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。
somber 是形容词,只用来描述神情忧郁或光线、气氛阴沉,不能作动词;要表达“醒酒、从幻想中回到现实”这个动作,必须用动词 sober,常与 up 连用(sober up)。两者拼写只差一个字母,但词性和搭配完全不同。
solemn 是形容词,强调仪式、场合或表情的庄严肃穆;sober 在此为动词,指酒醒或接受现实、变得冷静。想说“庄严肃穆的”选 solemn,想表达“使清醒、醒酒”这个动作选 sober。
calm (down) 泛指情绪从激动中平静下来,可用于任何场合;sober (up) 专指过量饮酒后清醒过来,或从幻想回到现实,语义范围窄得多,且常带 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。
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。
adv.
phr. v.
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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