核心词义
sober
英[ˈsəʊbə(r)] 美['soʊbər]
核心词义
adj. 冷静的,清醒的;未醉的
vt. 使严肃;使醒酒,使清醒
sober 基本解释
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
速记技巧
词源记忆法
词源上,so-是前缀se-的变体,指“离开”;-ober原指“醉酒的”,但再往上的词源就不清楚了。这里用联想:so-还是se-的变体,指“离开”,如seclude(隔离),segregate(分离);ber形似单词beer(啤酒);所以字面上,要保持清醒需要远离啤酒。
sober 变化形式
第三人称单数: sobers
过去式: sobered
过去分词: sobered
现在分词: sobering
比较级: soberer
最高级: soberest
易混淆的单词: Sober
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短语动词
短语动词 习语 sober up (醉酒之后)醒过来 查看更多 以下资源来自牛津词典 sober up sober sb up (使)醒酒 to become or to make sb no longer drunk Stay here with us until you've sobered up. 你就待在我们这儿,等酒醒了再走。 收起 adj. stone-cold sober 滴酒未沾;完全清醒 having drunk no alcohol at all
中文词源
sober 用法和例句提示:点击例句中的单词,就可以看到词义解释
提示:点击例句中的单词,就可以看到词义解释
- You should see him when he 's sober .
- 真该让你们看看他清醒的样子。
- This sober view of globalisation deserves a wide audience .
- 这种对于全球化进程的冷静观点值得引起更多人的关注。
- What he doubtless thought was sober realism now reads like understatement .
- 他当时肯定的是严肃的现实,但如今看来确是轻描淡写了。
- This view owes as much to anti-urban bias as it does to sober analysis .
- 此种观点有反城市化的偏见之故,但不乏清醒的分析。
- His face was impassive as ever , though something sober had melted into his eyes .
- 跟过去一样,他仍是木无表情,但眼神变得严肃一些。