1 having a sharp taste like that of a lemon 酸的:
This sauce is quite sour.这种调味汁很酸。
2 (used especially about milk) tasting or smelling unpleasant because it is no longer fresh (尤指牛奶)变酸的:
This cream has gone sour.这奶油变酸了。
3 (used about people) angry and unpleasant (指人)坏脾气的,令人不快的:
a sour expression难看的表情a sour-facedold woman面带愠色的老太太
sourverb [T] (formal 正式)
The disagreement over trade tariffs has soured relations between the two countries.贸易关税问题上的分歧使两国关系变坏了。 ➔sourlyadv➔sournessnoun [U]
go/turn sour to stop being pleasant or friendly 变坏;变糟:
Their relationship turned sour after a few months.几个月后,他们的关系变坏了。sour grapes pretending to not want sth that in fact you secretly want, because you cannot have it 酸葡萄(因为得不到而说自己不想要)
sour/saUr; saʊə/adj 1 having an acid taste, like the taste of a LEMON [ sweet ; → bitter] 酸的﹐有酸味的: sour green apples 酸酸的青苹果see box at见 TASTE1 方框2 milk or other food that is sour is not fresh and has a bad taste and smell〔牛奶等食物〕酸腐的﹐馊的: The milk has gone sour . 牛奶已经变酸了。see box at见 FOOD 方框3 looking unfriendly and angry 不友好的﹐敌意的﹔愤怒的: sour look/face/smile etc The waiter had a really sour expression. 那名侍者脸色非常难看。4 go/turn sourinformal if a relationship or situation goes sour, it becomes less enjoyable or is no longer what you want【非正式】〔关系或情况〕变坏﹐变得令人烦恼[不满意]: As time went on, their marriage turned sour. 随着时间的推移﹐他们的婚姻关系开始恶化。5 sour grapesdisapproving used to say that someone is only pretending to dislike something because they cannot have it【贬】酸葡萄〔因得不到某物而装作不喜欢〕—sourly adv —sour v [I,T]
soursoursourssouredsouringsourersourestadjective1with a sharp taste like a lemon: If it's too sour, put some sugar in it.2Sour milk tastes bad because it is not fresh: This milk has gone sour.