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sob

/sob/US // sɒb //UK // (sɒb) //

唏嘘,呜咽,啜泣,唏嘘不已

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    sobbed, sob·bing.

    • : to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
    • : to make a sound resembling this.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    sobbed, sob·bing.

    • : to utter with sobs.
    • : to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs: to sob oneself to sleep.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
    • : any sound suggesting this.

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Examples

  • I am sitting on the Turkish-Syrian border, adjacent to the city of Kobani, watching hundreds of children sob.

  • Until 1972 it was called simply The Senate Office Building – SOB for short.

  • I remember Cat Deeley literally took your head into her arms and let you sob on her shoulder.

  • She waited for the inexplicable sentiment to fade away, but instead it intensified and she began to sob.

  • Finally, Cleese goose-steps out of the dining room as the hapless Germans cringe and sob.

  • A sob rose in her throat, and broke from her lips transformed into a trembling, sharp, glad cry.

  • No sob, no sigh, forced its way from her heart, throbbing as though it would burst.

  • And no sooner had she guessed it than, with a choking sob, she told herself that what madame could do that could she also.

  • He was choking down a sob when he caught sight of some women with packs upon their backs.

  • “No,” she said decidedly; and her little lips were tightly compressed, so that they should not give vent to a sob.