vi 呜咽，啜泣，抽噎(breathe noisily while weeping in sudden short bursts)[I，I+prep]：～aloud/hysterically 大声地/歇斯底里地呜咽;The wind～bed. 风凄鸣着。hear sb～bing in the room 听到某人在房间里抽泣;～into one's handkerchief 用手绢掩面哭泣;〖同〗weep，cry;〖反〗laugh;

sob one's heart out 抽泣，哭得很伤心：When she heard her husband was leaving，Mary just～bed her heart out. 玛丽听说自己的丈夫即将离开时，哭得死去活来。

sob out (v adv)哭泣着诉说(vt)：She～bed out the story of the tragic accident. 她哭泣着讲述那次悲惨的事故。

n 呜咽(声);啜泣(声)，抽噎(声)(act or sound of sobbing)[C]：the～s of the wind/the baby 风/婴儿的呜咽;break down with a～哭泣着倒下;give a～of relief 宽慰地抽泣了一声;〖同〗cry;〖反〗laugh;

→′sobbingly adv 呜咽地;′sob-story n 非常悲伤的故事;′sob-stuff n 充满伤感情调的文章(话);

【辨异】sob 与 cry 和 weep的区别见CRY。