He would much rather have been crooning in a smoky bar. [VERB]

他宁愿在烟雾缭绕的酒吧里哼唱歌曲。

Later in the evening, Lewis began to croon another Springsteen song. [VERB noun]

那天晚上晚些时候，刘易斯开始哼唱另一首斯普林斯汀的歌曲。

'Dear boy,' she crooned, hugging him heartily. [VERB with quote]

“乖儿子，”她轻声说着，把他紧紧地抱在怀里。

The man was crooning soft words of encouragement to his wife. [VERB noun]

那个男人正温柔地轻声鼓励他的妻子。