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单词 sober
释义
sober
adjective
uk
/ˈsəʊ.bər/us
/ˈsoʊ.bɚ/

soberadjective(NOT DRUNK)

C2
notdrunkoraffectedbyalcohol:
未醉的，清醒的
Are you sober enough todrive,Jim?吉姆，你够不够清醒，可以开车吗？
I'd had nowinealleveningso I wasstonecold(=completely)sober.我一晚上没有喝酒，所以我非常清醒。
(of analcoholic) not having had analcoholicdrinkfor aperiodoftime:
Steve is arecoveringalcoholicwho has been sober for adecade.
Afamilycrisisoftenforcesalcoholicsto get sober.
More examples
  • I hadn'tdrunka thing - I wascompletelysober.
  • I was too sober toenjoytheparty.
  • I'dbetterbe sober by thetimemymothergets here.
  • Heseemedfairlysober to me.
  • I have todrivetonightso I'm sober.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Drunkenness & sobriety
  • alky
  • battered
  • beer goggles
  • binge drinker
  • binge drinking
  • blasted
  • drunk dial
  • have a few (too many)idiom
  • inebriate
  • inebriated
  • inebriating
  • inebriation
  • muzzy
  • ripped
  • roaring drunkidiom
  • shit-faced
  • slaughtered
  • slewed
  • smashed
  • whacked
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soberadjective(SERIOUS)

C2
seriousandcalm:
严肃的；冷静的
Infactthewholeweddingwas a soberaffair- nodancing, justpeoplestandingaround ingroupschattingpolitely.事实上，整场婚礼气氛很严肃——没有人跳舞，人们只是聚在一起礼貌地交谈。
Anthony was in a very sobermood- Iscarcelyheardhimlaughallnight.安东尼表现得十分严肃——我整个晚上很少听他笑过。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
lacking humour and not meant to be funny
  • seriousShe had a serious look on her face.
  • earnestAt that time he was an earnest young environmental activist.
  • soberThe mood of the gathering was sober and reflective.
  • sombreUKSince their colleague died there has been a very sombre atmosphere in the office.
  • solemnThe two men fell silent, their faces solemn.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lacking humour
  • be no laughing matteridiom
  • beyond
  • beyond a jokeidiom
  • earnestly
  • earnestness
  • intense
  • joke
  • lightly
  • mirthlessly
  • overearnest
  • poker-faced
  • soberly
  • solemnity
  • sombreness
  • starchy
  • turgid
  • turgidity
  • turgidly
  • ultra-serious
  • unamusing
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soberadjective(NOT BRIGHT)

C2
Clothes orcoloursthat are sober areplainand notbright.
（衣物）简朴的，色彩暗淡的
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Colourless or causing colour to fade
  • bleach
  • colourless
  • discoloration
  • discolour
  • discoloured
  • drab
  • drably
  • drabness
  • dull
  • faded
  • frost
  • light
  • lighten
  • muted
  • pale
  • paleness
  • pre-faded
  • sombre
  • washed out
  • weather
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Plain and ordinary
sober
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈsəʊ.bər/us
/ˈsoʊ.bɚ/
tobecomemorecalmandserious, or to make someone do this:
（使）变得冷静；（使）变得严肃
News of thetragedysobered us.关于那场悲剧的消息让我们变得严肃起来。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lacking humour
  • be no laughing matteridiom
  • beyond
  • beyond a jokeidiom
  • earnestly
  • earnestness
  • intense
  • joke
  • lightly
  • mirthlessly
  • overearnest
  • poker-faced
  • soberly
  • solemnity
  • sombreness
  • starchy
  • turgid
  • turgidity
  • turgidly
  • ultra-serious
  • unamusing
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Phrasal verb

sober(someone)up
(Definition ofsoberfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
sober
adjective
uk
/ˈsəʊ.bər/us
/ˈsoʊ.bɚ/

soberadjective(NOT DRUNK)

C2
notdrunkoraffectedbyalcohol
未醉的，清醒的
Are you sober enough todrive, Jim?吉姆，你够不够清醒，可以开车吗？
I'd had nowinealleveningso I wasstonecold(=completely)sober.我一晚上没有喝酒，所以我非常清醒。
More examples
  • I hadn'tdrunka thing - I wascompletelysober.
  • I was too sober toenjoytheparty.
  • I'dbetterbe sober by thetimemymothergets here.
  • Heseemedfairlysober to me.
  • I have todrivetonightso I'm sober.

soberadjective(SERIOUS)

C2
seriousandcalm
严肃的；冷静的
Infactthewholeweddingwas a soberaffair- nodancing, justpeoplestandingaround ingroupschattingpolitely.事实上，整场婚礼气氛很严肃——没有人跳舞，人们只是聚在一起礼貌地交谈。
Anthony was in a very sobermood- Iscarcelyheardhimlaughallnight.安东尼表现得十分严肃——我整个晚上很少听他笑过。

soberadjective(NOT BRIGHT)

C2
Clothes orcoloursthat are sober areplainand notbright.
（衣物）简朴的，色彩暗淡的
sober
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈsəʊ.bər/us
/ˈsoʊ.bɚ/
tobecomemorecalmandserious, or to make someone do this
（使）变得冷静；（使）变得严肃
News of thetragedysobered us.关于那场悲剧的消息让我们变得严肃起来。

Phrasal verb

sober(sb)up

sober| American Dictionary

sober
adjective
us
/ˈsoʊ·bər/

soberadjective(NOT DRUNK)

having had noalcohol; notdrunk

soberadjective(SERIOUS)

seriousandcalm:
The soberexpressionhad notleftMartin’sface.
(Definition ofsoberfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsober

sober
Antenatal counselling of parents should also include these sobering statistics, relating both to perinatal and chronic morbidity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
No less revealing was die supposedlysoberbusinessman's readiness to enter the highly dangerous and speculative world of piracy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Meanwhile, his wife listened with asoberexpression on her face.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is an interesting counterpoint to hear about one group among whom fellowship is based on the daily struggle of stayingsober.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In combination, these papers provide a thoughtprovoking (and, perhaps, sobering) philosophical viewpoint from which to reassess the research themes covered in this book.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Suggestions cover a wide spectrum, fromsoberrealism to unbridled hype, although happily the former appears to be gaining ascendancy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Involving the community in birth control does not necessarily have to be thesober, dedicated, zealous enterprise that admits only of seriousness of purpose.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But though he probably intended nothing more than asoberdescription of fugal features, his words overshot his mark.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is probably asobermessage in these data.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is not a quiet andsobernarrative.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The tone fluctuates somewhat: mainlysoberacademic, with occasional lapses into colloquialism and journalese.
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But rather than wander into the realms of aesthetic speculation, we can understand the link in asobertechnical sense.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It read like a manifesto of simple andsoberspirituality, and was reprinted as such in 1674 and 1721.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Twosoberand sensible men had been appointed, one to enquire into the circumstances of the bridegroom, and the other into those of the bride.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It certainly will, and this book makes asober, cautionary, and often moving contribution to our vision of the world after 2003.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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