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| /ˈsəʊbə/ |
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| 1 | not drunk 未醉的；清醒的 |
| We’ ll talk about this tomorrow, when you’ re sober. 明天你清醒的时候我们再谈这件事。 |
| stone-cold sober (=completely sober) She still looked stone-cold sober. |
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| 2 | with a serious attitude 严肃的；认真的；庄重的；审慎的 |
| A sober voice on the radio announced the bad news. 广播中一个庄重的声音宣布了这个坏消息。 |
| We need a more sober assessment of the chances of ending this war. 我们需要更加审慎地估计结束这场战争的可能性。 |
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| 3 | plain and not brightly coloured 朴素的；素淡的 |
| I’ d suggest wearing something more sober for an event like this. 我建议穿比较素淡的服装来参加这样一个活动。 |
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| soberly adv |
| Let’ s look at the problem soberly. 让我们认真看待这个问题吧。 |
| soberly dressed 穿着朴素 |
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