| 词汇 | sober |
| 释义 | sober adjective uk /ˈsəʊ.bər/ us /ˈsoʊ.bɚ/ soberadjective (NO ALCOHOL)C2 not having drunk alcohol or not affected by alcohol: Are you sober enough to drive, Jim?吉姆，你够不够清醒，可以开车吗？ stone cold soberI'd had no wine all evening so I was stone cold (= completely) sober.我一晚上没有喝酒，所以我非常清醒。 (of an alcoholic or drug addict) not having had an alcoholic drink or taken drugs for a period of time: Steve is a recovering alcoholic who has been sober for a decade. A family crisis often forces alcoholics to get sober. stay soberHe's been in treatment before and he's never been able to stay sober. days, months, years, etc. soberI was three days sober, then I bought a bottle. She is a former heroin addict now eight years sober. (of an occasion) at which no alcohol is served or drunk: You will find it easier if everyone knows that you are planning a sober holiday. When you are planning a sober wedding, don't forget to include some non-alcoholic sparkling wine. I hadn't drunk a thing - I was completely sober. I used to think I couldn't enjoy a party sober. After staying sober throughout January she decided not to start drinking again. I have to drive tonight so I'm sober. Drunkenness & sobriety alky battered beer goggles binge drinker binge drinking blasted dipsomania hard drinker have a few (too many)idiom in a drunken stupor inebriate inebriated muzzy rat-arsed ripped roaring drunkidiom shit-faced slaughtered smashed whacked You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Drug addiction soberadjective (SERIOUS)C2 serious and calm: 严肃的;冷静的 In fact the whole wedding was a sober affair - no dancing, just people standing around in groups chatting politely.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 sober mood - I scarcely heard him laugh all night.安东尼表现得十分严肃——我整个晚上很少听他笑过。 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. Lacking humour a laugh a minuteidiom be no laughing matteridiom beyond beyond a jokeidiom earnest earnestly earnestness humourless humourlessly intense lightly saturnine soberly solemnity sombrely sombreness straight-facedly turgid turgidity turgidly soberadjective (NOT BRIGHT)C2 Clothes or colours that are sober are plain and not bright.（衣物）简朴的，色彩暗淡的 Colourless or causing colour to fade ashen-faced bleach colourlessly depigmentation discoloration discolour drably frost ghostly light lighten muted pale palish sombre subdued washed out washy weather weathered You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Plain and ordinary sober verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈsəʊ.bər/ us /ˈsoʊ.bɚ/ to become more calm and serious, or to make someone do this: （使）变得冷静;（使）变得严肃 News of the tragedy sobered us.关于那场悲剧的消息让我们变得严肃起来。 Lacking humour a laugh a minuteidiom be no laughing matteridiom beyond beyond a jokeidiom earnest earnestly earnestness humourless humourlessly intense lightly saturnine soberly solemnity sombrely sombreness straight-facedly turgid turgidity turgidly Phrasal verbsober (someone) up sober | American Dictionarysober adjective us/ˈsoʊ·bər/ soberadjective (NOT DRUNK)having had no alcohol; not drunk soberadjective (SERIOUS)serious and calm: The sober expression had not left Martin’s face. Examples of sobersober Antenatal counselling of parents should also include these sobering statistics, relating both to perinatal and chronic morbidity. No less revealing was die supposedly sober businessman's readiness to enter the highly dangerous and speculative world of piracy. Meanwhile, his wife listened with a sober expression on her face. It is an interesting counterpoint to hear about one group among whom fellowship is based on the daily struggle of staying sober. In combination, these papers provide a thoughtprovoking (and, perhaps, sobering) philosophical viewpoint from which to reassess the research themes covered in this book. Suggestions cover a wide spectrum, from sober realism to unbridled hype, although happily the former appears to be gaining ascendancy. Involving the community in birth control does not necessarily have to be the sober, dedicated, zealous enterprise that admits only of seriousness of purpose. But though he probably intended nothing more than a sober description of fugal features, his words overshot his mark. There is probably a sober message in these data. This is not a quiet and sober narrative. The tone fluctuates somewhat: mainly sober academic, with occasional lapses into colloquialism and journalese. But rather than wander into the realms of aesthetic speculation, we can understand the link in a sober technical sense. It read like a manifesto of simple and sober spirituality, and was reprinted as such in 1674 and 1721. Two sober and sensible men had been appointed, one to enquire into the circumstances of the bridegroom, and the other into those of the bride. It certainly will, and this book makes a sober, cautionary, and often moving contribution to our vision of the world after 2003. See all examples of sober These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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