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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Milk sours in hot weather.
  牛奶在炎热的天气中会变酸。
• 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。
• Pisco sours, a kind of tart liquors, were passed out to taste and in thanks.
  为了表达谢意，当地人还奉上了秘鲁出名的皮斯科白兰地酸味酒供我们品尝。
• China sees this as a target of opportunity, both to tweak the US and to subtly suggest to Pakistan that if it really sours of its relationship with the US, it has an alternative.
  “中国将此视为一个机会，既能让美国陷入僵局，又能巧妙的暗示巴基斯坦，就算与美国的关系搞僵了，还有替代选择”。