sob

/sɒb/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈɑb] /sɑːb/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈɑb] /ˈsäb/ (ame, mw)

sob — 動詞

  • sobpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • sobshe / she / it
  • sobbedpast simple
  • sobbing-ing form

1. to cry with loud, irregular breaths and short gasps, usually because of deep sad

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

啜泣；抽泣

大聲哭泣，呼吸急促不穩

to cry with loud, irregular breaths and short gasps, usually because of deep sadness, pain, or emotional distress

例句

Adisa sobbed into his hands after he read the letter from home.

Adisa 讀完家書後，雙手掩面啜泣了起來。

sob + into + body part

The little girl sobbed loudly when her balloon floated away into the sky.

小女孩的氣球飄上天空時，她大聲抽泣了起來。

同義詞
  • weep

    more formal, quieter, and more continuous — suggests dignified grief rather than convulsive breaths

  • cry

    the most general word; covers any act of shedding tears

  • wail

    adds a loud, high-pitched cry, often involving actual words or howls

  • bawl

    the loudest and least controlled; a full-throated, undignified cry

反義詞
  • laugh

    opposite emotional expression

文法句型

sob + (adverbial)

用法筆記

Subject is always a conscious being (usually a person). Frequently followed by an adverbial phrase indicating where, why, or how — e.g. sob into a pillow, sob with relief, sob at the news.

常見錯誤

❌She sobbed with joy when she saw the small gift.
✅She cried with joy when she saw the small gift.
💡Sob almost always implies sadness or emotional pain, not happiness.

2. to speak while crying so hard that your words come out in short, broken, breathl

2.動詞及物B1
釋義

哭訴；泣訴

哭泣時斷斷續續地說出

to speak while crying so hard that your words come out in short, broken, breathless bursts

例句

"I don't want to go," Henry sobbed, wiping his eyes with his sleeve.

「我不想走，」Henry 用袖子擦了擦眼睛，哭訴道。

sob introducing direct speech

Yara sobbed that she had lost the money her grandmother gave her.

Yara 哭訴說她把奶奶給她的錢弄丟了。

sob + that-clause

同義詞
  • cry out

    less breathless and convulsive than sob; any loud emotional utterance

  • whimper

    softer, weaker, more pitiful — often of fear rather than grief

文法句型

sob + direct speech

sob + that-clause

sob + out + noun phrase

用法筆記

Common in two patterns: (a) sob + direct speech ('I hate you,' she sobbed); (b) sob + that-clause (He sobbed that he was sorry). The variant sob out + noun phrase (sob out the truth) emphasises that the words are forced out with difficulty.

常見錯誤

❌He sobbed that he would be more careful next time.' (implying no actual crying)
✅He sobbed that he would be more careful next time, tears streaming down his face.
💡Sob as a speech verb requires the person to be audibly crying, not just speaking emotionally.

sob — 名詞