- This adjective means the opposite of playful or drunk. When attending a funeral, you are expected to be sober in both senses.
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- adj. 清醒的，冷静的；淡素的
- vt. 使醒酒，使清醒
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1. I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight.
我答应过他，今晚我不会喝醉。
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2. a sober assessment of the situation
对形势的冷静估计
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3. He is honest, sober and hard-working.
他诚实、稳重、勤奋。
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4. a sober grey suit
一套素净的灰西装
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5. The bad news sobered us for a while.
坏消息使我们冷静了一会儿。
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6. Stay here with us until you've sobered up.
你就待在我们这儿，等酒醒了再走。
- sober (adj.) mid-14c., "moderate in desires or actions, temperate, restrained," especially "abstaining from strong drink," also "calm, quiet, not overcome by emotion," from Old French sobre "decent; sober" (12c.), from Latin sobrius "not drunk, temperate, moderate, sensible," from a variant of se- "without" (see se-) + ebrius "drunk," of unknown origin. Meaning "not drunk at the moment" is from late 14c.; also "appropriately solemn, serious, not giddy." Related: Soberly; soberness. Sobersides "sedate, serious-minded person" is recorded from 1705.
- sober (v.) late 14c., "reduce to a quiet condition" (transitive), from sober (adj.). Meaning "render grave or serious" is from 1726. Intransitive sense of "become sober" (since 1847 often with up) is from 1820. Related: Sobered; sobering.
sober / ˈsəʊbə(r) ; NAmE ˈsoʊbər / adjective , verb sober sobers sobered sobering soberer soberest adjective 1 [not usually before noun ] not drunk (= not affected by alcohol) 未醉 ◆ I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight. 我答应过他，今晚我不会喝醉。 ◆ He was as sober as a judge (= completely sober). 他一点没醉。 2 (of people and their behaviour 人及其行为 ) serious and sensible 持重的；冷静的 ◆ a sober assessment of the situation 对形势的冷静估计 ◆ He is honest, sober and hard-working. 他诚实、稳重、勤奋。 ◆ On sober reflection (= after some serious thought),I don't think I really need a car after all. 冷静地想了想以后，我觉得我其实并不需要车。 3 (of colours or clothes 颜色或服装 ) plain and not bright 素净的；淡素的 ◆ a sober grey suit 一套素净的灰西装 ▶ sober·ly / ; NAmE / adverb IDIOMsee stone cold verb [transitive , intransitive ] sober(sb) to make sb behave or think in a more serious and sensible way; to become more serious and sensible （使）变得持重，变得冷静 ◆ The bad news sobered us for a while. 坏消息使我们冷静了一会儿。 ◆ He suddenly sobered. 他突然严肃起来。 PHRASAL VERB ˌsober ˈup | ˌsober sb ˈup to become or to make sb no longer drunk （使）醒酒 ◆ Stay here with us until you've sobered up. 你就待在我们这儿，等酒醒了再走。 sober / ˈsəʊbə(r) ; NAmE ˈsoʊbər / sober·ly / ; NAmE /
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