英语单词 | sober |
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英美音标 | ['səubə(r)] |
中文释义 | adj.冷静的 v.镇定 |
vocab简明 | This adjective means the opposite of playful or drunk. When attending a funeral, you are expected to be sober in both senses. |
vocab扩展 | The most common meaning of sober is "not drunk" — people who drive need to be sober. Sober sounds a lot like somber, and it often means sad and quiet too, or sometimes too serious. Another meaning is to be logical or realistic about something. Sometimes sober means drab: a grey station wagon is a more sober vehicle than a hot red convertible. All of these meanings are quiet and restrained — unlike a person who has had a lot to drink. |
真题原句 | “Hooray! At last!” wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sober-sided classical-music critic. |
柯林斯星级 | ★★☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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]
2 [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.
soberly
3 [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.
soberly
4 See also:sobering ; 5 stone-cold sober→see: stone-cold ;
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来源 | 2011.1 |
Tags: 单词::2011
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