单词 | sober |
释义 | sober adj. & n. --adj (soberer, soberest)   1. not affected by alcohol.   2. not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.   3. moderate, well-balanced, tranquil, sedate.   4. not fanciful or exaggerated (the sober truth).   5. (of a colour etc.) quiet and inconspicuous. --vtr. & intr. (often foll. by down, up) make or become sober or less wild, reckless, enthusiastic, visionary, etc. (a sobering thought). Phrases and idioms as sober as a judge completely sober. Derivatives soberingly adv. soberly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF sobre f. L sobrius |
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