"sobs" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 抽泣

Definition

大聲抽泣，哭泣時呼吸急促、身體抽動。作為動詞，指以這種方式哭泣。比普通哭泣更劇烈、更難以控制。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可以是名詞（複數：sobs）或動詞（第三人稱：she sobs）。暗示明顯的、可聽到的悲傷——肩膀聳動、呼吸急促。常見搭配：'burst into sobs'、'uncontrollable sobs'、'sob story'（博同情的故事，常帶貶義）。注意與 'weep'（較安靜的哭泣）和 'cry'（泛指）的區別。

Examples

The child's sobs could be heard from the next room.

從隔壁房間就能聽到孩子的**抽泣**聲。

She sobs every time she watches that sad movie.

她每次看那部悲傷的電影都會**抽泣**。

His sobs gradually quieted as he fell asleep.

他的**抽泣**聲隨著入睡漸漸平息了。

She tried to hold it together, but eventually broke down in sobs.

她努力忍住，但最終還是崩潰**抽泣**起來。

Don't give me that sob story — everyone sobs about how hard life is.

別跟我訴苦了——誰都**哭訴**生活有多難。

I could hear muffled sobs coming from behind the bathroom door.

我能聽到浴室門後傳來壓抑的**抽泣**聲。