['səʊbə(r)]['soʊbər]
  • adj. 清醒的;稳重的;沉着冷静的;颜色暗淡的
  • vt. 使清醒;使沉着
  • vi. 清醒;冷静下来
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    词源上,so-是前缀se-的变体,指“离开”;-ober原指“醉酒的”,但再往上的词源就不清楚了。这里用联想:so-还是se-的变体,指“离开”,如seclude(隔离),segregate(分离);ber形似单词beer(啤酒);所以字面上,要保持清醒需要远离啤酒。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 未醉的,清醒的
      2. 严肃的;冷静的
      3. (衣物)简朴的,色彩暗淡的
      verb(动词)
      1. (使)变得冷静;(使)变得严肃

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 未醉的,清醒的

      Are you sober enough to drive, Jim?

      吉姆,你够不够清醒,可以开车吗?

      I'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。

    2. 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。

    3. (衣物)简朴的,色彩暗淡的
    verb(动词)
    1. (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。

    小知识

    This adjective means the opposite of playful or drunk. When attending a funeral, you are expected to be sober in both senses.

    The most common meaning of sober is “not drunk” — people who drive need to be sober. Sober sounds a lot like somber, and it often means sad and quiet too, or sometimes too serious. Another meaning is to be logical or realistic about something. Sometimes sober means drab: a grey station wagon is a more sober vehicle than a hot red convertible. All of these meanings are quiet and restrained — unlike a person who has had a lot to drink.

    实用短语

    1. drunk and sober

      醉汉与清醒者,酒汉与苏醒者

    2. more sober moments

      认真,规矩的片刻

    3. sober down

      清醒过来,清醒下来,翻译

    4. sober-faced

      沉静的,镇静的,沉静的镇静的

    5. sober up

      清醒点,醒酒,使清醒起来

    6. sober-minded

      镇定的,头脑冷静的,清醒

    7. sober-up tea

      醒酒茶

    常用短语

    1. sober up

      清醒起来;使…清醒;使严肃起来

    单词用法

    短语动词
    短语动词 习语 sober up (醉酒之后)醒过来 查看更多 以下资源来自牛津词典 sober up sober sb up (使)醒酒 to become or to make sb no longer drunk Stay here with us until you've sobered up. 你就待在我们这儿,等酒醒了再走。 收起 adj. stone-cold sober 滴酒未沾;完全清醒 having drunk no alcohol at all

    同义词辨析

    earnest, serious, grave, severe, solemn, sober

    这些形容词均有”严肃的”之意。

    • earnest: 指严肃,认真,含诚恳和热情意味。
    • serious: 指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。
    • 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。
    • 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。

    同义词

    adj.不醉人的

    unintoxicating

    adj.冷静的,审慎的

    moderate  /  calm  /  sensible  /  temperate  /  reasonable  /  sound  /  mild

    其他释义

    sensible  /  sound  /  moderate  /  realistic  /  drunken  /  temperate  /  calm  /  mild  /  reasonable

    反义词

    adj.没喝醉的

    drunken

    同根词

    词根:sober

    adj.

    sobering使清醒的;使冷静的;严重的

    adv.

    soberly冷静地;严肃地;朴素地

    n.

    sobriety清醒,冷静;节制;严肃

    vt.

    sobering使清醒(sober的ing形式)