'Grape' refers to a small, typically green or purple fruit that grows in bunches on a vine. It can be eaten raw, used to make wine, or dried. The idiom 'sour grapes' describes an attitude where someone devalues something they want but cannot have.
English: 'Grape' refers to a small, typically green or purple fruit that grows in bunches on a vine. It can be eaten raw, used to make wine, or dried. The idiom 'sour grapes' describes an attitude where someone devalues something they want but cannot have.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]葡萄Grapes are small green or dark purple fruit which grow in bunches. Grapes can be eaten raw, used for making wine, or dried.
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[PHRASE 短语]酸葡萄心理（指因得不到想要的东西便说它一文不值） If you describe some-one's attitude as sour grapes, you mean that they say something is worthless or undesirable because they want it themselves but cannot have it.
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These accusations have been going on for some time now, but it is just sour grapes.
这些指责到现在已经持续了一段时间，但这不过是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸罢了。
Oxford
grape/ɡreɪp; NAmEɡreɪp/noun _fruit_comp.jpg _grape.jpg a small green or purple fruit that grows in bunches on a climbing plant (called a
vine
). Wine is made from grapes.葡萄◆a bunch of grapes一串葡萄◆black/white grapes(= grapesthat are actually purple/green in colour) 紫╱绿葡萄IDIOMsee
sour
adj.grapegrapesgrape/ɡreɪp; NAmEɡreɪp/
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grapegrape /ɡreɪp/ ●●●S3 noun [countable]
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grapeone of a number of small round green or purple fruits that grow together on a vine. Grapes are often used for making wine: a bunch of grapes grape juice red seedless grapes → sour grapes
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THESAURUSgrape one of a number of small round green or purple fruits that grow together on a vine. Grapes are often used for making wine: · I've brought you a bunch of grapes.· Different grape varieties produce wines of widely different character.vine (also grapevine) a plant that produces grapes: · There are 2,000 acres of vines in England, compared with 2.6 million in France.· He left the grapes on the vine as long as possible — sometimes even late into October.vineyard a piece of land where grapevines are grown in order to produce wine: · The wine is from one of Germany's most famous vineyards.
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葡萄(98%)，葡萄树(1%)，深紫色(1%)
n.葡萄；葡萄酒；葡萄树；葡萄色
n.(Grape)人名；(法)格拉普；(德、瑞典)格拉佩
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