sour

/ˈsaʊə/ adjective / verb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

酸的,酸味的;(人)脾气坏的,不悦的;使变酸;(使)变坏,恶化

释义与例句

adjective 酸的,酸味的;(人)脾气坏的,不悦的
having a sharp, unpleasant taste like lemon; bad-tempered or unfriendly
  1. Lemons have a sour taste.
    柠檬有酸味。
  2. The milk has gone sour.
    牛奶变酸了。
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  1. He gave me a sour look.
    他恶狠狠地瞪了我一眼。
verb 使变酸;(使)变坏,恶化
to become or make something become sour; to make a relationship or situation unpleasant
  1. The hot weather soured the milk quickly.
    炎热的天气使牛奶很快变酸。
  2. Their friendship soured after the argument.
    争吵后他们的友谊恶化了。
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  1. The scandal soured the public mood.
    丑闻令公众的情绪变得恶劣。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 发音像“酸呃”,联想吃到酸东西时的表情

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • sourness 酸味;坏脾气
    名词形式
同义词
  • acidic 酸的,酸性的
    acidic 偏化学意义上的酸性,sour 多指食物变酸或人态度差。
    The wine was too acidic for her taste. 这酒太酸,不合她的口味。
反义词
  • sweet 甜的
    sweet 表示甜味,与 sour 的酸味是味觉上的直接反义。
    The cake was too sweet for me. 这蛋糕对我来说太甜了。
常见搭配
  • sour grapes 酸葡萄(心理)
    His criticism was just sour grapes. 他的批评不过是酸葡萄心理罢了。
  • go sour 变酸;变糟
    Their plan went sour after the budget cut. 预算削减后他们的计划泡汤了。
  • sour cream 酸奶油
    Serve the baked potato with sour cream. 烤土豆配酸奶油一起上桌。