sour
英 [ˈsaʊə(r)]
美 [ˈsaʊər]
adj. 酸的; 有酸味的; 酸腐的; 馊的; 阴郁的; 闷闷不乐的; 没好气的
v. (使)变坏,恶化; (牛奶等)变味,酸腐
过去分词:soured 过去式:soured 第三人称单数:sours 现在分词:souring 比较级:sourer 最高级:sourest
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习惯用语
adj.
- go/turn sour
- 变坏;恶化;出毛病
to stop being pleasant or working properly - Their relationship soon went sour.
他们的关系很快有了嫌隙。 sour grapes - 酸葡萄(表示某人表面贬低某事物,实则是嫉妒)
used to show that you think sb is jealous and is pretending that sth is not important - He said he didn't want the job anyway, but that's just sour grapes.
他说反正他并不想干这份工作,这不过是吃不着葡萄就说葡萄酸而已。
牛津词典
adj.
- 酸的;有酸味的
having a taste like that of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat- sour apples
酸苹果 - a sour flavour
酸味
- sour apples
- 酸腐的;馊的
having an unpleasant taste or smell because it is not fresh- to turn/go sour
馊了
- to turn/go sour
- 阴郁的;闷闷不乐的;没好气的
not cheerful; bad-tempered and unpleasant- 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 note with several people walking out.
几个人退席,会议不欢而散。
- a sour and disillusioned woman
verb
- (使)变坏,恶化
to change so that they become less pleasant or friendly than before; to make sth do this- The atmosphere at the house soured.
屋子里的气氛不对了。 - 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。
- The atmosphere at the house soured.
- (牛奶等)变味,酸腐
if milk sours or if sth sours it, it becomes sour and has an unpleasant taste or smell
柯林斯词典
- See also:The stewed apple was sour even with honey.sweet and sour
- (牛奶)变质的,馊的
Sourmilk is milk that has an unpleasant taste because it is no longer fresh. - ADJ-GRADED (人)乖戾的,尖酸刻薄的,不友好的
Someone who issouris 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?
- She made a sour face in his direction...
- ADJ (状况、关系等)变坏,变糟,不再令人满意
If a situation or relationshipturns sourorgoes 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。
- Everything turned sour for me there...
- V-ERG (使)(友谊、局势、态度等)变坏;(使)恶化
If a friendship, situation, or attitudesoursor if somethingsoursit, it becomes less friendly, enjoyable, or hopeful.- 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。
- If anything sours the relationship, it is likely to be real differences in their world-views...
- PHRASE 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 assour grapes, you mean that they say that something is worthless or undesirable because they want it themselves but cannot have it.- 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.'
有人认为这是佩奇的酸葡萄心理在作怪,因为他的公司未能中标,佩奇对此的回应是:“人生苦短,谁有闲工夫去耿耿于怀呢?”
- 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.'
双语例句
- This milk tastes as though it is sour.
牛奶尝起来好像是酸了。 - Everything turned sour for me there
在那里,对我来说一切变得很不顺利。 - 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? - I like pure milk and sour milk.
我喜欢纯奶和酸奶。 - She made a sour face in his direction
她冲他阴沉着脸。 - Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour
甚至连欧洲之梦都开始破灭了。 - How sour these grapes taste!
这些葡萄真酸! - The fruit is still green and eats sour.
果子还青,吃起来很酸。 - This apple is too sour to eat.
这苹果太酸了,吃不得。 - Gerald turned sour and embittered when he felt people were not dealing honestly with him.
当杰拉尔德感到人们没有真诚待他时,就变得乖张易怒,怨恨不平。