sober

基本词汇

英 [ˈsəʊbə(r)]

美 [ˈsoʊbə(r)]

adj.清醒的；稳重的；沉着冷静的；颜色暗淡的

vt.使清醒；使沉着

vi.清醒；冷静下来

副词: soberly 比较级: soberer 最高级: soberest 名词: soberness 过去式: sobered 过去分词: sobered 现在分词: sobering 第三人称单数: sobers

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adj.(形容词)

n.(名词)

v.(动词)

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. 严肃; 镇定 make or become sober
vt. & vi. (使)清醒 make sb avoid drunkness; recover from too much alcoholic drink

verb

1. become sober after excessive alcohol consumption

e.g. Keep him in bed until he sobers up

Synonym: sober up

2. become more realistic

e.g. After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up

Synonym: sober up

3. cause to become sober

e.g. A sobering thought

adj

1. lacking brightness or color
dull

e.g. drab faded curtains
sober Puritan grey
children in somber brown clothes

Synonym: drabsombersombre

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

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

e.g. 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

Synonym: gravesedatesolemn

4. completely lacking in playfulness

Synonym: unplayfulserious

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

e.g. When Dad was sober he was a good father.
不喝醉的时候，爸爸是一个好父亲。

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

e.g. We are now far more sober and realistic...
我们现在清醒、现实多了。
e.g. 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。

soberly
'There's a new development,' he said soberly.
他表情严肃地说：“又有了新情况。”

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

e.g. He dresses in sober grey suits.
他总是穿素净的灰西服。
e.g. ...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