新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

sober

英 [ˈsəʊbə]

[ADJ]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

1. 清醒的
When you are sober, you are not drunk.
双语例句
例：
He'd been drunk when I arrived. Now he was sober.
我到的时候他已经喝醉了。现在他清醒了。
2. 严肃的 , 头脑清醒的
A sober person is serious and thoughtful.
双语例句
例：
We are now far more sober and realistic.
我们现在清醒多了，也现实多了。
例：
It was a room filled with sad, sober faces.
这是一个满是忧伤和严肃面孔的房间。
3. （颜色或衣服）素淡的
Sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull.
近义词
sombre
双语例句
例：
He dresses in sober grey suits.
他穿着一套素净的灰色衣服。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

sobers , sobering , sobered
sober up
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 醒酒
If someone sobers up, or if something sobers them up, they become sober after being drunk.
双语例句
例：
He was left to sober up in a police cell.
他被留在警察局的一间拘留室里醒酒。

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