adj. 1.没有醉的,清醒的,没有喝酒的;节酒的,饮食有节制的。 2.严肃的,认真的,冷静的;稳重的,非极端的;非想像的,不夸张的;神志清醒的。 3.朴素的,素净的,不鲜艳的(颜色、衣服等)。 短语和例子 a sober truth 不夸大或歪曲的事实真相。 Who are the moderate and sober 谁是温和冷静派呢? as sober as a judge 挺严肃的。 become sober 酒醒。 in one's sober senses 神志清醒地,冷静地,沉着地。 in sober earnest 非常认真[严肃]地。 in sober fact 事实上。 lead a sober life 认真过日子,不喝酒过日子。 vt. 使酒醒;使严肃,使认真;使冷静,使沉着;使忧郁。 vi. 酒醒 (up off) 变严肃,变认真;变清醒 (down)。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
completely lacking in playfulness 同义词:unplayful, serious,
lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes" 同义词:drab, somber, sombre,
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "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" 同义词:grave, sedate, solemn,
become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up" 同义词:sober up,
become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up" 同义词:sober up,
cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"
In cryptography, SOBER is a family of stream ciphers initially designed by Greg Rose of QUALCOMM Australia starting in 1997. The name is a contrived acronym for Seventeen Octet Byte Enabled Register.
例句与用法
1.
I hope this coffee may sober him up . 我希望这杯咖啡能使他醒醒酒。
2.
I came away from chapel very sober . 从教堂出来,我头脑清醒多了。
3.
He would become bored and a trifle sober . 他就心里厌烦了,情绪有低沉了。
4.
Put him to bed until he sobers up . 把他放到床上去等他醒醒酒。
5.
They did sober themselves for beth's sake . 由于蓓丝的缘故,他们的心都沉了下来。
6.
A constituency there trusts only sober officials . 那里的选民只信任不贪杯的官员。
7.
I want to stay sober to-night . 我今晚上不打算喝醉。
8.
He rejoined the subject with sober jocularity . 他以很有分寸的诙谐重新返回这个话题。