[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]清醒的;没喝醉的 When you are sober, you are not drunk.
[usu v-link ADJ]
When Dad was sober he was a good father.
不喝醉的时候,爸爸是一个好父亲。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。”
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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。
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See also:
sobering
;
5
stone-cold sober→see:
stone-cold
;
相关词组:
sober up
Oxford
sober/ˈsəʊbə(r); NAmEˈsoʊbər/
adjective
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verb
sobersoberssoberedsoberingsoberersoberestadjective1[not usually before noun ]not drunk (= not affected by alcohol) 未醉◆I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight.我答应过他,今晚我不会喝醉。◆He was as sober as a judge(= completely sober). 他一点没醉。2(of people and their behaviour 人及其行为)serious and sensible 持重的;冷静的◆a sober assessment of the situation对形势的冷静估计◆He is honest, sober and hard-working.他诚实、稳重、勤奋。◆On sober reflection(= after some serious thought),I don't think I really need a car after all. 冷静地想了想以后,我觉得我其实并不需要车。3(of colours or clothes 颜色或服装)plain and not bright 素净的;淡素的◆a sober grey suit一套素净的灰西装▶sober·ly/; NAmE/adverbIDIOMsee
stone cold
verb[transitive , intransitive ]sober(sb) to make sb behave or think in a more serious and sensible way; to become more serious and sensible (使)变得持重,变得冷静◆The bad news sobered us for a while.坏消息使我们冷静了一会儿。◆He suddenly sobered.他突然严肃起来。PHRASAL VERBˌsober ˈup | ˌsober sb ˈupto become or to make sb no longer drunk (使)醒酒◆Stay here with us until you've sobered up.你就待在我们这儿,等酒醒了再走。sober/ˈsəʊbə(r); NAmEˈsoʊbər/sober·ly/; NAmE/
LDC
sober1 adjective
sober2 verb
soberso‧ber1 /ˈsəʊbə $ ˈsoʊbər/ ●○○ adjective
Word Origin
Examples
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Collocations
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1not drunk: He’s a nice guy when he’s sober.2serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things: a sober hard-working young man a sober reminder of the difficulties we face3plain and not at all brightly coloured: a sober grey suit—soberly adverb
to become more serious in behaviour or attitude, or to make someone become more serious: His expression sobered instantly.sober up phrasal verbto gradually become less drunk, or to make someone become less drunk: I had sobered up by now and felt terrible.sober somebody ↔ up Some coffee should sober you up.
WDF
sober
[ˈsəʊbə(r)]sobered, sobering, sobers
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ADJ10773
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sobered[422] sobering[355]
清醒(69%),清醒的(24%),使清醒(2%),冷静下来(2%),稳重的(2%),使沉着(1%)
adj.冷静的,清醒的;未醉的
vt.使严肃;使醒酒,使清醒
n.(Sober)人名;(英)索伯
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