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

• A: Two whiskey sours, a Scotch on the rocks, and a martini.
  甲：两杯威士忌加柠檬汁、一杯苏格兰威士忌加冰块、一杯马提尼鸡尾酒。
• Have faith in people. cynicism sours the disposition.
  信任别人。愤世嫉俗使你的人格变质。
• If you keep the worst of it at bay, you may find that your love affair with suicide sours, and your love affair with life becomes more sweet.
  如果你能最大程度的避开它，你就会发现带自杀心酸的爱情事和生活中的爱情事会变得更甜蜜。
• The cream sours in hot weather.
  奶油在热天会变酸。
• Milk sours in hot weather.
  牛奶在炎热的天气中会变酸。
• Watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates.
  当生奶变酸和凝固时，形成的像水一样的部分。
• And in this paper, the main parts of plasma carburizing equipment-cathode electricity transmitting unit and the plasma carburizing technology which uses organic solvent acetone-ammonia as the carbon sours are introduced.
  并介绍了该设备的重要部件阴极输电装置，及用丙酮－氨气作为渗剂的等离子渗碳工艺方法。
• Ideas& suggestions are put forward for the prediction of power market development, and plan of power sours and power grid development.
  对电力市场发展预测、电源和电网发展规划提出了看法与建议。
• When the economy sours, more people end up working part-time.
  经济不景气时，更多的人只能从事兼职工作。
• 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。