sob
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sob /sɒb $ sɑːb/ ●●○ verb (sobbed, sobbing) 1 [intransitive]CRY to cry noisily while breathing in short sudden bursts 抽噎，啜泣，呜咽 He began sobbing uncontrollably. 他不由自主地抽噎起来。► see thesaurus at cry2 [transitive] (also sob out)SAY to say something while you are sobbing 哭诉，呜咽着说 ‘It’s too late, ’ she sobbed. “太晚了。”她呜咽道。 —sob noun [countable] loud sobs 大声的啜泣→ See Verb table
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sob• "Please don't leave me, " he sobbed.• As she stumbled along the path, she began to sob.• The sound of her sobbing kept them awake all night.• Manny, leaning against the side of the building, was holding Maryellen, who was sobbing loudly.• Her parents were there, sobbing painfully, her younger brother, and older sister.• She started to sob, slowly at first, then harsher.• But Denver was shaking now and sobbing so she could not speak.• Hysterically light with fear, I ran sobbing to my room.• Leyland was sitting beside me, and he was sobbing, too.• My mother was sobbing uncontrollably.• The child covered her face with her hands and started to sob uncontrollably.• The sobbing woman is out of order, embarrassing, unreasonable.sobbing uncontrollably• He woke up finally from a nightmare of dismembered bodies and prison guards to find himself bathed in sweat and sobbing uncontrollably.• I sensed his wavering and I began sobbing uncontrollably.• Julie dropped the hammer and found she was sobbing uncontrollably.SOB, S.O.B. /ˌes əʊ ˈbiː $ -oʊ-/ noun [countable] American English not polite the abbreviation of son of a bitch / son of a bitch 的缩写 ，杂种Examples from the Corpus
SOB• Or maybe he really is an arrogant SOB.• The SOB has been purposely avoiding me the past two or three weeks.Origin sob (1100-1200) Perhaps from Dutch or Low Germannoisily while Corpus short breathing in to cry
sob
sob /sɒb $ sɑːb/
verb (past tense and past participle sobbed, present participle sobbing)
He began sobbing uncontrollably.
2. [transitive] (also sob out) to say something while you are sobbing:
‘It’s too late,’ she sobbed.
—sob noun [countable]:
loud sobs
▪ cry to produce tears from your eyes: Don’t cry – everything will be all right! | Men aren’t supposed to cry.
▪cry your eyes out especially spoken to cry a lot and for a long time: I cried my eyes out when I watched ‘Titanic’.
▪be in tears to be crying: By the end of his story, we were all in tears.
▪be close to tears to be almost crying: You could see that she was close to tears.
▪weep literary to cry, especially for a long time: His mother put her head on the table and wept.
▪sob to cry, taking sudden loud breaths: I could hear someone sobbing in the next room.
▪wail /weɪl/ to cry very loudly in a high voice: The baby started wailing for its mother.
▪whimper /ˈwɪmpə $ -ər/ to cry quietly and weakly: She began rocking to and fro, whimpering softly.
▪hold/fight back the tears to make a big effort not to cry: She told her story, struggling to hold back the tears.
▪your eyes water if your eyes water, they have tears in them, for example because of smoke, wind, or when you are cutting onions: The onions were making my eyes water.
sob /sɒb $ sɑːb/
verb (past tense and past participle sobbed, present participle sobbing) Date: 1100-1200
Origin: Perhaps from Dutch or Low German
1. [intransitive] to cry noisily while breathing in short sudden bursts:Origin: Perhaps from Dutch or Low German
2. [transitive] (also sob out) to say something while you are sobbing:
—sob noun [countable]:
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SOB
SOB , S.O.B. /ˌes əʊ ˈbiː $ -oʊ-/ noun [countable] American English not polite
the abbreviation of son of a bitch
SOB
, S.O.B. /ˌes əʊ ˈbiː $ -oʊ-/ noun [countable] American English not politethe abbreviation of son of a bitch
especially
Watching 观看
watch television/TV/a show/( a programme/BrE ( a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeatNAmE 看电视／电视节目／纪实电视节目／试播节目／重播的电视节目 see ( an ad/especially
BrE ( a commercial/the news/the weatherespecially
NAmE 看广告／新闻／天气节目 catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news看／错过电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／新闻节目 pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)拿起／伸手去拿／抓起遥控器 change/switch channel换频道 surf (through)/ ( especially
NAmE flip through/ ( especially
BrE flick through the channels快速浏览电视频道 sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set坐在电视机前；开／关电视 have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish有／安装卫星电视／有线电视／卫星电视碟形天线
Showing 播放
show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial播放电视节目／纪实电视节目／广告 screen a programme/a documentary播放电视节目／纪实电视节目 run an ad/a commercial播放广告 broadcast/ ( especially
NAmE air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series播放／重播电视节目／纪实电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／系列节目 go out/air/be recorded live现场直播／录制 attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers吸引观众 be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics受到电视观众／观众／评论家的喜爱 get (low/high) ratings有（低／高）收视率
Appearing 演出
be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show在电视上／电视节目中露面 take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show参与热线直播节目／游戏节目／智力游戏节目／电视真人秀 host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/( a chat showBrE 主持电视节目／系列节目／游戏节目／智力游戏节目／访谈节目 be/become/work as a/an( TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/BrE ( newsreaderBrE 是／成为／当电视节目主持人／访谈节目主持人／体育运动实况解说员／新闻节目主持人／新闻播音员 read/present the news播报新闻 appear/perform live (on TV)（在电视上）现场表演
Programme-making 节目制作
do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial拍摄电视节目／纪实电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／试播节目／系列节目／广告 work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom制作肥皂剧／试播节目（的一集）／情景喜剧 write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series写／拍摄戏剧／情景喜剧／电视系列剧的派生作品／喜剧连续剧
