Tra từ song - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

song [song songs] BrE [sɒŋ] NAmE [sɔːŋ] noun
1. countable a short piece of music with words that you sing
•a folk/love/pop, etc. song
• We sang a song together.
• She taught us the words of a French song.
see also ↑swansong
2. uncountable songs in general; music for singing
• The story is told through song and dance.
• Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing).
•Their voices were raised in song.
see also ↑plainsong
3. uncountable, countable the musical sounds that birds make
•the song of the blackbird
more at sing from the same hymn/song sheet at ↑sing _v.
Idioms: ↑for a song ▪ ↑on song ▪ ↑song and dance

Word Origin:
Old English sang, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zang and German Sang, also to ↑sing.

Thesaurus:
song noun C
•She sang her favourite song.
track • • tune • • melody • • theme • • number •
a song/track/tune/melody/theme/number by sb
sing a song/tune/number
play a song/track/tune/melody/theme/number
record a song/track/theme

Collocations:
Music
Listening
listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
put on/play a CD/a song/some music
turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video
Playing
play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
accompany a singer/choir
strum a chord/guitar
Performing
form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
give a performance/concert/recital
do a concert/recital/gig
play a concert/gig/festival/venue
perform (BrE) at/in a concert/(especially NAmE) a concert
appear at a festival/live
go on/embark on a (world) tour
Recording
write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
land/get/sign a record deal
be signed to/be dropped by a record company
record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
be top of/top the charts
get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one

Example Bank:
•A rap song came on the radio.
•After a few drinks, they were all singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices.
•He had a string of hit songs in the 1970s.
•He heard voices raised in song.
•He released an album of cover songs.
•He strummed a couple of chords on the guitar and they all burst into song.
•How does the song go?
•I downloaded a song from the Internet.
•Important historical events were commemorated in song.
•People can become vulnerable to the siren song of extremism.
•She closed the concert by singing her signature song.
•Sing us a song, Susanna!
•The band were still playing slow songs.
•The old songs sound like Gregorian chants.
•They continue to sing the same old song they have been singing for years.
•They performed another two songs as encores.
•a Hungarian folk song
•a protest song written in the sixties
•a song about love
•a song called ‘Mona Lisa’
•an Irish folk song
•emotional ballads and heartfelt torch songs
•the theme song from ‘The Godfather’
•the title song from the Beatles' album ‘Help!’
•Suddenly he burst into song.
•a love/pop/popular song