;酸的;酸味的 Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon.
The stewed apple was sour even with honey.
炖煮的苹果即便加了蜂蜜还是很酸。
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[ADJ 形容词](牛奶)变质的,馊的Sour milk is milk that has an unpleasant taste because it is no longer fresh.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](人)乖戾的,尖酸刻薄的,不友好的 Someone who is sour is bad-tempered and unfriendly.
She made a sour face in his direction...
她冲他阴沉着脸。
Police, weary and increasingly sour in mood, wonder aloud why the situation has been allowed to deteriorate.
警察们疲惫不堪,心情也越来越糟糕,他们不禁满腹狐疑地问:为什么听凭情况不断地恶化下去?
sourly
'Leave my mother out of it,' he said sourly.
“不要把我母亲搅进去,”他没好气地说。
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[ADJ 形容词](状况、关系等)变坏,变糟,不再令人满意 If a situation or relationship turns sour or goes sour, it stops being enjoyable or satisfactory.
Everything turned sour for me there...
在那里,对我来说一切变得很不顺利。
Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour...
甚至连欧洲之梦都开始破灭了。
Their songs are filled with tales of love gone sour.
他们的歌里充斥着变了味的爱情故事。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(友谊、局势、态度等)变坏;(使)恶化 If a friendship, situation, or attitude sours or if something sours it, it becomes less friendly, enjoyable, or hopeful.
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If anything sours the relationship, it is likely to be real differences in their world-views...
如果有什么东西能够破坏这种关系的话,那可能就是他们世界观方面存在的实质性差异。
Her mood soured a little.
她的心情有点差。
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[PHRASE 短语]酸葡萄(喻指由于得不到而加以贬低的东西) If you refer to someone's attitude as sour grapes, you mean that they say that something is worthless or undesirable because they want it themselves but cannot have it.
[disapproval]
Page's response to the suggestion that this might be sour grapes because his company lost the bid is: 'Life's too short for that.'
soursourssouredsouringsourersourestadjective★1★having a taste like that of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat 酸的;有酸味的◆sour apples酸苹果◆a sour flavour酸味OPP
sweet
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sweet-and-sour
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bitter
2★(especially of milk 尤指牛奶)having an unpleasant taste or smell because it is not fresh 酸腐的;馊的◆to turn/go sour馊了☞synonyms at
bitter
3(of people 人)not cheerful; bad-tempered and unpleasant 阴郁的;闷闷不乐的;没好气的◆a sour and disillusioned woman心灰意冷、幻想破灭的女人◆a sour face阴郁的脸色◆The meeting ended on a sour notewith several people walking out. 几个人退席,会议不欢而散。▶sour·ly/; NAmE/adverb◆‘Who asked you?’ he said sourly.“谁问你了?”他没好气地说。sour·ness/; NAmE/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMSgo/turn ˈsourto stop being pleasant or working properly 变坏;恶化;出毛病◆Their relationship soon went sour.他们的关系很快有了嫌隙。sour ˈgrapes( saying) used to show that you think sb is jealous and is pretending that sth is not important (表示某人表面贬低某事物,实则是嫉妒)酸葡萄◆He said he didn't want the job anyway, but that's just sour grapes.他说他其实并不想干这份工作,这不过是吃不着葡萄就说葡萄酸而已。verb1[intransitive , transitive ](of relationships, attitudes, people, etc. 关系、态度、人等)to change so that they become less pleasant or friendly than before; to make sth do this (使)变坏,恶化◆The atmosphere at the house soured.屋子里的气氛不对了。soursth ◆The disagreement over trade tariffs has soured relations between the two countries.贸易关税上的分歧导致两国关系恶化。2[intransitive , transitive ]sour(sth) if milk soursor if sth soursit, it becomes sour and has an unpleasant taste or smell (牛奶等)变味,酸腐;使变酸腐sour/ˈsaʊə(r); NAmEˈsaʊər/sour·ly/; NAmE/sour·ness/; NAmE/
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sour1 adjective
sour2 verb
soursour1 /saʊə $ saʊr/ ●●●S3 adjective
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1having a sharp acid taste, like the taste of a lemon or a fruit that is not ready to be eatenOPP sweet → bitter: Rachel sampled the wine. It was sour. sour cherries →
sweet-and-sour
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taste
2milk or other food that is sour is not fresh and has a bad tasteturn/go sour (=become sour)RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say milk goes bad or, in British English, goes off, rather than goes sour.3unfriendly or looking bad-temperedsour look/face/smile etc Eliza was tall and thin, with a rather sour face. a sour-faced old man4informal if a relationship or plan turns or goes sour, it becomes less enjoyable, pleasant, or satisfactory: As time went by, their marriage turned sour. The meeting ended on a sour note, with neither side able to reach agreement.5sour grapes used to say that someone is pretending that they dislike something because they want it but cannot have it – used to show disapproval—sourly adverb—sourness noun [uncountable]
sour1 adjective
sour2 verb
soursour2 verb [intransitive, transitive]
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1if a relationship or someone’s attitude sours, or if something sours it, it becomes unfriendly or unfavourable: An unhappy childhood has soured her view of life.► see thesaurus at
spoil
2if milk sours, or if something sours it, it begins to have an unpleasant sharp taste
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