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ADJ-GRADED
酸的;酸味的
Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon.
例句
The stewed apple was sour even with honey.
燉煮的蘋果即便加了蜂蜜還是很酸。
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ADJ
(牛奶)變質(zhì)的，餿的
Sour milk is milk that has an unpleasant taste because it is no longer fresh.
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ADJ-GRADED
(人)乖戾的，尖酸刻薄的，不友好的
Someone who is sour is bad-tempered and unfriendly.
例句
She made a sour face in his direction...
她沖他陰沉著臉。
Police, weary and increasingly sour in mood, wonder aloud why the situation has been allowed to deteriorate.
警察們疲憊不堪，心情也越來(lái)越糟糕，他們不禁滿腹狐疑地問(wèn)：為什么聽?wèi){情況不斷地惡化下去？
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ADJ
(狀況、關(guān)系等)變壞，變?cè)悖辉倭钊藵M意
If a situation or relationship turns sour or goes sour, it stops being enjoyable or satisfactory.
例句
Everything turned sour for me there...
在那里，對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)一切變得很不順利。
Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour...
甚至連歐洲之夢(mèng)都開始破滅了。
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V-ERG
(使)(友誼、局勢(shì)、態(tài)度等)變壞;(使)惡化
If a friendship, situation, or attitude sours or if something sours it, it becomes less friendly, enjoyable, or hopeful.
例句
If anything sours the relationship, it is likely to be real differences in their world-views...
如果有什么東西能夠破壞這種關(guān)系的話，那可能就是他們世界觀方面存在的實(shí)質(zhì)性差異。
Her mood soured a little.
她的心情有點(diǎn)差。
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PHRASE
酸葡萄(喻指由于得不到而加以貶低的東西)
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.
例句
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.'
有人認(rèn)為這是佩奇的酸葡萄心理在作怪，因?yàn)樗墓疚茨苤袠?biāo)，佩奇對(duì)此的回應(yīng)是：“人生苦短，誰(shuí)有閑工夫去耿耿于懷呢？”