sober

adjective

/ˈsəʊbə(r)/

/ˈsəʊbər/

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[not usually before noun] not drunk (= not affected by alcohol)未醉
- I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight.我答应过他，今晚我不会喝醉。
- He was as sober as a judge (= completely sober).他一点没醉。
Extra Examples
- By this time he felt more or less sober again.到这时候，他多少有点清醒过来。
- I've been clean and sober for four years.这四年来我都是规规矩矩，不沾毒也不醉酒。
- Only the thought of her kept him sober.只有想到她才能使他保持清醒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- perfectly
- …
phrases
- clean and sober
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(of people and their behaviour人及其行为) serious and sensible持重的；冷静的
- a sober assessment of the situation对形势的冷静估计
- He is honest, sober and hard-working.他诚实、稳重、勤奋。
- On sober reflection (= after some serious thought), I don't think I really need a car after all.冷静地想了想以后，我觉得我其实并不需要车。
(of colours or clothes颜色或服装) plain and not bright素净的；淡素的
- a sober grey suit一套素净的灰西装
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sobre, from Latin sobrius.

Idioms

stone-cold sober

verb

/ˈsəʊbə(r)/

/ˈsəʊbər/

[transitive, intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sober	/ˈsəʊbə(r)/ /ˈsəʊbər/
he / she / it sobers	/ˈsəʊbəz/ /ˈsəʊbərz/
past simple sobered	/ˈsəʊbəd/ /ˈsəʊbərd/
past participle sobered	/ˈsəʊbəd/ /ˈsəʊbərd/
-ing form sobering	/ˈsəʊbərɪŋ/ /ˈsəʊbərɪŋ/

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sober (somebody) to make somebody behave or think in a more serious and sensible way; to become more serious and sensible（使）变得持重，变得冷静
- The bad news sobered us for a while.坏消息使我们冷静了一会儿。
- He suddenly sobered.他突然严肃起来。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sobre, from Latin sobrius.