1、sober

醒的;沒(méi)喝醉的

When Dad was sober he was a good father.

不喝醉的時(shí)候，爸爸是一個(gè)好父親。

嚴(yán)肅的;審慎的;頭腦清醒的

We are now far more sober and realistic.

我們現(xiàn)在清醒、現(xiàn)實(shí)多了。

It was a room filled with sad, sober faces.

房間里坐滿了人，大家都一臉的憂傷和嚴(yán)肅。

(顏色、衣服)素淡的，素凈的，古板的

He dresses in sober grey suits.

他總是穿素凈的灰西服。

sober-suited middle-aged men.

衣著素淡的中年男子

2、inappropriate

不適用的;不適合的

The industry is inappropriate to the region's present and future needs.

該行業(yè)不適合該地區(qū)當(dāng)前和未來(lái)的需要。

There is no suggestion that clients have been sold inappropriate policies.

無(wú)跡象表明向客戶售出了不適用的保險(xiǎn)。

不得體的;不合時(shí)宜的

I feel the remark was inappropriate for such a serious issue.

我認(rèn)為對(duì)如此嚴(yán)肅的問(wèn)題來(lái)說(shuō),該評(píng)論不合時(shí)宜。

It is inappropriate for a judge to belong to a discriminatory club.

法官參加一個(gè)帶歧視性的俱樂(lè)部是不合適的。

3、competition

競(jìng)爭(zhēng);角逐

There's been some fierce competition for the title.

奪冠之爭(zhēng)一直都相當(dāng)激烈。

It was in these studios that young painters found the support and stimulating competition of peers.

就是在這些畫(huà)室里，年輕的畫(huà)家們得到了同齡人的支持，也感受到了激勵(lì)大家向前的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

(商業(yè))競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

The deal would have reduced competition in the commuter-aircraft market...

這項(xiàng)協(xié)議原本會(huì)減少通勤航班市場(chǎng)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

The farmers have been seeking higher prices as better protection from foreign competition.

農(nóng)場(chǎng)主們一直在尋找更高的價(jià)格，以更好地保護(hù)自己不受?chē)?guó)外競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手的影響。