sober

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a. 未醉的, 稳重的, 节制的, 严肃的, 不夸大的, 合理的, 朴素的 vt. 使醒酒, 使严肃 vi. 从醉里醒来, 变严肃

发音

/ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/
US /ˈsoʊ.bɚ/

词形变化

sobered sobereth sobering sobers 三单 sobers sobering 现在分词 sobered 过去式 sobered 过去分词 soberer 比较级 soberer soberest soberest 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

使严肃；使醒酒，使清醒

形容词

冷静的，清醒的；未醉的

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.

    It took him hours to sober up.

  2. 2.

    To make or become sober.

    醒酒

  3. 3.

    To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.

    Losing his job was a sobering experience.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Subdued; solemn; grave.

  2. 2.

    Poor; feeble.

    苏格兰
  3. 3.

    Not drunk; not intoxicated.

    清醒

    冷静

  4. 4.

    Not under the influence of any recreational drug.

  5. 5.

    Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.

  6. 6.

    Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.

    比喻
  7. 7.

    Dull; not bright or colorful.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

sober up

上位词 6

get go change become alter modify
形容词

同义词 8

serious grave solemn somber sedate drab sombre unplayful

反义词 1

intoxicated

近义相关 9

serious dry colorless cold sober colourless drugfree teetotal uninebriated unintoxicated

相关短语

sober up 清醒起来 sober as a judge sober space sober spaces sober house sober living house sober living houses sober down 变严肃 wanton kittens make sober cats draw a sober breath drunk words are sober thoughts drunken words are sober thoughts draws a sober breath drawing a sober breath drew a sober breath

词源

Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (“without”) + ebrius (“intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”). In the sense "not drunk," displaced native undrunken, from Old English undruncen.

来源：wiktionary