adjective
1soberer, soberest
- not affected by alcohol; not drunk未醉的; 清醒的。
1.1
- serious, sensible, and solemn严肃的; 明智的; 持重的：
a sober view of life
对生活严肃的观点
his expression became sober.
他的表情变得严肃起来。
1.2
- muted in colour（颜色）素淡的, 暗淡的：
a sober grey suit.
一套浅灰色西服。
1
- make or become sober after drinking alcohol（使）醒酒; （使）清醒：
with obj. that coffee sobered him up那（杯）咖啡使他慢慢地醒了酒
no obj. I ought to sober up a bit.我应当清醒一点。
1.1
- make or become more serious, sensible, and solemn（使）变得严肃; （使）变得理智; （使）变得持重：
no obj. his expression sobered her他的表情使她严肃起来
as adj. sobering a sobering thought.使人理智起来的想法。
短语
as sober as a judge
- completely sober非常清醒的。
派生词
soberingly
adverbsoberly
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French sobre, from Latin sobrius.