sober
US: /ˈsoʊbɝ/
UK: /sˈəʊbɐ/
UK: /sˈəʊbɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
sober /'soubə/
- tính từ
- không say rượu
- điều độ
- điềm tĩnh, điềm đạm
- đúng mức, khiêm tốn
- a sober estimate: sự đánh giá đúng mức
- nhã, không loè loẹt (màu sắc)
- sober colour: màu nhã
- as sober as a judge
- tỉnh táo, không thiên vị
- ngoại động từ
- làm hết say, làm tỉnh rượu, làm dã rượu
- làm (ai) bớt bồng bột, làm bớt táo bạo...
- làm (màu sắc) bớt loè loẹt
- nội động từ
- tỉnh rượu, hết say
- ((thường) + down) trấn tĩnh lại, tĩnh tâm lại
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, verb
+ adjective
1 [not usually before noun] not drunk (= not affected by alcohol): I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight. + He was as sober as a judge (= completely sober).
2 (of people and their behaviour) serious and sensible: a sober assessment of the situation + He is honest, sober and hard-working. + On sober reflection (= after some serious thought), I don't think I really need a car after all.
3 (of colours or clothes) plain and not bright: a sober grey suit
soberly adverb: He was soberly dressed.
Idioms see STONE COLD
+ verb
to make sb behave or think in a more serious and sensible way; to become more serious and sensible: [VN] The bad news sobered us for a while. + [V] He suddenly sobered.
Phrasal Verbs: sober up
sober sb up to become or to make sb no longer drunk: Stay here with us until you've sobered up.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 teetotal, temperate, US dry, Colloq on the (water-) wagon:
Because he was driving, he stayed sober at the party while everyone else got drunk.
2 serious, solemn, earnest, dispassionate, unruffled, unflustered, unexcited, unperturbed, steady, sedate, staid, composed, dignified, cool, calm, serene, tranquil, collected, cool-headed, level-headed, sane, balanced, practical, realistic, rational, clear-headed, Slang together:
We invited you because we respect your sober judgement.
3 sedate, sombre, plain, simple, subdued, quiet, repressed, dreary, dark, drab, colourless, neutral:
At the funeral the widow wore a sober black costume.
v.
4 sober up. detoxify, recover, Colloq dry out:
When she finally sobered up she awoke to find herself in custody.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem | remain, stay
She wanted a drink, but she had to stay sober.
| keep sb
Only the thought of her kept him sober.
ADV.
completely, perfectly, quite, stone-cold | not entirely | almost, fairly, more or less, pretty well, reasonably, relatively
By this time he felt more or less sober again.
| enough
At that point she was still sober enough to ask sensible questions.
Concise English dictionary
sobers|sobered|sobering|soberer|soberest'səʊbə(r)
verb
+cause to become sober
+become more realistic
+become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
adj.
+not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
+dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
+lacking brightness or color; dull
+completely lacking in playfulness
