a.

1. 沒喝醉的；不過量飲酒的
   He seldom goes to bed sober.

   他難得沒喝醉上床。

2. 認真的；嚴肅的，持重的
   He is as sober as a judge.

   他十分鎮靜，嚴肅，像個法官似的。

3. 樸素的，樸實的，素淨的
   He was dressed in sober gray.

   他身著素淨的灰色衣服。

4. 冷靜的，清醒的；審慎的
   His estimate of the situation was sober.

   他對形勢的估計是審慎的。

vt.

1. 使醒酒；使清醒[（+up）]
   He drank a cup of strong tea to sober himself up.

   他喝下一杯濃茶以使自己清醒過來。

2. 使冷靜；使嚴肅；使持重[（+down）]
   The setback sobered all of us down.

   這一挫折使我們大家都清醒了。

vi.

1. 醒酒；清醒起來[（+up/off）]
   When you sober up, you'll be ashamed of what you've done.

   你酒醒之後，會為你的所作所為而感到羞愧。

2. 變得冷靜；變得嚴肅；變得持重[（+down）]
   The class sobered down as the teacher came into the room.

   老師走進教室後，學生們安靜下來了。

adj.

1. not affected by alcohol; not drunk.
2. serious; thoughtful.
3. muted in colour.

v.

1. (usu. sober up) make or become sober after drinking alcohol.
2. make or become serious.