A lullaby is a slow, quiet song sung to a small child at bedtime, hoping the child will fall asleep. The voice stays soft, the tune often repeats, and the room is usually dark — a repeating gentle tune helps a tired brain let go.

A lullaby搖籃曲 is a slow, quiet song是一首緩慢、安靜的歌 sung to a small child at bedtime在孩子睡前唱給他們聽，hoping the child will fall asleep希望孩子能睡著。The voice stays soft聲音保持輕柔，the tune often repeats旋律常常重複，and而 the room is usually dark房間通常是暗的—— a repeating gentle tune helps a tired brain let go重複的溫柔旋律能幫助疲憊的腦袋放鬆。

Parents, grandparents, and babysitters use it; it feels warm and homely, not formal.

Parents, grandparents, and babysitters use it父母、祖父母和保姆都會唱它；it feels warm and homely它給人溫暖、家常的感覺，not formal而不是正式的。

Though actually, people also stretch the word a little: a sleepy song playing from a phone can be called a lullaby even when nobody is singing live.

Though actually不過其實，people also stretch the word a little人們也會把這個字用得寬一點：a sleepy song playing from a phone一首從手機播放出來、讓人想睡的歌 can be called a lullaby也可以被稱為lullaby, even when nobody is singing live即使沒有人在現場唱。

As a verb, to lullaby a child is to sing them to sleep that way, but the noun is the use you will meet almost every time.

As a verb當動詞用時，to lullaby a childlullaby一個小孩 is to sing them to sleep that way就是用這種方式唱歌哄他們睡著，but the noun但名詞用法 is the use you will meet almost every time才是你幾乎每次都會遇到的用法。

A loud, bouncy children’s song is not a lullaby, even if a child likes it.

A loud, bouncy children's song一首吵鬧、活潑蹦跳的兒歌 is not a lullaby不是lullaby, even if a child likes it即使小孩很喜歡它。