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

• Your criticism had a sobering effect on me.
  你的批评对我是一服很好的清凉剂。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This carries sobering lessons for European leaders.
  这给欧洲领导人带来了发人深省的教训。
• But beyond these dramatic ups and downs lies an even more sobering reality: long-term economic stagnation.
  但是伴随着戏剧性的经济涨落，更严酷的事实是：长期的经济停滞。
• The sobering fact remains that decrepit infrastructure makes Chinese-style growth of 10 per cent or higher unattainable.
  一个令人警醒的事实依然存在：即老旧的基础设施，使巴西难以实现中国式的10%乃至更高经济增长。
• Idealism is romantic, but reality is more sobering.
  理想主义固然浪漫，但现实更为理智。
• In an era when most women prefer to focus on their skills, it's a sobering idea.
  在这样一个大多数女性更关注工作才能的时候，这是一种难得的清醒想法。