sober up
collocation（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。
醒酒；清醒过来
sobers — third person singular of sober
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醒酒；清醒过来
to become sober after drinking too much alcohol
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。
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
sober
Base
原形
sobers
3rd person
第三人称单数
sobering
-ing
现在分词
sobered
Past
过去式
sobered
Past participle
过去分词
He sobers after a few hours.
他几小时后清醒过来。
The cold water sobered him.
冷水让他清醒了。
She has sobered completely.
她完全清醒了。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
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。
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。
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A sobering thought
一个令人清醒的想法。
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After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up
在考虑了他计划的潜在后果之后,他清醒了过来。
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（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。
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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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。
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。
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。
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