| [/ˈsauə(r); ˋsaʊr/] adj 用法:
1 (a) having a sharp taste (like that of vinegar, a lemon or unripe fruit) 有酸味的; 酸的:
sour gooseberries 酸的醋栗 *
This apple is really sour! 这苹果真酸哪!
(b) tasting or smelling sharp and unpleasant from fermentation; not fresh 有酸臭味道或气味的; 馊的:
The milk's turned sour. 牛奶变酸了. *
a sour smell 馊味. 用法:
2 having or showing a bad temper; disagreeable in manner 坏脾气的; 别扭的; 乖戾的:
a sour and disillusioned man 阴郁颓丧的人 *
What a sour face she has! 她的脸色多难看! 用法:
3 (idm 习语) go/turn `sour become unfavourable or unpleasant; turn out badly 变得令人不愉快; 变坏; 变糟:
Their relationship soon went sour. 他们的关系不久就变坏了. *
His original enthusiasm has turned sour. 他当初的积极性已淡下去了. sour `grapes (saying 谚) (said when sb pretends that what he cannot have is of little or no value or importance 用以指某人因得不到某事物而佯称该事物不好):
He says he didn't want to marry her anyway, but that's just sour grapes. 他说自己反正不想娶她, 那不过是吃不到葡萄反而说葡萄酸罢了. sour 2
v [I, Tn] (cause sth/sb to) become sour （使某物）变酸, 变馊; （使某事）变糟; （使某人）阴郁或乖戾:
The hot weather soured the milk. 天热牛奶酸了. *
(fig 比喻) His personality has soured. 他品性变差了. *
The old man has been soured by poverty. 那老人因贫困脾气都坏了. |