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sobbing

UK //ˈsɒb.ɪŋ//US //ˈsɑː.bɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 sobben,可能模仿抽泣时发出的声音。

noun

❶ 指因悲伤、痛苦或强烈情绪而发出的抽泣声,通常伴随着急促的呼吸和眼泪。

“I could hear her sobbing in the next room.”

(我能听到她在隔壁房间抽泣。)

“The sound of a child's sobbing broke his heart.”

(孩子的抽泣声让他心碎。)

同义词:crying, weeping, whimpering

verb

❶ 指因极度悲伤或痛苦而无法控制地抽泣,通常表现为断断续续的哭声和急促呼吸。

“She was sobbing uncontrollably after the bad news.”

(听到坏消息后,她无法控制地抽泣起来。)

“The little girl kept sobbing for her lost doll.”

(小女孩为丢失的娃娃不停地抽泣。)

同义词:cry, weep, blubber

常见短语

burst into sobbing — 突然开始大声抽泣,形容情绪突然崩溃的状态。

“When she heard the tragic news, she burst into sobbing.”

(听到这个悲惨消息时,她突然放声抽泣起来。)

reduce someone to sobbing — 使某人陷入抽泣状态,通常指因极度悲伤或感动。

“The touching speech reduced many audience members to sobbing.”

(感人的演讲让许多观众抽泣起来。)