| 单词 | sober |
| 释义 | sober (soʊbəʳ ) Word forms: sobers , sobering , sobered 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] When you are sober, you are not drunk. When Dad was sober he was a good father. 2. adjective A sober person is serious and thoughtful. We are now far more sober and realistic. It was a room filled with sad, sober faces. The euphoria is giving way to a more sober assessment of the situation. Synonyms: serious, practical, realistic, sound soberly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] 'There's a new development,' he said soberly. 3. adjective Sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull. He dresses in sober grey suits. ...sober-suited middle-aged men. Synonyms: plain, dark, sombre, quiet soberly adverb [ADVERB with verb] She saw Ellis, soberly dressed in a well-cut dark suit. 4. See also sobering 5. stone-cold sober phrase If someone is stone-cold sober, they are not drunk at all. [informal] Phrasal verbs: sober up phrasal verb If someone sobers up, or if something sobers them up, they become sober after being drunk. He was left to sober up in a police cell. [VERB PARTICLE] ...the idea that a cup of strong black coffee sobers you up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Idioms: sober as a judge [British, old-fashioned] used to emphasize that someone is not drunk `Have you been drinking?' the police officer asked. Les looked up at him and shook his head. `No. Sober as a judge, officer.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: sober analysis Yet, though the admirable visiting support of nearly 4,000 departed happily, a more sober analysis will still produce cause for concern. Times, Sunday Times The budget has morphed from a sober analysis of tax and spending to being a pulpit for its wider policy agenda. Times, Sunday Times Time will allow a sober analysis of the implications for cricket. Times, Sunday Times This announcement looks more like crude electioneering than a sober assessment of the implications for central government of the fiscal crisis. Times, Sunday Times He turned to sabotage after 'a calm and sober assessment of the political situation that had arisen after many years of tyranny'. Times, Sunday Times In any case, a recording requires more sober assessment than a live performance. Times, Sunday Times Nevertheless, that exhilaration ought to give way to some sober assessment. Times, Sunday Times Underlying everything was a sober assessment of how far he could go in his objectives given the balance of power between himself and his rivals. Times, Sunday Times He was aiming to present the sober reality of a shell-shocked global economy recovering slowly but surely. Times, Sunday Times Grounded in a new, more sober reality investors might think that more modest and honest returns will accrue. Times, Sunday Times As in all life, the cold light of day induces a sober reality. Times, Sunday Times Expect a relapse in share prices tomorrow as sober reality regains control. Times, Sunday Times But after a short time a sober reality makes itself felt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 清醒的 Japanese: しらふの |
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