sober基本解释
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
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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
基本词汇
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
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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
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。
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
4. see also: sobering
5. stone-cold sober -> see stone-cold
相关词组:sober up
1. sober是什么意思
1. 严谨、沉着的:有組織的organized | 嚴謹、沉著的sober | 盡責的conscientious
2. 冷静的:sopping 湿透的 | sober 冷静的 | sob 啜泣
3. 清醒的:somber:阴郁的 | sober:清醒的 | soporific:催眠的
4. sober:sociedade brasileira de economistas rurais; 巴西农村经济学家协会
The class sobered down as the teacher came into the room.
老师走进了教室,全班就安静了下来。
Please sober down a bit; I've got some important news for you.
请冷静,我有重要消息要告诉你。
sober sb ⇔ downI suppose one bad crash and two near misses would sober most people down.
我想,一次撞车和两次险些相撞会使大多数人严肃起来。
You must find a way to sober the children down.
你想个办法让孩子们平静下来。
1. as sober as a judge : 象法官一样严肃认真;
He felt perfectly sober, but technically he was far over the legal alcohol limit.
出自:A. AlvarezThe sobering experiences of the Boer War.
出自:D. Fraser