\"a grave God-fearing man\"
\"a quiet sedate nature\"
\"as sober as a judge\"
\"a solemn promise\"
\"the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence\"
\"drab faded curtains\"
\"sober Puritan grey\"
\"children in somber brown clothes\"
\"A sobering thought\"
\"After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up\"
\"Keep him in bed until he sobers up\"
The class sobered down as the teacher came into the room.
老师走进了教室,全班就安静了下来。
Please sober down a bit; I\'ve got some important news for you.
请冷静,我有重要消息要告诉你。
sober sb ⇔ downI suppose one bad crash and two near misses would sober most people down.
我想,一次撞车和两次险些相撞会使大多数人严肃起来。
You must find a way to sober the children down.
你想个办法让孩子们平静下来。
sober up (v.+adv.)(使)醒酒,(使)清醒 (cause to) cease being drunkThe offender apologized when he sobered up.
冒犯者醒酒后道了歉。
He will sober up after a nap.
睡一会儿他就会清醒过来的。
sober sb ⇔ upThrow a pail of water over him, that will sober him up.
给他浇一桶水,这会使他醒过来的。
The shock will sober her up.
这次打击会使她清醒过来的。
词汇搭配用作动词 (v.)~+名词sober children使孩子们静下来sober crowd使人群静下来sober students使学生静下来~+副词sober extremely极度严肃sober moderately适度地严肃sober occasionally〔uncommonly,unusually〕非常清醒sober thoughtfully彻底地清醒sober down清醒sober up醒酒经典引文He felt perfectly sober, but technically he was far over the legal alcohol limit.
出自:A. AlvarezThe sobering experiences of the Boer War.
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