sours

英 [ˈsaʊəz]

美 [ˈsaʊərz]

v.  (使)变坏，恶化; (牛奶等)变味，酸腐
sour的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• See also:The stewed apple was sour even with honey.sweet and sour
• (牛奶)变质的，馊的
  Sourmilk 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 issouris bad-tempered and unfriendly.
  1. She made a sour face in his direction...
     她冲他阴沉着脸。
  2. 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 relationshipturns sourorgoes sour, it stops being enjoyable or satisfactory.
  1. Everything turned sour for me there...
     在那里，对我来说一切变得很不顺利。
  2. Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour...
     甚至连欧洲之梦都开始破灭了。
  3. Their songs are filled with tales of love gone sour.
     他们的歌里充斥着变了味的爱情故事。
• V-ERG (使)(友谊、局势、态度等)变坏;(使)恶化
  If a friendship, situation, or attitudesoursor if somethingsoursit, it becomes less friendly, enjoyable, or hopeful.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 assour grapes, you mean that they say that something is worthless or undesirable because they want it themselves but cannot have it.
  1. 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？”

双语例句

• In Hungary, banks are already cutting back credit for small businesses and consumer purchases such as cars, fearing that debtors could struggle to repay as the economy sours.
  匈牙利的银行已开始缩减对小企业的贷款和个人购买汽车等大件商品的消费贷款，它们担心，随着经济形势恶化，债务人在还款方面会遇到困难。
• The strength of the rear leg which is essential to push the body forward is the main sours of movement.
  后蹬力是短跑主要的动力来源，是推动人体前进的基本条件。
• She is a kind of strong flavor wine which rich in tannins and fresh sours.
  这是一款味道浓烈的葡萄酒，富含单宁及新鲜的酸味。
• Bitterness sours it; love sweetens it.
  痛苦渍酸生活，爱使之甜蜜；
• The 2008-09 global financial crisis showed what can happen to the gaming industry when the economy sours.
  2008至2009年的金融危机显示了经济疲软对博彩业可能造成的影响。
• Government's role is less the sours of financing and more in instrument for creating an environment that encourages private investments in the telecommunications industry.
  政府的作用主要不是提供资金的来源，而是营造投资环境的工具，营造一种能够激励私人对电信产业进行投资的环境。
• Have faith in people. cynicism sours the disposition.
  信任别人。愤世嫉俗使你的人格变质。
• A government ratings utility may be tempted to minimise downgrades when the economy sours.
  且在经济衰退时，政府评级的效用也会因倾向于减缓经济下滑而受到影响。
• The cream sours in hot weather.
  奶油在热天会变酸。
• The poems in the air and earth, for its words have meaning that walks and music that sours.
  诗无论在空中或在地上都有无限之感，因为它的语言能舞动、音韵能飞翔。