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S0522800 (sō′bər)adj. so·ber·er, so·ber·est 1. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.2. Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants: a former addict who has been sober for 10 years.3. Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly: gave a sober assessment of the situation.4. Serious or staid in character or conduct: Sober people refrained from making a judgment until all the facts came out. See Synonyms at serious.5. Plain or subdued, as in decoration: sober attire.tr. & intr.v. so·bered, so·ber·ing, so·bers To make or become sober: "He could not be dissuaded and set off again on his foolish way while we headed north, saddened and sobered by his recklessness, and by the waste of his hours" (Rick Bass).Phrasal Verb: sober up1. To make or become free from intoxication: sobered herself up after the party; tried to sober up with coffee.2. To make or become free from habitual intoxication: He has been trying to sober up for years.

[Middle English sobre, temperate, not inebriated, from Old French, from Latin sōbrius; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

so′ber·ly adv.so′ber·ness n.

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(ˈsəʊbə) adj1. not drunk2. not given to excessive indulgence in drink or any other activity3. sedate and rational: a sober attitude to a problem. 4. (Colours) (of colours) plain and dull or subdued5. free from exaggeration or speculation: he told us the sober truth. vb (usually foll by up) to make or become less intoxicated, reckless, etc[C14 sobre, from Old French, from Latin sōbrius] ˈsobering adj ˈsoberingly adv ˈsoberly adv ˈsoberness n

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adj. -ber•er, -ber•est,
v. adj. 1. not drunk. 2. habitually temperate, esp. in the use of liquor. 3. quiet or sedate in demeanor: a serious, sober couple. 4. marked by seriousness, solemnity, etc.: a sober occasion. 5. subdued in tone, as color; not flashy or showy, as clothes. 6. free from excess, extravagance, or exaggeration: sober facts. 7. showing self-control: sober restraint. 8. sane or rational. v.t., v.i. 9. to make or become sober (often fol. by up). [1300–50; Middle English sobre < Old French < Latin sōbrius] so′ber•ing•ly, adv. so′ber•ly, adv. so′ber•ness, n. syn: See grave².

sober

Past participle: sobered
Gerund: sobering

Imperative
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Present
I sober
you sober
he/she/it sobers
we sober
you sober
they sober

Preterite
I sobered
you sobered
he/she/it sobered
we sobered
you sobered
they sobered

Present Continuous
I am sobering
you are sobering
he/she/it is sobering
we are sobering
you are sobering
they are sobering

Present Perfect
I have sobered
you have sobered
he/she/it has sobered
we have sobered
you have sobered
they have sobered

Past Continuous
I was sobering
you were sobering
he/she/it was sobering
we were sobering
you were sobering
they were sobering

Past Perfect
I had sobered
you had sobered
he/she/it had sobered
we had sobered
you had sobered
they had sobered

Future
I will sober
you will sober
he/she/it will sober
we will sober
you will sober
they will sober

Future Perfect
I will have sobered
you will have sobered
he/she/it will have sobered
we will have sobered
you will have sobered
they will have sobered

Future Continuous
I will be sobering
you will be sobering
he/she/it will be sobering
we will be sobering
you will be sobering
they will be sobering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sobering
you have been sobering
he/she/it has been sobering
we have been sobering
you have been sobering
they have been sobering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sobering
you will have been sobering
he/she/it will have been sobering
we will have been sobering
you will have been sobering
they will have been sobering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sobering
you had been sobering
he/she/it had been sobering
we had been sobering
you had been sobering
they had been sobering

Conditional
I would sober
you would sober
he/she/it would sober
we would sober
you would sober
they would sober

Past Conditional
I would have sobered
you would have sobered
he/she/it would have sobered
we would have sobered
you would have sobered
they would have sobered

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sober - cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	sober - become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"sober upbecome, get, go - enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
	3.	sober - become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"sober upbecome, get, go - enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
Adj.	1.	sober - not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"
	2.	sober - 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"grave, solemn, sedateserious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!"
	3.	sober - lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes"somber, sombre, drabcolorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful
	4.	sober - completely lacking in playfulness unplayful, serious

sober

adjective1. abstinent, temperate, abstemious, moderate, on the wagon (informal) He was dour and uncommunicative when stone sober.
abstinent drunk, intoxicated, tight (informal), flying (slang), bombed (slang), wasted (slang), smashed (slang), hammered (slang), steaming (slang), wrecked (slang), plastered, blitzed (slang), pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), merry (Brit. informal), guttered (slang), sloshed (slang), tipsy, paralytic (informal), tired and emotional (euphemistic), steamboats (Scot. slang), tiddly (slang, chiefly Brit.), off your face (slang), zonked (slang), blotto (slang), inebriated, having had one too many, rat-arsed (taboo slang), Brahms and Liszt (slang), bevvied (dialect), fu' (Scot.), pie-eyed (slang)2. serious, practical, realistic, sound, cool, calm, grave, reasonable, steady, composed, rational, solemn, lucid, sedate, staid, level-headed, dispassionate, unruffled, clear-headed, unexcited We are now far more sober and realistic.
serious unrealistic, irrational, frivolous, excessive, sensational, lighthearted, imprudent, injudicious, immoderate3. plain, dark, sombre, quiet, severe, subdued, drab He dresses in sober grey suits.
plain bright, flamboyant, flashy, gaudy, garish, lightverb1. calm down, steady, cool down, become more serious After they had sobered, he was able to reassert his authority.2. (usually with up) come to your senses He was left to sober up in a police cell.
come to your senses get drunk, become intoxicated, get hammered (slang), get off your face (slang)3. (usually with up) clear your head, dry you out These events sobered him up considerably

sober

adjective1. Exercising moderation and self-restraint in appetites and behavior:abstemious, continent, temperate.2. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are:down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, tough-minded, unromantic.3. Full of or marked by dignity and seriousness:earnest, grave, sedate, serious, solemn, somber, staid.

Translations

严肃的冷静的未醉的朴素的清醒的

sober

(ˈsəubə) adjective1. not drunk. He was still sober when he left.未醉的2. serious in mind. a sober mood. 严肃的，冷静的 3. (of colour) not bright. She wore a sober (grey) dress.朴素的4. moderate; not overdone or too emotional. His account of the accident was factual and sober.适度的ˈsobering adjectivea sobering experience/thought. 使清醒的，使冷静的 ˈsoberly adverb清醒地ˈsoberness noun the quality which a thing, person etc has when sober. soberness of mind.清醒sober up to make or become (more) sober. 使清醒

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a sobering thought

A thought or idea which is dispiriting, depressing, or traumatic. It's a sobering thought when you consider how many people go without clean water every day.See also: sober, thought

wanton kittens make sober cats

One who behaves wildly in youth often shows more restraint in adulthood. I wouldn't worry too much about your son's interest in partying—wanton kittens make sober cats most of the time.See also: cat, kitten, make, sober

be (as) sober as a judge

1. To be stoic and reserved, perhaps even somber. Anita has been sober as a judge ever since she heard of Marshall's death.2. To be calm and rational. He's usually as sober as a judge, so I'm confident that he'll make a sound decision.3. To be not at all intoxicated. I haven't been drinking at all, I swear! I'm sober as a judge!See also: judge, sober

appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober

To urge one to rethink something. The phrase refers to King Philip II of Macedon, who made an unwelcome decision and was challenged with an appeal to "Philip sober." If you're unhappy with his decision, then why don't you appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober?See also: appeal, drunk, sober

stone-cold sober

Completely sober; not intoxicated to any degree by drugs or alcohol. I'm stone-cold sober, so I'll drive us home. No, I'm not high—I've been stone-cold sober from the day I started working here!See also: sober

(as) sober as a judge

1. To be stoic and reserved, perhaps even somber. Anita has been as sober as a judge ever since she heard of Marshall's death. The coach stood at the side of the field, sober as a judge, as the clock counted down on his team's championship ambitions.2. To be calm and rational. We need someone who can consider these issues without their emotions interfering—you'll need to be as sober as a judge from beginning to end!3. To be not at all intoxicated. I haven't been drinking at all, I swear! I'm as sober as a judge! John's remained sober as a judge ever since the car accident three years ago.See also: judge, sober

sober up

1. To recover from the effects of alcohol or drugs on one's body or mind. I need to sober up soon—I can't go into work staggering around like this! We decided to go take a walk in the cool night air to sober up a little before heading home.2. To help or cause someone to recover from the effects of alcohol or drugs on one's body or mind. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sober" and "up." Go make a pot of coffee! We need to sober Kevin up before his parents come back.3. To cease being happy, merry, flippant, or distracted; to become serious or solemn. When the chief put the pictures of the victims up on the white board, the whole room sobered up.4. To cause or compel someone to cease being happy, merry, flippant, or distracted; to make someone serious or solemn. We were all goofing around during practice until the coach threw a chair through the window—that sobered us up straight away.5. To give up drinking alcohol or taking drugs as a means of dealing with or overcoming one's addiction. I sobered up ten years ago to save my marriage, and I haven't looked since. Instead of simply throwing everyone in prison, why not offer programs to help some of these addicts sober up and start leading productive lives?See also: sober, up

cold sober

Completely sober; not intoxicated to any degree by drugs or alcohol. I'm cold sober, so I'll drive us home. No, I'm not high—I've been cold sober from the day I started working here!See also: cold, sober

stone sober

Completely sober; not intoxicated to any degree by drugs or alcohol. I'm stone sober, so I'll drive us home. No, I'm not high—I've been stone sober from the day I started working here!See also: sober, stone

*sober as a judge

1. Cliché very formal, somber, or stuffy. (*Also: as ~.) You certainly look gloomy, Bill. You're sober as a judge. Tom's as sober as a judge. I think he's angry. 2. Cliché not drunk; alert and completely sober. (*Also: as ~.) John's drunk? No, he's as sober as a judge. You should be sober as a judge when you drive a car.See also: judge, sober

sober someone up

1. Lit. to take actions that will cause a drunken person to become sober. some coffee ought to sober him up. He tried to sober himself up because he had to drive home. They tried to sober up the guys who had been out all night. 2. Fig. to cause someone to face reality. The harsh reality of what had happened sobered him up immediately. The arrival of the police sobered up all the revelers.See also: sober, up

sober up

to recover from alcohol or drug intoxication. Barlowe had one hour to sober up and get to the station. It took him a while to sober up.See also: sober, up

stone(–cold) sober

and cold soberabsolutely sober. I am stone-cold sober, or I will be by morning anyway. I found the secret to waking up cold sober. Don't drink.See also: sober, stone

sober as a judge

Not at all intoxicated, quite clear-headed, as in Even after three drinks he was sober as a judge. Why judges should be equated with sobriety is not known, but the simile was first recorded in 1694. See also: judge, sober

sober as a judge

BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf someone is as sober as a judge, they have drunk no alcohol at all. For five years I was as sober as a judge.See also: judge, sober

appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober

ask someone to reconsider, with the suggestion that an earlier opinion or decision represented only a passing mood. This phrase comes from an anecdote told by the Roman historian and moralist Valerius Maximus concerning an unjust judgement given by King Philip of Macedon : the woman condemned by Philip declared that she would appeal to him once again, but this time when he was sober.See also: appeal, drunk, sober

sober as a judge

completely sober.See also: judge, sober

(as) sober as a ˈjudge

not at all affected by alcohol: I was driving, so of course I was sober as a judge. OPPOSITE: (as) drunk as a lordSee also: judge, sober

ˌstone-cold ˈsober

having drunk no alcohol at all: By the time I arrived at the party, everyone else had had quite a few drinks, whereas I was stone-cold sober. OPPOSITE: blind drunkSee also: sober

sober up

v.1. To have one's feeling of intoxication subside: I waited until I had sobered up and then drove home.2. To cause someone's feeling of intoxication to subside: The jailer grabbed a pail of water and a cup of coffee to sober up the drunk. That nap really sobered me up, but I still have a hangover.3. To overcome an alcohol or drug addiction: It wasn't until I had sobered up that I was able hold a steady job.4. To become serious, grave, or solemn: Everyone sobered up and felt ashamed when they heard the bad news.5. To make someone or something serious, grave, or solemn: The news of the disaster sobered them up. The accident sobered up the workers, reminding them how dangerous their job was.See also: sober, up

(as) sober as a judge

mod. as sober (free from alcohol) as it is possible to be. Kelly—who was starched as could be—claimed to be sober as a judge. See also: judge, sober

sober as a judge

verbSee as sober as a judgeSee also: judge, sober

cold sober

mod. sober; completely sober. (see also sold cober.) He had a fine head on and wanted more than anything to be cold sober and alert. See also: cold, sober

sober up

in. to recover from alcohol or drug intoxication. Marlowe had one hour to sober up and get to the station. See also: sober, up

stone (cold) sober

mod. absolutely sober. I am stone cold sober, or I will be by morning anyway. See also: cold, sober, stone

stone sober

verbSee stone cold soberSee also: sober, stone

sober as a judge

In full possession of one’s faculties; not at all intoxicated. The equation of judges and sobriety was made long ago. An early appearance in print is in Terence Made English (1694) by an unknown author: “I thought myself sober as a judge.” It remains current on both sides of the Atlantic.See also: judge, sober

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adj abstinent

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adj serious

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adj plain

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verb calm down

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verb come to your senses

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verb clear your head

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adj exercising moderation and self-restraint in appetites and behavior

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adj having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are

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adj full of or marked by dignity and seriousness

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verb cause to become sober

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verb become more realistic

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verb become sober after excessive alcohol consumption

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adj not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

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adj dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises