sober
adj
1 with one's actions and thoughts not affected by alcohol 未醉的
Does he ever go to bed sober? 他有過不醉著就寢的時(shí)候嗎?
He drinks a lot but always seems sober. 他喝酒喝得很多但好像總是很清醒.
2 serious and thoughtful; solemn 認(rèn)真的; 審慎的; 鄭重的
a very sober and hard-working young man 認(rèn)真而勤奮的年輕人
make a sober estimate of what is possible 審慎地估計(jì)可能發(fā)生的情況
a sober analysis of the facts 對事實(shí)的仔細(xì)分析
in sober truth, ie in fact, contrasted with what is imagined or hoped for 在客觀事實(shí)上(與想像的或希望出現(xiàn)的情況相對).
3 (of colour) not bright; dull (指顏色)不鮮艷的, 暗淡的
a sober grey suit 一套暗灰色的西服.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) (as) sober as a judge
(a) not at all drunk 一點(diǎn)都不醉的.
(b) very serious and solemn 極認(rèn)真鄭重的. sober, v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sb to) become serious and thoughtful (使某人)認(rèn)真而審慎
The bad news had a sobering effect on all of us. 對我們大家來說, 這個(gè)壞消息是發(fā)人深省的.
2 (phr v) sober (sb) down (cause sb to) become calm and serious (esp after a period of irresponsible or frivolous behaviour) (使某人)冷靜而嚴(yán)肅認(rèn)真(尤指有馬大哈之類舉動(dòng)之後)
Please sober down a bit; I've got some important news for you. 請嚴(yán)肅點(diǎn), 我有重要消息要告訴你們. sober (sb) up (cause sb to) become sober (使某人)醒酒或清醒
Put him to bed until he sobers up. 把他放到床上去等他醒醒酒.
Give her some black coffee that'll help to sober her up. 給她一些清咖啡--讓她清醒清醒.
*['s?ub?]a. 未醉的, 穩(wěn)重的, 節(jié)制的, 嚴(yán)肅的, 不夸大的, 合理的, 樸素的vt. 使醒酒, 使嚴(yán)肅vi. 從醉里醒來, 變嚴(yán)肅【法】 未喝醉的, 清醒的, 嚴(yán)肅壯重的相關(guān)詞組: in sober garments sober up as sober as a judge be in sober earnest in sober fact