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sobering adj.使清醒的；使冷静的动词sober的现在分词形式. (1) 他根本没喝醉。(2) 对我们大家来说，这个坏消息是发人深省的。 You can use the adjective sobering when you talk about news that feels heavy and important. Environmental studies about climate change are sobering, and statistics about the number of stray dogs and cats in the country are sobering too. Things that are sobering make you feel sober, or serious and solemn. The Latin root, sobrius, means "not intoxicated," which is also the original definition of sober.

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英 ['səʊbərɪŋ] 美 ['soʊbərɪŋ] (1) He is perfectly sober.(2) The bad news had a sobering effect on all of us. Something that's sobering is serious, and even a little bit worrying. It's sobering to learn that someone you love is very ill. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严峻的；令人深思的；令人头脑清醒的 You say that something is a sobering thought or has a sobering effect when a situation seems serious and makes you become serious and thoughtful.   [usu ADJ n]Statistics paint a sobering picture — unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, sluggish job growth.统计数据描绘了一幅不容乐观的画面：失业率攀升，信贷从紧，家庭观念淡薄，就业机会增长缓慢。The events of October 1987 had a sobering effect on managers of large funds.1987 年 10 月的事件令那些管理大量资金的经理变得冷静了许多。

英语单词	sobering
英美音标	英 ['səʊbərɪŋ] 美 ['soʊbərɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.使清醒的；使冷静的动词sober的现在分词形式.
英语例句	(1) He is perfectly sober. (2) The bad news had a sobering effect on all of us.
中文例句	(1) 他根本没喝醉。 (2) 对我们大家来说，这个坏消息是发人深省的。
vocabulary简明	Something that's sobering is serious, and even a little bit worrying. It's sobering to learn that someone you love is very ill.
vocabulary扩展	You can use the adjective sobering when you talk about news that feels heavy and important. Environmental studies about climate change are sobering, and statistics about the number of stray dogs and cats in the country are sobering too. Things that are sobering make you feel sober, or serious and solemn. The Latin root, sobrius, means "not intoxicated," which is also the original definition of sober.
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]严峻的；令人深思的；令人头脑清醒的 You say that something is a sobering thought or has a sobering effect when a situation seems serious and makes you become serious and thoughtful. [usu ADJ n] Statistics paint a sobering picture — unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, sluggish job growth. 统计数据描绘了一幅不容乐观的画面：失业率攀升，信贷从紧，家庭观念淡薄，就业机会增长缓慢。 The events of October 1987 had a sobering effect on managers of large funds. 1987 年 10 月的事件令那些管理大量资金的经理变得冷静了许多。

Sobering Effect News Statistics Sober 英 Səʊbərɪŋ] 美 Soʊbərɪŋ