Word · Frequency #8177
sobbing
/sɑb/
verb
抽泣；啜泣
sobbing is the present participle of sob.
to cry noisily with short, sudden breaths
- 1.
To weep with convulsive gasps.
抽泣；啜泣
- 2.
To soak.
浸泡；浸湿
- 3.
To say (something) while sobbing.
呜咽着说；哭诉
哽咽着说；哭诉；浸泡；浸透；浸泡；浸湿；呜咽着说；哭诉；啜泣
In use
She sobbed in her bedroom after the argument.
The baby sobbed until its mother picked it up.
I could hear my sister sobbing in the next room.
sob
She sobbed quietly in the corner.
她在角落里轻声抽泣。
sob sth out
He sobbed out his apologies.
他哭着道歉。
sob oneself to + noun
The child sobbed herself to sleep.
那个孩子哭着睡着了。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- sob quietly
- 轻声啜泣
- He sobbed quietly in the corner.他在角落里轻声啜泣。
- sob uncontrollably
- 无法控制地啜泣
- She sobbed uncontrollably after hearing the news.听到消息后，她无法控制地啜泣。
- sob into someone's shoulder
- 靠在某人肩上啜泣
- The child sobbed into his mother's shoulder.孩子靠在母亲肩上啜泣。
- sob out
- 哭诉着说出
- She sobbed out the truth.她哭诉着说出真相。
- sob oneself to sleep
- 哭着入睡
- The baby sobbed herself to sleep.婴儿哭着入睡了。
- sob with relief
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像'丧吧'，悲伤时啜泣。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：哭泣、情感表达 “sob”作为动词时，通常用于描述啜泣或呜咽，语气中性，多用于文学或情感描写中，口语中也常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in '-ob' and rhyme with 'sob' in both American and British English.
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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