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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Your criticism had a sobering effect on me.
  你的批评对我是一服很好的清凉剂。
• 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。
• This carries sobering lessons for European leaders.
  这给欧洲领导人带来了发人深省的教训。