Verb He began to sob uncontrollably. She could not stop sobbing. “I hate you,” she sobbed. Noun (2) I hate that miserable SOB.
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Verb
As Peter’s photograph was brought over to the witness stand, his mother, Hui Wang, started to quietly sob, hiding her face behind the photograph of her boy. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022 As one family testifies, others sob in the gallery while awaiting their turn.CBS News, 2 Aug. 2022 His death is a gut-wrenching blow, particularly when Dustin begins to sob by his side. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 2 July 2022 The grandmother placed her head in her hands and began to sob. Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 1 July 2022 In November, Kyle Rittenhouse took the witness stand at his murder trial and proceeded to sob through his testimony.New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022 If your infant starts to sob, redirect his attention. Ariel Levy, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022 Hancock walked behind the clinic, away from the protesters and the people, and started to sob.ELLE, 5 Apr. 2022 Bickers, wearing an emerald blazer, showed no emotion as the verdict was read but her mother dabbed her eyes with a tissue and appeared to sob in silence. Leon Stafford, ajc, 23 Mar. 2022
Noun
Burmeister unleashes a wild laugh that becomes a sob, to which the audience naturally responds with nervous laughter of its own. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2022 The apology caused Love’s sister to shake her head before quietly trying to stifle a sob.Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2022 Whether you're caught off guard in the city by your feelings or need to release a calculated howl into the void, these are the best places to escape for a sob. Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2022 The words caused some members of the public sitting in the gallery to gasp and sob. Eric Levenson And Aaron Cooper, CNN, 3 Mar. 2022 Millions watched our Paula sob when injury put her out of the 2004 Olympic Marathon, millions more watched her suffer diarrhea during the 2005 London Marathon. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2019 Seattle did Dean dirty! Dennis tells everyone about his son Group hugs and character growth are, apparently, the perfect recipe to make a person sob. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2021 The audience hung on every shuddering sob, every excruciating detail, every devastating anecdote, every display of horror, grief, resilience, anger and hope.New York Times, 13 Nov. 2021 The audience hung on every shuddering sob; every excruciating detail; every devastating anecdote; every display of horror, grief, resilience, anger and hope. Aurelien Breeden, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English sobben; akin to Middle Low German sabben to drool
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOB | SOB + VERB | SOB + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, deep, great止不住的抽噎;低沉的嗚咽▸➤little, small一小陣的啜泣▸➤loud大聲的嗚咽➤quiet, silent, soft輕聲的啜泣;無聲的啜泣▸➤choked, hoarse, muffled, stifled, strangled哽咽;聲音嘶啞的嗚咽;壓抑的抽噎▸➤choking, gasping, heaving, racking, shuddering抽噎;泣不成聲;抽泣;痛苦的抽噎;顫抖的啜泣◇I couldn't hold back the heaving sobs.我忍不住抽泣。➤dry無淚的抽噎VERB + SOB➤give, let out嗚咽➤break (down) into, burst into突然嗚咽起來;開始抽泣◇My father broke down into sobs.我父親突然嗚咽起來。➤be racked by, be racked with, heave with, shake with哭得一抽一抽的;抽噎得全身發抖◇Her body was racked with sobs.她哭得全身抽搐。➤choke back, hold back, muffle, stifle抑制住抽噎◇Choking back a sob, she ran to her father's chair.她忍住抽噎,向父親坐的椅子跑去。➤hear聽見嗚咽聲SOB + VERB➤break from sb/sth, come from, escape sb/sth⋯嗚咽起來;⋯不由得開始抽泣◇A sob escaped her lips.她不禁嗚咽起來。➤rise發出抽泣聲◇A choked sob rose in his throat.他的喉嚨哽咽了。➤catch哽咽◇A dry sob caught in her throat.她喉嚨哽咽哭不出聲來。➤rack sth, shake sth嗚咽使⋯抽搐;抽泣使⋯顫抖◇Deep racking sobs shook his whole body.他哭得昏天黑地,全身顫抖。➤subside嗚咽漸消SOB + NOUN➤story(旨在博取同情或憐憫的)傷感故事◇You can't expect me to believe this sob story!你別指望我會相信這個傷感故事!PREPOSITION➤between sobs邊抽泣邊⋯◇'I don't want to go!' she said between sobs.她邊抽泣邊說:“我不想去!”➤on a sob抽噎着◇Ellen choked on a sob before admitting the truth.埃倫哽咽着承認這是真的。➤through sobs抽噎着◇He continued his story through stifled sobs.他哽咽着繼續講他的故事。➤with a sob啜泣着◇'Why didn't you tell me?' she asked with a sob.她啜泣着問道:“你為什麼不告訴我?”➤sob from⋯發出的嗚咽聲◇a sob from George喬治發出的嗚咽聲PHRASES➤a sob of despair, a sob of pain, a sob of relief絕望的抽泣;痛苦的啜泣;寬慰的抽噎◇a great sob of despair絕望的不停抽泣➡ note at soundsob
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ADVERB | VERB + SOB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤aloud抽噎出聲▸➤loudly大聲啜泣▸➤quietly, silently, softly默默抽泣;無聲地嗚咽;輕聲抽噎▸➤hysterically, uncontrollably, wildly歇斯底里地哭泣;控制不住地抽噎;放聲大哭▸➤almost幾乎要哭出來◇He was pleading, almost sobbing, first silently and then aloud.他懇求着,幾乎要哭出來了,起先無聲嗚咽,後來抽噎出聲。VERB + SOB➤begin to, start to開始抽泣◇He began to sob uncontrollably.他禁不住抽噎起來。➤hear sb聽到某人啜泣◇I heard a child sob loudly.我聽到有個孩子在嗚嗚地哭。PREPOSITION➤into藏進⋯裏抽泣◇She began sobbing into her pillow.她把臉埋進枕頭裏哭了起來。➤with因⋯抽泣◇She was sobbing with pain and fear.她又痛又怕,抽泣起來。PHRASES➤sob your heart out很傷心地哭泣➤begin sobbing, start sobbing開始哭泣◇She started sobbing hysterically.她歇斯底里地大哭起來。