making you feel serious and think carefully 令人警醒的;使人冷静的 a sobering effect/experience/thought 令人清醒的效果/经历/想法 - it is sobering to do something
It is sobering to realize that this is not a new problem. 意识到这并不是新问题,就会使人冷静下来。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySobering is used with these nouns:- experience
- reality
- realization
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