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sour

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Related topics: Tastes, Food
sour1 /saʊə $ saʊr/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj  
1 CTSOURhaving a sharp acid taste, like the taste of a lemon or a fruit that is not ready to be eaten 酸的,酸味的 OPP sweet bitter
 Rachel sampled the wine. It was sour.
雷切尔尝了尝葡萄酒,是酸的。
 sour cherries
酸樱桃
sweet-and-soursee thesaurus at taste
2 DFCTmilk or other food that is sour is not fresh and has a bad taste 〔牛奶等〕馊的,有馊味的,酸臭的
turn/go sour (=become sour) 变酸
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In everyday English, people usually say milk goes bad or, in British English, goes off, rather than goes sour. 在日常英语中,表示牛奶变酸, 人们一般不说 go sour, 而是说 go bad, 在英国英语中则说 go off
3 BAD-TEMPEREDUNFRIENDLYunfriendly or looking bad-tempered 不友善的,脾气坏的
sour look/face/smile etc
 Eliza was tall and thin, with a rather sour face.
伊丽莎又高又瘦,脸上阴沉沉的。
 a sour-faced old man
绷着脸的老人
4 informalUNPLEASANTDON'T LIKE if a relationship or plan turns or goes sour, it becomes less enjoyable, pleasant, or satisfactory 〔关系、计划等变得〕坏的,令人不快的
 As time went by, their marriage turned sour.
随着时间的流逝,他们的夫妻关系变差了。
 The meeting ended on a sour note, with neither side able to reach agreement.
双方未能取得一致意见,会议不欢而散。
5. sour grapes JEALOUSused to say that someone is pretending that they dislike something because they want it but cannot have it – used to show disapproval 酸葡萄〔指某人其实想要某物,但因得不到而装作不喜欢的心态,含贬义〕
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sourly adverbadv
sourness noun [uncountableU]
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Related topics: Food
sour2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
1 SPOILif a relationship or someone’s attitude sours, or if something sours it, it becomes unfriendly or unfavourable (使)〔关系或态度〕变坏,变得不友善
 An unhappy childhood has soured her view of life.
不幸的童年扭曲了她的人生观。
see thesaurus at spoil
2. DFDECAYif milk sours, or if something sours it, it begins to have an unpleasant sharp taste (使)〔牛奶〕变酸,变馊
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Origin sour1
Old English sur

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