Word · Frequency #8177
sob
啜泣；呜咽；抽噎
a convulsive gasp made while weeping
- 1.
A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
呜咽；抽噎
- 2.
a dyspneic condition
呼吸困难的状态
- 3.
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
对愚蠢、惹人厌或荒谬的人使用的侮辱性称呼
- 4.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
哭泣时抽搐的喘息
蠢货；讨厌鬼；混蛋；呼吸困难；气促；呜咽；抽噎；呼吸困难的状态；对愚蠢、惹人厌或荒谬的人使用的侮辱性称呼
In use
She let out a loud sob when she heard the news.
A deep sob shook his shoulders as he tried to speak.
I could hear small sobs coming from the bedroom.
let out a sob
She let out a sob.
她发出了一声抽泣。
with a sob
表示伴随动作
He finished his speech with a sob.
他抽泣着结束了演讲。
a sob of + noun
表示某种情感的抽泣
A sob of relief escaped her lips.
一声如释重负的抽泣从她嘴里发出。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- let out a sob
- 发出抽噎声
- She let out a sob when she heard the news.听到这个消息时，她发出了一声抽噎。
- stifle a sob
- 忍住抽噎
- He tried to stifle a sob during the funeral.在葬礼上，他试图忍住抽噎。
- burst into sobs
- 突然抽噎起来
- The child burst into sobs when he lost his toy.孩子丢了玩具，突然抽噎起来。
- a muffled sob
- 压抑的呜咽
- I could hear muffled sobs from the next room.我能听到隔壁房间传来压抑的呜咽声。
- a choking sob
- 哽咽的抽泣
- She gave a choking sob as she told the story.她边讲故事边哽咽地抽泣。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 sob 想成 “so + b”：哭得 so 伤心，最后 “b” 像哽住的抽气声。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常口语中描述哭泣、文学作品中的悲伤场景、新闻报道中叙述悲痛事件 这里选取最常见的名词义项：哭泣时急促抽噎的声音或动作。该词属于中性常用词，多用于日常生活叙事和书面描写，表达悲伤、痛苦或激动；不建议在正式科技文体中使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
bob、job、rob、slob、throb、knob 在美式英语中与 sob 押韵（均读 /ɑb/）。注意 sob 中的 o 不读 /oʊ/，因此拼写相似的 so (/soʊ/) 并不与它押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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