sober
adj. 頭腦清醒的,冷靜的; 未醉的,沒喝醉的; 有節制的; 樸素的,素淨的
vt.& vi. (使)冷靜,(使)清醒; 使嚴肅
When you are sober, you are not drunk.
When Dad was sober he was a good father.
不喝醉的時候,爸爸是一個好父親。
A sober person is serious and thoughtful.
We are now far more sober and realistic...
我們現在清醒、現實多了。
It was a room filled with sad, sober faces...
房間裡坐滿了人,大家都一臉的憂傷和嚴肅。
Sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull.
He dresses in sober grey suits.
他總是穿素淨的灰西服。
...sober-suited middle-aged men.
衣著素淡的中年男子
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
這些形容詞均有"嚴肅的"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.
大廳裡還有兩位沒有喝醉的男人和他們的氣勢洶洶的太太.
I came away from chapel very sober.
從教堂出來,我頭腦清醒多了.
The forests had put on their sober brown and yellow.
樹林已經穿上了它們嚴肅的棕黃色的衣裳.
He came home sober too, but that was none of Scarlett's doing.
他每次回家都沒有喝醉, 不過這決不是思嘉的功勞.
Anyone who's been sober at a bar is familiar with this paradox.
如果你曾在酒吧還保持清醒,一定對這個看似矛盾的結論不陌生.