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sober

sober
[英] [ˈsəubə] [美] [ˈsobɚ] 生词本

adj.

vt.& vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Sober  

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. ADJ-GRADED 清醒的;没喝醉的 When you are sober, you are not drunk. 

  • When Dad was sober he was a good father.

    不喝醉的时候，爸爸是一个好父亲。

2. ADJ-GRADED 严肃的;审慎的;头脑清醒的 A sober person is serious and thoughtful. 

  • We are now far more sober and realistic...

    我们现在清醒、现实多了。

  • It was a room filled with sad, sober faces...

    房间里坐满了人，大家都一脸的忧伤和严肃。

  • The euphoria is giving way to a more sober assessment of the situation.

    兴高采烈的情绪不见了，取而代之的是对局面更为清醒的认识。

soberly

  • 'There's a new development,' he said soberly.

    他表情严肃地说：“又有了新情况。”

3. ADJ-GRADED (颜色、衣服)素淡的，素净的，古板的 Sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull. 

  • He dresses in sober grey suits.

    他总是穿素净的灰西服。

  • ...sober-suited middle-aged men.

    衣着素淡的中年男子

soberly

  • She saw Ellis, soberly dressed in a well-cut dark suit.

    她看见了埃利斯，他穿着一身裁剪合体的素净的黑西装。

4. See also: sobering;  
5.   stone-cold sober→see: stone-cold; 
相关词组：
sober up 
Verb

1. cause to become sober;

  • "A sobering thought"

2. become more realistic;

  • "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"

3. become sober after excessive alcohol consumption;

  • "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"
Adjective

1. not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

2. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises;

  • "a grave God-fearing man"
  • "a quiet sedate nature"
  • "as sober as a judge"
  • "a solemn promise"
  • "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"

3. lacking brightness or color; dull;

  • "drab faded curtains"
  • "sober Puritan gray"
  • "children in somber brown clothes"

4. completely lacking in playfulness

1. Anyone who is not drunk is sober.
任何没有喝醉的人都头脑清醒。

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2. Be sober-minded. Don't lose your head.
清醒一点；不要头脑发昏。

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3. He talked to us in a sober friendly fashion.
他以冷静而又友好的方式同我们交谈。

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4. I hope this coffee may sober him up.
我希望这杯咖啡能使他醒醒酒。

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5. I wish those noisy children would sober down.
我希望那些闹哄哄的孩子们静下来。

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6. She slept herself sober.
她睡了一觉清醒了。

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7. The binding is sober and solid.
装订朴素而牢固。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8. The lessons learned at the cost of blood helped to sober us.
血的教训使我们的头脑清醒了。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9. The man was still sober when he went home.
那人回到家时头脑依然清醒。

来自《简明英汉词典》