sober
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ When you are sober, you are not drunk. 清醒的
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. ADJ A sober person is serious and thoughtful. 严肃的
We are now far more sober and realistic. 我们现在严肃多了，也现实多了。
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. soberlyADV 严肃地
"There's a new development," he said soberly. “有新的进展，”他严肃地说。
4. ADJ Sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull. (颜色或衣服) 素淡的
He dresses in sober grey suits. 他穿着一套素净的灰色衣服。
5. soberlyADV 素淡地[ADV with v]
She saw Ellis, soberly dressed in a well-cut dark suit. 她看见了埃利斯，素淡地穿着一套裁剪合体的黑西服。
6. →see also sobering
返回 sober
sober /ˈsəʊbə/
剑桥词典
- I hadn't drunk a thing - I was completely sober.
- I was too sober to enjoy the party .
- I'd better be sober by the time my mother gets here.
- He seemed fairly sober to me.
- I have to drive tonight so I'm sober.
sober adjective (NOT DRUNK)
not drunk or affected by alcohol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。
例句
sober adjective (SERIOUS)
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。
sober adjective (NOT BRIGHT)
Clothes or colours that are sober are plain and not bright .（衣物）简朴的，色彩暗淡的 返回 sober