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单词 sobriety
释义
sobriety
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n

Sobriety is the state of being sober, which can mean either not intoxicated or being solemn. If he takes a drink, an alcoholic ends a stretch of sobriety. You might note sobriety in the stands when your team is losing.
When thinking about sobriety, think about the Puritans, and the way they kept the Sabbath. For them, even laughing on a Sunday was seen as an excessive display. Known for sobriety, they preferred a day marked by prayer and contemplation. It goes without saying that they frowned upon the consumption of any form of alcohol––favoring sobriety of both kinds.
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sobriety: insobriety, sobrieties
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Police say Caldwell failed a field sobriety test leaving the MGM National Harbor on opening night.
Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)
A voluntary 24/7 sobriety program passed the Senate last year but stalled in the House, with MADD, civil libertarians and others raising opposition.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
State police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols in all of the state’s 33 counties next month.
Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016)
1n the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
Syn|Ant|Hyper
soberness
drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
temporary state
a state that continues for a limited time
2n a manner that is serious and solemn
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
graveness, gravity, soberness, somberness, sombreness
stodginess, stuffiness
dull and pompous gravity
earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity
the trait of being serious
3n moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
Syn|Hyper
dryness
moderation, temperance
the trait of avoiding excesses
4n abstaining from excess
Syn|Hyper
temperance
abstinence
act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
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