sobering

[US]/'sobərɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 使清醒的, 使冷靜的
Word Forms
現在分詞sobering

Phrases & Collocations

a sobering thought

一種令人警醒的想法

a sobering experience

一次令人警醒的經歷

a sobering reality

一個令人警醒的現實

Real-world Examples

That is a sobering thought, isn't it Alice?

這是一個發人深省的問題。

Source: 6 Minute English

So, it was a -- it was sobering experience.

因此,這是一次發人深省的經歷。

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2023

" Wasteland" is heavy on facts, many of them interesting and sobering.

《垃圾場》中有大量翔實的事實,其中許多既有趣又發人深省。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Hollywood movies like " Contagion" are sobering reminders of the real threat of deadly viruses.

好萊塢電影《傳染病》裏面描述的真正威脅致命病毒令人印象深刻。

Source: CNN Listening Compilation June 2013

One sobering impact of big cars is the threat it poses to pedestrians.

大型汽車帶來的一個令人警醒的影響是對行人的威脅。

Source: Vox opinion

Set it in today's America and it would be a more sobering drama.

這事要發生在今天的美國,則沒那麼好笑了。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The report describes both as sobering. In neither can economic activity return to normal.

該報告稱兩種可能性都應當引起警惕。兩種情況下經濟都無法恢復正常。

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2020

UN scientists issued a sobering report ahead of December's climate talks in Poland.

在舉行12月份的氣候會談之前,聯合國科學家們在波蘭發表了一份發人深省的報告。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

UN scientists issued a sobering report ahead of December’s climate talks in Poland.

在舉行12月份的氣候會談之前,聯合國科學家們在波蘭發表了一份發人深省的報告。

Source: VOA Video Highlights

Now, there is the sobering thought that this kind of technology could be open to misuse.

這種科技可能會被濫用。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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