sobering

英 [ˈsəʊbərɪŋ]

美 [ˈsoʊbərɪŋ]

adj.  令人警醒的; 使人冷静的
v.  (使)变得持重，变得冷静
sober的现在分词

现在分词：sobering　

Collins.1 / BNC.18738 / COCA.12685

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人警醒的；使人冷静的
  making you feel serious and think carefully
  1. a sobering effect/experience/thought, etc.
     令人警醒的效果、经历、思想等
  2. It is sobering to realize that this is not a new problem.
     意识到这并不是新问题，就会使人冷静下来。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 严峻的;令人深思的;令人头脑清醒的
  You say that something is asoberingthought or has asoberingeffect when a situation seems serious and makes you become serious and thoughtful.
  1. Statistics paint a sobering picture — unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, sluggish job growth.
     统计数据描绘了一幅不容乐观的画面：失业率攀升，信贷从紧，家庭观念淡薄，就业机会增长缓慢。
  2. The events of October 1987 had a sobering effect on managers of large funds.
     1987 年 10 月的事件令那些管理大量资金的经理变得冷静了许多。

英英释义

adj

• tending to make sober or more serious
  1. the news had a sobering effect

双语例句

• He had not once raised his voice but his words had a sobering effect on both Greene and Freddie.
  他压根儿没有提高嗓音，但他的话却在格林和弗烈特这两个人身上起了清凉剂的作用。
• It is also a sobering moment for the news industry as a whole.
  对于整个新闻行业来说，这也是一个令人心情沉重的时刻。
• The bad news had a sobering effect on all of us.
  他听到这个坏消息，马上就清醒过来了。
• But as I raised my glass, I was asking myself a sobering question: how many other time bombs exist in the 21st century world that are being ignored – by Hollywood and everyone else – because they seem too boring to merit attention?
  但举杯庆贺时，我冷静地问了自己一个问题：21世纪还有多少其他定时炸弹被好莱坞和其他所有人所忽视，就因为它们看起来太枯燥而不值得注意？
• Even if the rosiest forecasts prove correct, they are based on sobering assumptions.
  即使最乐观的预测被证明是正确的，它们也是建立在一系列严峻的条件之上。
• The movie's insights are startling and sobering.
  这部电影具有惊人而冷静的洞察力。
• The results are sobering, not just for European industrial groups, but taxpayers and politicians too.
  无论对欧洲工业集团还是对纳税人和政界人士来说，其结果均发人深省。
• Idealism is romantic, but reality is more sobering.
  理想主义固然浪漫，但现实更为理智。
• Then I came home to a sobering reality: 1,379 messages in my inbox.
  但是一回到家中，我又得面对让人清醒的现实：收件箱里塞着1379封未读邮件。
• The dreadful, haunting fear of nuclear warfare casts a sobering pall over all international relations.
  经常出现的对于核战争的恐惧在一切国际关系上投下了一道愁人的阴影。