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单词 sober
释义
sober1 adjectivesober2 verb
soberso‧ber1 /ˈsəʊbə $ ˈsoʊbər/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsober1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French sobre, from Latin sobrius
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a sober-looking man in a grey suit
  • a sober gray suit
  • He's a sober, thoughtful, intelligent guy.
  • I'll drive you home - I think I'm the only one here that's sober.
  • I don't think I've ever seen Bill sober.
  • I went to see Professor Dandavate, a sober and respected academic.
  • Was Garcia sober when he drove off?
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Hallucinations and dreams are to be discriminated from sober waking experience.
  • He had not retired to bed sober, but then he rarely, if ever, did.
  • I hadn't been sober and I'd quite fancied my chances with one of the birds.
  • Now, seeing the sober blue gleam from the Police Station she went in.
  • Recently his tone has become more sober and philosophical.
  • They'd gone from legless to stone cold sober in nothing flat.
  • This fact is the basis for the one-drink-an-hour rule of thumb for remaining sober.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot drunk
not drunk: · I don't think I've ever seen Bill sober.· I'll drive you home - I think I'm the only one here that's sober.
if someone who has been drunk sobers up , they gradually become less drunk until they are not drunk at all: · He didn't sober up till he'd had a cup of strong coffee.· Give her a little time to sober up.
someone who is quiet and does not laugh or joke much
someone who is serious is quiet and sensible, and does not seem to enjoy laughing and joking: · Friends described him as a serious and thoughtful man.serious about: · Laura was always very serious about her work.
someone who is earnest is very serious or too serious, and believes that what they say or do is very important - use this especially about someone who is young or not very experienced: · One earnest young man asked De Mille about the philosophical meaning of his films.· a group of earnest musicians dressed completely in black
someone who is sober is very serious and thinks carefully about things, and does not laugh or joke very often: · I went to see Professor Dandavate, a sober and respected academic. · a sober-looking man in a grey suit
British /have no sense of humor American someone who has no sense of humour does not understand jokes, funny situations, etc - use this especially when you think someone like this is annoying or boring: · He didn't laugh at any of my jokes. Maybe taxi drivers just don't have a sense of humor.· My grandmother didn't have much of a sense of humour, and she could never understand what we were laughing about.
someone who is stuffy does not laugh or smile at things that other people think are funny, because they are a little formal and have old-fashioned attitudes: · Victor was as old-fashioned as his father, and equally stuffy.· Come on Dad. Don't be so stuffy!
British /humorless American someone who is humourless never laughs at anything and never tries to be funny or tell jokes: · I knew Deaver at college, and remember him as cold, humorless, and aloof.· Since the death of his wife he has become isolated, defensive and humorless.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=making you feel serious and worried or frightened)· They passed the armed guard, a grim reminder of the ever-present threat of terrorism.
(=one that makes you feel serious)· We have the power to destroy the world, which is a sobering thought.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Recently his tone has become more sober and philosophical.· A more sober protein doctor was the cardiologist Herman Tarnower.· He was among the better educated of the early Methodist preachers and more sober than some in his attitude to supernatural phenomena.· Yet somehow he stayed in range of people who could influence him toward a more sober future.· The lieutenant, Jack thought, looked more sober, but in some ways even stranger.· I prefer my women a little older and a damn sight more sober.· We carried on in a more sober mood, each repeating his own prayers.· But this euphoric rediscovery of the ley theory gave way to quieter and more sober research.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► as sober as a judge
  • It ends stone-cold sober, with thoughts of careers and family.
  • They had drunk a great deal and the night was warm, but on a sudden they were both stone-cold sober.
1not drunk:  He’s a nice guy when he’s sober.2serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things:  a sober hard-working young man a sober reminder of the difficulties we face3plain and not at all brightly coloured:  a sober grey suit—soberly adverb
sober1 adjectivesober2 verb
sobersober2 (also sober down) verb [intransitive, transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
sober
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysober
he, she, itsobers
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysobered
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave sobered
he, she, ithas sobered
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad sobered
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill sober
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have sobered
Continuous Form
PresentIam sobering
he, she, itis sobering
you, we, theyare sobering
PastI, he, she, itwas sobering
you, we, theywere sobering
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been sobering
he, she, ithas been sobering
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been sobering
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be sobering
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been sobering
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But they sobered up, became responsible, democratic adults.
  • Even the hardest of the men there was sobered by her outburst.
  • There was a long silence, both of them sobered by the knowledge that casualties were likely.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot drunk
not drunk: · I don't think I've ever seen Bill sober.· I'll drive you home - I think I'm the only one here that's sober.
if someone who has been drunk sobers up , they gradually become less drunk until they are not drunk at all: · He didn't sober up till he'd had a cup of strong coffee.· Give her a little time to sober up.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=making you feel serious and worried or frightened)· They passed the armed guard, a grim reminder of the ever-present threat of terrorism.
(=one that makes you feel serious)· We have the power to destroy the world, which is a sobering thought.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Parts of the county are still sobering up from the unprecedented celebrations.· The deputies must process men in all these conditions, seeing them through as they sober up.· The next day, when he had sobered up, she insisted on playing it back to him.· But they sobered up, became responsible, democratic adults.· If they jump for joy today hold off until they sober up again.· They tried to get her to sober up by offering some coffee and food.· Sir Richard Springall had sobered up surprisingly quickly.· House Speaker Newt Gingrich is trying to sober up his party on environmental issues.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► as sober as a judge
  • It ends stone-cold sober, with thoughts of careers and family.
  • They had drunk a great deal and the night was warm, but on a sudden they were both stone-cold sober.
 to become more serious in behaviour or attitude, or to make someone become more serious:  His expression sobered instantly.sober up phrasal verb to gradually become less drunk, or to make someone become less drunk:  I had sobered up by now and felt terrible.sober somebody ↔ up Some coffee should sober you up.
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