| 例句 | ADJ-GRADED酸的;酸味的Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon.例:The stewed apple was sour even with honey.炖煮的苹果即便加了蜂蜜还是很酸。ADJ(牛奶)变质的,馊的Sour milk is milk that has an unpleasant taste because it is no longer fresh.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:She made a sour face in his direction...她冲他阴沉着脸。例:Police, weary and increasingly sour in mood, wonder aloud why the situation has been allowed to deteriorate.警察们疲惫不堪,心情也越来越糟糕,他们不禁满腹狐疑地问:为什么听凭情况不断地恶化下去?ADJ(状况、关系等)变坏,变糟,不再令人满意If a situation or relationship turns sour or goes sour, it stops being enjoyable or satisfactory.例:Everything turned sour for me there...在那里,对我来说一切变得很不顺利。例:Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour...甚至连欧洲之梦都开始破灭了。V-ERG(使)(友谊、局势、态度等)变坏;(使)恶化If a friendship, situation, or attitude sours or if something sours it, it becomes less friendly, enjoyable, or hopeful.例:If anything sours the relationship, it is likely to be real differences in their world-views...如果有什么东西能够破坏这种关系的话,那可能就是他们世界观方面存在的实质性差异。例:Her mood soured a little.她的心情有点差。PHRASE酸葡萄(喻指由于得不到而加以贬低的东西)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: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.'有人认为这是佩奇的酸葡萄心理在作怪,因为他的公司未能中标,佩奇对此的回应是:“人生苦短,谁有闲工夫去耿耿于怀呢?” |