sober

sober读音音标

英 [ˈsəʊbə(r)]

美 [ˈsoʊbə(r)]

sober意思解释

adj.

头脑清醒的，冷静的；

未醉的，没喝醉的；

有节制的；

朴素的，素净的

vt.& vi.

（使）冷静，（使）清醒；

使严肃；

变形

过去式：sobered

过去分词：sobered

现在分词：sobering

第三人称单数：sobers

双语释义

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. 严肃; 镇定 make or become sobervt. & vi. (使)清醒 make sb avoid drunkness; recover from too much alcoholic drink

英英释义

sober

[ \'səubə ]

v.

cause to become sober

\"A sobering thought\"

become more realistic

\"After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up\"

同义词：sober up

become sober after excessive alcohol consumption

\"Keep him in bed until he sobers up\"

同义词：sober up

adj.

not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

\"as sober as a judge\"

同义词：gravesedatesolemn

lacking brightness or color; dull

\"sober Puritan grey\"

同义词：drabsombersombre

completely lacking in playfulness

同义词：unplayfulserious

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词sober children使孩子们静下来sober crowd使人群静下来sober students使学生静下来～+副词sober extremely极度严肃sober moderately适度地严肃sober occasionally〔uncommonly,unusually〕非常清醒sober thoughtfully彻底地清醒sober down清醒sober up醒酒

词组短语

sober up

清醒起来；使…清醒；使严肃起来

同近义词辨析

solemn, sober, earnest, grave, severe, serious

这组词都有“严肃的”的意思，其区别是：

solemn

指人表情或场景气氛严肃，侧重威严名印象深刻。

sober

侧重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表现出的庄重。

earnest

指严肃，认真，含诚恳和热情意味。

grave

侧重严肃和尊严，需要认真思考，含令人担忧意味。

severe

指面孔的严肃，法律的严厉，伤病的严重。着重严厉性，无丝毫温情。

serious

指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)He was tipsy yesterday , but now is sober.他昨天醉醺醺的,但现在是清醒的。We should make a sober estimate of the situation.我们对形势要有清醒的估计。He is a very sober and hard-working young man.他是一个非常稳重而勤奋的年轻人。He talked with us in a sober and friendly fashion.他以冷静而友好的方式同我们交谈。He wore a sober suit that befitted the occasion.他穿著一套与那样的场合相称的素净衣服。用作及物动词(vt.)He drank a cup of strong tea to sober himself up.他喝下一杯浓茶以使自己清醒过来。The glorious sunset seemed to sober him down gradually.绚丽的日落使他渐渐地平静了下来。用作不及物动词(vi.)He sobered up quickly when he heard the terrible news.他听到这个坏消息，马上就清醒过来了。The patient needs some sedatives to sober down.那个病人需要一些镇定剂使自己镇静下来。