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sobriety

/suh-brahy-i-tee, soh-/US // səˈbraɪ ɪ ti, soʊ- //UK // (səʊˈbraɪətɪ) //

清醒,清醒的人,清醒的,清醒地

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state or quality of being sober.
    • : temperance or moderation, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages.
    • : seriousness, gravity, or solemnity: an event marked by sobriety.

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Examples

  • She had been taught to value her mind over her body, which led her to view her sobriety as a mental power she exerted over herself.

  • In a pandemic, when so many people are suffering with depression and anxiety, scheduling a few visits with a therapist as you work toward sobriety may be surprisingly useful.

  • The officer conducted a field sobriety test on Reid and noted “four clues of impairment.”

  • There’s that group for whom the meeting was not only a way for them to work toward their sobriety .

  • You can be someone working really hard on sobriety or you can be someone with 30-plus years of sobriety.

  • When he slurred and smelled of alcohol, they ordered him out of the car for sobriety tests.

  • A police officer suspected that she was under the influence of a drug after she failed a series of field sobriety tests.

  • Sobriety brought a new, kinder, and gentler Womack, who often expressed remorse and regret over his past offenses.

  • Twitter, like the national debt or Lindsay Lohans's sobriety, is in a constant state of flux.

  • In a speech to the crowd, the smiling 19-year-old called her journey to sobriety “a miracle.”

  • Sometimes it comes in literal sobriety, sometimes in derisive travesti, sometimes in tragic aggravation.

  • It was one of his good days and, in spite of his sobriety, he had himself in very good control when he left his aunt.

  • If the reasons in favour of sobriety seem to him to outweigh the reasons in favour of drink, he will keep sober.

  • Bill Talpers's return to sobriety was considerably hastened by alarm after the trader's words with Lowell.

  • Robert Nelson's sobriety of judgment and sound practical sense made him a far more effective champion.

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