sober
英['səʊbə(r)] 美['soʊbər]
"a grave God-fearing man"
"a quiet sedate nature"
"as sober as a judge"
"a solemn promise"
"the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
"drab faded curtains"
"sober Puritan grey"
"children in somber brown clothes"
"A sobering thought"
"After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"
"Keep him in bed until he sobers up"
1.清醒的;没喝醉的
When you aresober, you are not drunk.
e.g. When Dad wassober he was a good father.
不喝醉的时候,爸爸是一个好父亲。
2.严肃的;审慎的;头脑清醒的
Asober person is serious and thoughtful.
e.g. We are now far moresober and realistic...
我们现在清醒、现实多了。
e.g. It was a room filled with sad,sober faces...
房间里坐满了人,大家都一脸的忧伤和严肃。
3.(颜色、衣服)素淡的,素净的,古板的
sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull.
e.g. He dresses insober grey suits.
他总是穿素净的灰西服。
e.g. ...sober-suited middle-aged men.
衣着素淡的中年男子
4. see also: sobering
5. stone-coldsober -> see stone-cold
相关词组:sober up
1. sober是什么意思
1. 严谨、沉着的:有組織的organized | 嚴謹、沉著的sober | 盡責的conscientious
2. 冷静的:sopping 湿透的 |sober 冷静的 | sob 啜泣
3. 清醒的:somber:阴郁的 |sober:清醒的 | soporific:催眠的
4.sober:sociedade brasileira de economistas rurais; 巴西农村经济学家协会
The class sobered down as the teacher came into the room.
老师走进了教室,全班就安静了下来。
Please sober down a bit; I've got some important news for you.
请冷静,我有重要消息要告诉你。
sober sb ⇔ downI suppose one bad crash and two near misses would sober most people down.
我想,一次撞车和两次险些相撞会使大多数人严肃起来。
You must find a way to sober the children down.
你想个办法让孩子们平静下来。
The offender apologized when he sobered up.
冒犯者醒酒后道了歉。
He will sober up after a nap.
睡一会儿他就会清醒过来的。
sober sb ⇔ upThrow a pail of water over him, that will sober him up.
给他浇一桶水,这会使他醒过来的。
The shock will sober her up.
这次打击会使她清醒过来的。
He felt perfectly sober, but technically he was far over the legal alcohol limit.
出自:A. AlvarezThe sobering experiences of the Boer War.
出自:D. Fraser上一个:tempestites
下一个:self-controlled