sober
adj. 头脑清醒的,冷静的; 未醉的,没喝醉的; 有节制的; 朴素的,素净的
vt.& vi. (使)冷静,(使)清醒; 使严肃
When you are sober, you are not drunk.
When Dad was sober he was a good father.
不喝醉的时候,爸爸是一个好父亲。
A sober person is serious and thoughtful.
We are now far more sober and realistic...
我们现在清醒、现实多了。
It was a room filled with sad, sober faces...
房间里坐满了人,大家都一脸的忧伤和严肃。
Sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull.
He dresses in sober grey suits.
他总是穿素净的灰西服。
...sober-suited middle-aged men.
衣着素淡的中年男子
1. cause to become sober;
2. become more realistic;
3. become sober after excessive alcohol consumption;
1. not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
2. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises;
3. lacking brightness or color; dull;
4. completely lacking in playfulness
earnest, serious, grave, severe, solemn, sober
这些形容词均有"严肃的"之意。
as sober as a judge
非常清醒的
sober up; sober somebody up
(使) 醒酒
The hall was at present occupied by two sober men and their indignant wives.
大厅里还有两位没有喝醉的男人和他们的气势汹汹的太太.
I came away from chapel very sober.
从教堂出来,我头脑清醒多了.
The forests had put on their sober brown and yellow.
树林已经穿上了它们严肃的棕黄色的衣裳.
He came home sober too, but that was none of Scarlett's doing.
他每次回家都没有喝醉, 不过这决不是思嘉的功劳.
Anyone who's been sober at a bar is familiar with this paradox.
如果你曾在酒吧还保持清醒,一定对这个看似矛盾的结论不陌生.