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sober up
so·ber 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.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | sober up - become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"soberbecome, 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!" | | 2. | sober up - become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"soberbecome, 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!" |
Translationssober (ˈsəubə) adjective1. not drunk. He was still sober when he left. 未醉的 未醉的2. serious in mind. a sober mood. 嚴肅的，冷靜的 严肃的，冷静的 3. (of colour) not bright. She wore a sober (grey) dress. 樸素的 朴素的4. moderate; not overdone or too emotional. His account of the accident was factual and sober. 適度的 适度的ˈsobering adjectivea sobering experience/thought. 使清醒的，使冷靜的，使嚴肅的 使清醒的，使冷静的 ˈsoberly adverb 清醒地 清醒地ˈsoberness noun the quality which a thing, person etc has when sober. soberness of mind. 清醒 清醒sober up to make or become (more) sober. 使清醒 使清醒sober up
sober up1. 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, upsober 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, upsober upto 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, upsober upv.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, upsober up in. to recover from alcohol or drug intoxication. Marlowe had one hour to sober up and get to the station. See also: sober, upEncyclopediaSeesobersober up
Synonyms for sober upverb become sober after excessive alcohol consumptionSynonymsRelated Wordsverb become more realisticSynonymsRelated Words |