sober

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈsoʊ.bɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make or become sober. often,with-up
    — There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, / And drinking largely sobers us again.
  2. To overcome or lose a state of intoxication. often,with-up
    — It took him hours to sober up.
  3. To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.
    — Losing his job was a sobering experience.
形容词 adj.
  1. Not drunk; not intoxicated.
  2. Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
    — Ten months sober, I must admit Just because you're clean, don't mean you don't miss it
  3. Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
    — Amid all the confusion and disorder that sin has introduced into the world, the Christian in union with God has a grace or Divine help that enables him to live the sober, self-restrained life.
  4. Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled. figuratively
    — God help me to watch and to be sober.
  5. Dull; not bright or colorful.
    — Twilight grey / Had in her sober livery all things clad.
  6. Subdued; solemn; grave.
    — See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed baby.
  7. Poor; feeble. Scotland

词形变化

soberer comparative soberest superlative sobers present,singular,third-person sobering participle,present sobered participle,past sobered past

词汇关系

近义词
clearheaded dry on the wagon sober sober as a judge stone-cold sober undrunken unintoxicated
反义词
drunk stoned
上位词
abstemious self-abnegatory temperate
衍生词
appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober California sober cold sober draw a sober breath drunk words are sober thoughts ensober insober sober as a judge sober-curious sober down soberer sober house soberize sober living house soberly soberness sobersided sobersides sober space sober up soberversary stone-cold sober unsober wanton kittens make sober cats unsobered
相关词
teetotaller teetotaler

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (“without”) + ebrius (“intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”). In the sense "not drunk," displaced native undrunken, from Old English undruncen.
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (“without”) + ebrius (“intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”). In the sense "not drunk," displaced native undrunken, from Old English undruncen.
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