sober up
不及物用法，指醉酒后恢复清醒，句子主语通常是人。
He sobered up after a few hours of sleep and some coffee.
睡了几个小时又喝了点咖啡之后，他清醒过来了。
醒酒；清醒过来
sobering — present participle of sober
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
to become sober after drinking too much alcohol
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。
To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.
使清醒
cause to become sober
变得更现实
become more realistic
过量饮酒后清醒过来
become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
一般现在时
He sobers after a few hours.
他几小时后清醒过来。
一般过去时
The cold water sobered him.
冷水让他清醒了。
现在完成时
She has sobered completely.
她完全清醒了。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
The financial losses sobered the team, and they started to reconsider their risky plan.
财务损失使团队清醒过来，他们开始重新考虑那个冒险的计划。
用法提示：sobered 在此作及物动词，表示“使清醒、使冷静下来”。
AI contextual example
After the argument, she sobered and apologized for her harsh words.
争吵之后，她冷静下来，为自己刻薄的话道了歉。
用法提示：sobered 作不及物动词，表示“变得冷静、恢复理智”。
AI contextual example
Seeing the damage to the car sobered him; he stopped joking about the accident.
看到汽车受损让他严肃起来，他不再拿事故开玩笑了。
用法提示：sobered 作及物动词，主语是 Seeing the damage，表示“使某人变得严肃、清醒”。
AI contextual example
不及物用法，指醉酒后恢复清醒，句子主语通常是人。
He sobered up after a few hours of sleep and some coffee.
睡了几个小时又喝了点咖啡之后，他清醒过来了。
及物用法，表示使某人醒酒；宾语是代词时要放在 sober 与 up 之间，如 sober him up。
A cold shower and a long walk sobered him up.
冲了个冷水澡、又走了很长的路，他才清醒过来。
及物用法，不跟 up，表示使某人变得严肃、冷静或现实起来。
The news of the accident sobered everyone in the room.
事故的消息让屋里的每个人都冷静了下来。
sober 侧重“恢复理智/面对现实”；calm 只是让情绪平复，不强调清醒或现实。
settle 常指从喧闹或激动中安定，不含“酒醒”或“认清现实”的含义。
compose 多用于 compose yourself，是有意识地控制情绪，较正式；sober 可以是外在事件造成的。
moderate 强调降低强度或程度，语气正式；sober 隐含从幻想转为严肃现实，语义更丰富。
cool 常与 down 连用，指情绪降温，口语化；sober 还含有清醒和严肃的意味。
grammar · medium
易错句子The coffee sobered up him.
正确表达The coffee sobered him up.
sober up 是可分短语动词，代词宾语必须放在 sober 和 up 之间，不能放在 up 后面。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has sober up.
正确表达He has sobered up.
现在完成时要用过去分词 sobered，不能用动词原形 sober。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is sober up now.
正确表达He has sobered up now.
be 动词后不能接动词短语 sober up；表示“已经酒醒”这一完成动作，应用现在完成时 has sobered up。
针对“使清醒/清醒过来”（过量饮酒后恢复清醒）这一义项；“intoxicate”表示使醉酒，是直接反义。
书面语，同样指使醉酒，与“sober”相对；比“intoxicate”正式。
针对“使冷静/变得冷静”这一义项；“excite”表示激起情绪，与“使冷静”相对。
（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。
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。
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。
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。
与饮酒过量后清醒过来的话题直接相关。
强调从醉酒或失望状态中重新振作的过程。
涉及保持清醒、避免饮酒的状态，与 sober 的戒酒义相关。
描述清醒后头脑或认识变得清楚的状态。
与戒酒或振作过程中的反复相关，常在同一语境中出现。
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。
清醒过来；从醉酒中清醒
She drank a cup of strong coffee to sober up before driving home.
她喝了一杯浓咖啡，让自己在开车回家前清醒过来。
令人警醒的想法；发人深省的事实
The news of the accident was a sobering thought for all the drivers.
事故的消息对所有司机来说都是一个令人警醒的事实。
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