sour

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UK [ˈsaʊə(r)]
  • n.酸味；痛苦；讨厌的东西；〈美〉酸味饮料
  • v.恶化；酸腐；使变酸腐
  • adj.酸的；有酸味的；酸腐的；馊的
  • Web发酸；酸味鸡尾酒；发酸的
Comparative Degree：sourer  Superlative：sourest  Simple Present：sours  Present Participle：souring  Past Tense：soured  

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Sour
adj.
1.
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
2.
酸腐的；馊的having an unpleasant taste or smell because it is not fresh
to turn/go sour
馊了
3.
阴郁的；闷闷不乐的；没好气的not cheerful; bad-tempered and unpleasant
a sour and disillusioned woman
郁郁寡欢、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。
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Their relationship soon went sour.
他们的关系很快有了嫌隙。
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。
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。
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。
v.
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（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。
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（牛奶等）变味，酸腐；使变酸腐if milksours or if sthsours it, it becomes sour and has an unpleasant taste or smell

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AllAll,酸味酸味,痛苦痛苦,讨厌的东西讨厌的东西,〈美〉酸味饮料〈美〉酸味饮料,恶化恶化,酸腐酸腐,使变酸腐使变酸腐,酸的酸的,有酸味的有酸味的,酸腐的酸腐的,馊的馊的,发酸发酸,酸味鸡尾酒酸味鸡尾酒,发酸的发酸的
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1.
No point getting a gallon of milk if it is going to turn sour with a couple of days.
购买一加仑的牛奶时，如果它几天之后就过期了，那别去买。
gòu mǎi yī jiā lún de niú nǎi shí , rú guǒ tā jǐ tiān zhī hòu jiù guò qī le , nà bié qù mǎi 。
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Investors also worry that Chinese bank lending to local governments for stimulus programs could sour into bad loans in a year or two.
投资者还担心中资银行向地方政府发放的刺激性贷款可能会在未来一两年中变成不良贷款。
tóu zī zhě hái dān xīn zhōng zī yín háng xiàng dì fāng zhèng fǔ fā fàng de cì jī xìng dài kuǎn kě néng huì zài wèi lái yì liǎng nián zhōng biàn chéng bù liáng dài kuǎn 。
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3.
When she said the performance was terrible , it was only sour grapes because she auditioned for the show but wasn't accepted.
她说这个表演很差完全是酸葡萄作用，因为她应征此项演出而未被录用。
tā shuō zhè ge biǎo yǎn hěn chà wán quán shì suān pú táo zuò yòng , yīn wèi tā yìng zhēng cǐ xiàng yǎn chū ér wèi bèi lù yòng 。
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It ordered banks to set aside provisions equivalent to at least 130% of loans that are likely to turn sour.
该机构命令各家银行拨出至少相当于潜在问题贷款规模130%的准备金。
gāi jī gòu mìng lìng gè jiā yín háng bō chū zhì shǎo xiāng dāng yú qián zài wèn tí dài kuǎn guī mó bǎi fēn zhī yì bǎi sān shí de zhǔn bèi jīn 。
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He said claims that their friendship turned sour over the battle for the top post were groundless.
他称有关传言指他俩因竞逐处长职位而不和是毫无根据的。
tā chēng yǒu guān chuán yán zhǐ tā liǎ yīn jìng zhú chù zhǎng zhí wèi ér bù hé shì háo wú gēn jù de 。
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He said he didn't want to just because nobody asked him to, can't you see it is sour grapes?
他说他不想去仅仅是因为没人邀请他去，你没看出来他是吃不到葡萄就说葡萄是酸的吗？
tā shuō tā bù xiǎng qù jǐn jǐn shì yīn wèi méi rén yāo qǐng tā qù , nǐ méi kàn chū lái tā shì chī bù dào pú táo jiù shuō pú táo shì suān de ma ?
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Others sit for hours on the phone or online trying to contact manufacturers of appliances that have gone sour.
也有人在电话或电脑旁呆坐数小时试图联系上制造商，因为家电不好使了；
yě yǒu rén zài diàn huà huò diàn nǎo páng dāi zuò shù xiǎo shí shì tú lián xì shàng zhì zào shāng , yīn wèi jiā diàn bù hǎo shǐ le ;
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One of the simplest and quickest ways to turn a negative and sour mood into a more positive one is to be grateful.
一个将消极、愁眉苦脸的心境转变为积极的心态的最为简单并快速的方法就是感激。
yī gè jiāng xiāo jí 、 chóu méi kǔ liǎn de xīn jìng zhuǎn biàn wéi jī jí de xīn tài de zuì wéi jiǎn dān bìng kuài sù de fāng fǎ jiù shì gǎn jī 。
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Shanxi cuisine is often sour and spicy, with strong garlic and coriander flavors.
陕西菜味道酸辣，配有大量的大蒜和香菜作辅料。
shǎn xī cài wèi dào suān là , pèi yǒu dà liàng de dà suàn hé xiāng cài zuò fǔ liào 。
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10.
James says he would hate to have my new job, but he applied for it himself unsuccessfully, so it's probably just sour grapes on him part.
詹姆斯说他不喜欢我的新工作，但他自己却又申请过但没有申请到。因此对他来说那民许是聊以自慰的话。
zhān mǔ sī shuō tā bù xǐ huan wǒ de xīn gōng zuò , dàn tā zì jǐ què yòu shēn qǐng guò dàn méi yǒu shēn qǐng dào 。 yīn cǐ duì tā lái shuō nà mín xǔ shì liáo yǐ zì wèi de huà 。
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