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。
Their relationship soon went sour.他们的关系很快有了嫌隙。
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。
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。
1.[i][t](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。
2.[i][t]~ (sth)(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
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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?
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;
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。
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。
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。
Too often lately, America seems to fall into this sour, defeatist attitude: Nothing can be improved, any change will be for the worse.
而最近美国似乎常常陷入一种酸苦的,失败者的心态:身边的一切都不会好转,甚至变得更糟。
Did you know? Traditionally buttermilk was the sour liquid left after churning butter. Today it's made by adding bacteria to regular milk.
你知道吗?传统的酪乳是搅拌黄油后剩余的酸味液体。现代的酪乳是向普通牛奶中加入细菌制成的。
That putting a bit of sugar seems to be a deliberate act, however, such approach balances the taste: bitter and sour.
在杯边蘸上白砂糖,这看似不经意的做法恰恰是为了平衡香槟酒微苦微酸的口感。
Let's not invite Dick to the dance - he is such a wet blanket with that sour look on his face and his boring talk.
我们开舞会可别请迪克。他整日愁眉苦脸,言谈无聊,是个让人扫兴的家伙。
Ramsay would flay them all when he learned his bride was gone, and what he would do to Grunt and Sour Alyn did not bear thinking about.
当他发现他的新娘跑了的时候,拉姆西会把他们都剥了皮,至于他会对咕噜特和尖酸的阿利做什么简直不忍想象。
He sensed something cool but determined in the ship's slightly sour air, a single- mindedness at work he had not experienced since Tiresia.
从飞船内部稍稍混浊的空气中,他察觉到某种冷静而坚定的东西,一种坚定工作的意志,一种自从离开泰雷西亚以后就没有经历的意志。
Don't think that makes it okay to pig-out on fast-food fries, or bury your baked potato under butter and sour cream! You know better.
我想你应该更清楚,不要以为狼吞虎咽快餐薯条或者将烤土豆拌着黄油和酸奶油大吃会没事。
Like Ireland it had a runaway real-estate boom that has left its banking system with a pile of sour property loans.
像爱尔兰一样它也有着失控的房地产泡沫,给其银行系统留下了大量的劣质贷款。
Back in the days when banks made loans, and then kept these on their books, it was easy to tell who held losses when credits turned sour.
以往,银行发放贷款,然后将它们保留在自己的账上,这样在信贷出现问题时,很容易知道谁在遭受损失。
But with much of it incurred with little regard for how it would be repaid, a sizable chunk is expected to turn sour.
但由于几乎无人关心如何偿还这其中的很多债务,所以预计会有相当大一块债务变成坏账。
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