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soberly

/soh-ber/US // ˈsoʊ bər //UK // (ˈsəʊbə) //

清醒地,冷静地,清醒的,冷静的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    so·ber·er, so·ber·est.

    • : not intoxicated or drunk.
    • : habitually temperate, especially in the use of liquor.
    • : quiet or sedate in demeanor, as persons.
    • : marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor, speech, etc.: a sober occasion.
    • : subdued in tone, as color; not colorful or showy, as clothes.
    • : free from excess, extravagance, or exaggeration: sober facts.
    • : showing self-control: sober restraint.
    • : sane or rational: a sober solution to the problem.
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    • : to make or become sober:.

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Examples

  • Culturally, the dichotomy between sober truth and sensational fiction becomes hard to find, particularly in an era of rampant access to unverified information without context or depth of knowledge.

  • He got sober, fell in love with his agent’s assistant, left his wife and moved into an expensive New York apartment.

  • The category is also about inclusivity—creating a space that welcomes your sober parents, your pregnant best friend, or your buddy who’s not sure if he can drink on antibiotics.

  • It’s also obvious that the sober financial advice most outlets periodically offer — invest in diversified index funds and then move on with your life — won’t generate the kind of audience that “Top 10 Next GameStops” will generate.

  • Over many decades in Washington, he has developed a reputation as a sober and serious policy wonk.

  • This, looked soberly in the face,” Lincoln understated at the time, “is not very satisfactory.

  • So Israelis are approaching this soberly—but most laugh off reports of celebrations from Gaza.

  • They speak slowly and soberly, the pain evident in their voices, their faces etched with despair.

  • My informant is a veteran Republican from the West; he spoke soberly of the GOP frontrunner.

  • Brooks arrived for her questioning dressed soberly in navy with a demure little heart-shaped charm dangling from a necklace.

  • The old ladies sat round as we examined these things, each eating soberly at her ledge and never looking round.

  • He looked about, half expecting to see a priest; his eye lit on a cavalier, soberly dressed, with his hood pulled over his head.

  • Gilding, soberly applied, shone here and there like eyes, brightening the brown color which prevailed in this nest of love.

  • She took her own path soberly home again, not across the marsh this time, but half the way by the high-road.

  • They stamped and raked quite soberly for a moment, and then Isabel began to laugh again.