sourer; sourest
sourer; sourest
Learner's definition of SOUR
[also more sour; most sour]
1
: having an acid taste that is like the taste of a lemon : tart有酸味的;酸的 — see also sweet-and-sour 2
: having the unpleasant taste or smell of food that is no longer fresh酸臭的;馊的 3
: unpleasant or unfriendly令人不悅的;不友善的 -
a sour, cynical person尖酸刻薄的人
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He made a sour face.他拉下了臉。
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Their relationship ended on a sour note. [=ended unpleasantly]他們的關系不歡而終。
4
informal : bad or wrong糟糕的;錯誤的
sour on
informal
: having a bad opinion of (something)討厭;憎惡
— sourness
noun [noncount] 2 sour /ˈsawɚ/ noun
plural sours
plural sours
Learner's definition of SOUR
[count]
: an alcoholic drink that has a sour taste有酸味的酒精飲料 3 sour /ˈsawɚ/ verb
sours; soured; souring
sours; soured; souring
Learner's definition of SOUR
1
[no object] of food : to lose freshness and get an unpleasant taste or smell : to become sour變質;變馊 2
a [no object] : to become unpleasant or unfriendly變得不愉快;變得不友善 b [+ object] : to make (someone or something) unpleasant or unfriendly使不愉快;使不友善 3
[+ object] : to make (something good) less pleasant or enjoyable使喜悅減少
sour on
[phrasal verb] sour on (something) or sour (someone) on (something) US
: to stop liking or being interested in (something) or to cause (someone) to stop liking or being interested in (something)(使)厭惡,失去興趣 -
Investors have soured on (buying) the company's stock.投資者對購買這家公司的股票不再感興趣。
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Many fans have soured on the team after years of losing.連年失利之後,球迷對這個球隊失去了興趣。
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The disappointing result of the election soured her on politics.令人失望的選舉結果使她不再對政治感興趣。