sober

verb

1. become sober after excessive alcohol consumption

e.g. Keep him in bed until he sobers up

Synonym: sober up

2. become more realistic

e.g. After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up

Synonym: sober up

3. cause to become sober

e.g. A sobering thought

adj

1. lacking brightness or color
dull

e.g. drab faded curtains
sober Puritan grey
children in somber brown clothes

Synonym: drabsombersombre

2. not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

3. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

e.g. 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

Synonym: gravesedatesolemn

4. completely lacking in playfulness

Synonym: unplayfulserious

1. 清醒的;没喝醉的
When you are sober, you are not drunk.

e.g. When Dad was sober 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
A sober person is serious and thoughtful.

e.g. We are now far more sober 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 in sober 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-cold sober -> 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