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
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Lemons have a sour taste.
柠檬有酸味。
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The milk has gone sour.
牛奶变酸了。
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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
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The hot weather soured the milk quickly.
炎热的天气使牛奶很快变酸。
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Their friendship soured after the argument.
争吵后他们的友谊恶化了。
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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)
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sourness 酸味;坏脾气名词形式
同义词
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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
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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
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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。
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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。
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sour cream 酸奶油Serve the baked potato with sour cream. 烤土豆配酸奶油一起上桌。