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

• While it remains to be seen whether this work is equally prescient, the conclusions are sobering.
  尽管我们现在还不知道文中的观点是不是同样会在未来得到证实，但那些结论也足够发人深省了。
• There may be slivers of positive, but I view this as sobering.
  有人会看到积极的一面，但我认为对此应保持清醒。
• If you believe in the potentially catastrophic effects of global warming, as I do, this is a sobering thought.
  如果你像我一样相信全球变暖可能带来灾难性的影响，这是一个令人清醒的想法。
• Meantime, the really sobering realisation is that they almost got away with it.
  与此同时，真正发人深省的是，他们居然差点就蒙混过关了。
• Last week I paid a sobering visit to one of the great losers from this recession: Ireland.
  上周，我对此次衰退中的大输家之一爱尔兰进行了一次冷静的访问。
• 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。
• Idealism is romantic, but reality is more sobering.
  理想主义固然浪漫，但现实更为理智。
• This is sobering, since it means that controlling expectations may not provide policymakers with the leverage they hoped to use in keeping future inflation low and stable.
  这一发现令人觉醒，因为它意味着，控制人们对通胀的预期，可能不会给决策者带来他们所希望的影响力，他们无法借此将未来的通胀水平维持在低位并保持稳定。
• The movie's insights are startling and sobering.
  这部电影具有惊人而冷静的洞察力。
• Your criticism had a sobering effect on me.
  你的批评对我是一服很好的清凉剂。