blubbering
blubbering — 動詞
1. crying in a loud, messy way that sounds childish and hard to control
哭哭啼啼
像小孩般吵鬧地哭
crying in a loud, messy way that sounds childish and hard to control
Emma was blubbering on the porch after dropping her birthday cake.
Emma 摔壞生日蛋糕後，坐在門廊上哭哭啼啼。
be blubbering after + event
The little boy came home blubbering because his kite was stuck.
那個小男孩回到家時哭哭啼啼，因為風箏卡住了。
By midnight, Theo was still blubbering over the lost puppy.
到了半夜，Theo 還在為那隻走失的小狗哭哭啼啼。
A blubbering passenger begged the driver not to close the doors.
那名哭哭啼啼的乘客求司機不要把車門關上。
After the phone call, Lan sat in the kitchen and kept blubbering.
接完那通電話後，Lan 坐在廚房裡一直哭哭啼啼。
文法句型
be blubbering over + noun
start blubbering after + event
用法筆記
Usually sounds critical rather than sympathetic. It suggests ugly, uncontrolled crying, often by a child or by an adult who seems to have lost control.
常見錯誤
2. saying something in broken, tearful words while you are crying loudly
哭著說
邊哭邊斷斷續續地說話
saying something in broken, tearful words while you are crying loudly
Through the tears, Sofia kept blubbering that she wanted to go home.
Sofia 一邊掉眼淚一邊哭著說，她想回家。
blubber + that-clause
The injured striker was blubbering out an apology before the final whistle.
終場哨響前，那名前鋒一直哭著說對不起。
blubber out + noun phrase
Rania stood at the gate, blubbering her sister's name into the phone.
Rania 站在門口，哭著在電話裡喊妹妹的名字。
Half asleep, Theo blubbered that the nightmare was starting again.
半夢半醒的 Theo 哭著說，那個惡夢又開始了。
The exhausted toddler kept blubbering "no bath" from the back seat.
那個累壞的幼兒坐在後座，一直哭著說「不要洗澡」。
文法句型
blubber + that-clause
blubber out + noun phrase
blubber + direct speech
用法筆記
The words said are usually a short complaint, apology, request, or name. This use often appears with direct speech or a that-clause.