; specifically a song to quiet children or lull them to sleep

II. transitive verb (-bied; -bying)

• Date: 1576
• to quiet with or as if with a lullaby

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