Word · Frequency #7671
sobered
醒酒；清醒过来
sobered is the past of sober.
to become sober after drinking too much alcohol
- 1.
To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.
使冷静；在无法相信不切实际的目标后接受令人失望的现实。
- 2.
cause to become sober
使清醒
- 3.
become more realistic
变得更现实
- 4.
become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
过量饮酒后清醒过来
使清醒；使醒酒；变得冷静；变得现实；使冷静；在无法相信不切实际的目标后接受令人失望的现实。；使清醒；变得更现实
In use
The financial losses sobered the team, and they started to reconsider their risky plan.
After the argument, she sobered and apologized for her harsh words.
Seeing the damage to the car sobered him; he stopped joking about the accident.
A sobering thought
After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up
Keep him in bed until he sobers up
Verb forms
base sober · third person sobers · -ing sobering · past sobered · past participle sobered
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Connections
Collocations
- sober up
- （过量饮酒后）清醒过来；醒酒
- He slept for a few hours to sober up before driving home.他睡了几小时以醒酒，然后开车回家。
- sober someone up
- 使某人清醒；使某人冷静下来
- A cup of strong coffee may sober you up.一杯浓咖啡可能会使你清醒过来。
- sober to reality
- 清醒地认识到现实；变得现实
- The failed project sobered them to reality.这个失败的项目使他们清醒地认识到了现实。
- sober down
- 冷静下来；变得严肃
- The festive mood sobered down after the accident.事故发生后，节日气氛变得严肃起来。
Idioms & figurative uses
- sober as a judge
- 非常清醒；滴酒未沾After the party, he was still sober as a judge because he only drank water.聚会结束后，他仍然非常清醒，因为他只喝了水。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 sober 拆成 so + ber，想象酒醒后对自己说“so be it（就这样吧）”，冷静接受现实。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：饮酒后的日常对话、正式演讲或新闻报道中谈论现实 sober 作动词的语域比较混合：字面“（使）醒酒/清醒”常见于日常对话，尤以 sober up 更口语化；比喻义“使冷静、面对现实”多用于正式或书面语境。学习时建议结合搭配判断语气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：October（/ɑːkˈtoʊbɚ/）与 sober 在重读音节后的 /oʊbɚ/ 相同。拼写警示：over、clover、rover 都以 -over 结尾，读 /oʊvɚ/，不要与 sober 的 -ober /oʊbɚ/ 混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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