sob學測 L5KK [ˈsɑb] ｜ /ˈsɑb/
嗚咽；放聲大哭·哽咽；嗚咽聲
龍騰B3單字，動詞名詞用法皆常考
The boy tried to speak, but he could only sob between short breaths.
那男孩想說話，卻只能在急促的呼吸間哽咽出聲。
一個畫面：哭到胸口一抽一抽
倒抽氣哭到急促倒抽一口氣
胸口起伏哭聲讓身體一抽一抽
喉頭哽住喉嚨哽咽發不出完整聲音
義項
崩潰大哭C1verb嗚咽；放聲大哭
After the exam, Mia sat alone and began to sob uncontrollably in the corner.
考試結束後，Mia 獨自坐在角落，開始止不住地啜泣。
sob uncontrollablysob loudly
哽咽聲響B2noun哽咽；嗚咽聲
Her whole body shook with each sob as she read the letter.
她讀信時，每一次啜泣都讓全身跟著顫抖。
a loud sobburst into sobs
片語
sob story博同情戲碼 →博取同情的誇大故事
sob uncontrollably崩潰大哭 →情緒潰堤放聲大哭
burst into sobs淚崩哽咽 →突然放聲哽咽哭泣
你會不會這樣說？
'She held the phone tightly and began to sob when she heard the sad news.' 這裡的 sob 最接近哪個意思？(A) 微笑 (B) 放聲大哭 (C) 保持安靜
看答案
(B)
sob 指哭到呼吸急促、身體顫抖的放聲大哭，不是普通哭泣。
sob 可以同時當動詞和名詞使用。（對/錯）
看答案
對
sob 動詞指放聲大哭，名詞指哽咽聲，兩種詞性條目中都有呈現。
字族
sobbing 啜泣的；哭泣不止的