sobriety /səˈbrajəti/ noun Learner's definition of SOBRIETY
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: the state of not being drunk未醉酒 -
The police tested him for sobriety. [=tested him to see if he was sober]警方对他进行醉酒测试。
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They did a sobriety test on him.他们对他进行醉酒测试。
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He has had 10 years of sobriety. [=he stopped drinking alchohol 10 years ago]他已有10年没喝酒了。
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formal : the quality of being serious严肃;持重