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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• However, the results were more sobering for Japan and the European Union.
  而日本和欧盟的结果则冷静许多。
• But some assessments of the technological challenge ahead are sobering.
  但是一些对面临的技术挑战的评估令人清醒。
• Your criticism had a sobering effect on me.
  你的批评对我是一服很好的清凉剂。
• The movie's insights are startling and sobering.
  这部电影具有惊人而冷静的洞察力。