sobbed
sobbed — verb
1. To cry loudly with gasping, uneven breaths that make your body tremble.
To cry loudly with gasping, uneven breaths that make your body tremble.
Farid sobbed quietly in the back seat after hearing the terrible news.
The little girl sobbed so hard that her whole body shook.
Keiko buried her face in the pillow and sobbed until she fell asleep.
Oluwaseun could barely speak — he just sat there sobbing into his hands.
Ingrid sobbed with relief when the doctor said her son would be fine.
文法句型
sob + adverb
sob + prepositional phrase
sob + until-clause
sob + with + emotion
用法筆記
Almost always intransitive. Common adverbs: quietly, loudly, uncontrollably, bitterly. The verb describes crying with audible, jerky gasps — distinct from silent crying or steady weeping.
常見錯誤
sobbed — noun
1. A single loud cry with a sudden, shaky breath in — either the physical act or th
A single loud cry with a sudden, shaky breath in — either the physical act or the sound it makes.
A loud sob escaped from Hadi's throat before he could stop it.
Chioma let out a single sob and quickly wiped her eyes.
Between sobs, Sven tried to explain what had happened at the station.
Amara heard the muffled sobs of someone crying in the next room.
Rashid's voice broke into a sob as he told his mother the truth.
用法筆記
Often used with 'a' (a sob) or in the plural 'sobs' (between sobs, through her sobs). Can refer to either the physical act or the sound alone.