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[saυr]
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Derivative : n sourness ; adv sourly

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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

sour ['sauər]

1. adjective (bitter-tasting) 酸的
2. adjective [+milk] 酸的
3. adjective (bad-tempered) 愠怒的
4. vt. [+relationship, attitude] 使恶化
5. vi. [relationship, attitude+] 变坏

to go {or} turn sour

[milk，wine+] 变馊
6. vi. [relationship+] 变糟

it's sour grapes

这是酸葡萄

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

sour [saυr] [ 'sauə]

1. adjective （味）酸的
2. adjective 酸腐的；发了酵的

sour milk

酸奶
3. adjective 乖戾的；不高兴的，不和善的
4. adjective 对…抱有敌意的
5. adjective 标准以下的；拙劣的

His game has gone sour.

他这一局玩得不好。
6. adjective 乏味的；令人不快的
7. adjective 刺耳的

a sour note

刺耳的音调
8. adjective （土壤）酸性过强的
9. adjective （汽油等）含硫的
10. noun 酸味；酸的东西
11. noun [American English] 酸味鸡尾酒（一种掺有柠檬或柠檬汁的鸡尾酒）
12. vt. （使）变酸（或酸腐、不快等）
13. vi. （使）变酸（或酸腐、不快等）

Collins English-English Dictionary

sour ['saυə]

1. adj having or denoting a sharp biting taste like that of lemon juice or vinegar - Compare bitter
2. adj made acid or bad, as in the case of milk or alcohol, by the action of microorganisms
3. adj having a rancid or unwholesome smell
4. adj (of a person's temperament) sullen, morose, or disagreeable
5. adj (esp of the weather or climate) harsh and unpleasant
6. adj disagreeable; distasteful

a sour experience
7. adj (of land, etc) lacking in fertility, esp due to excessive acidity
8. adj (of oil, gas, or petrol) containing a relatively large amount of sulphur compounds
9. n something sour
10. n [chiefly US] any of several iced drinks usually made with spirits, lemon juice, and ice

a whiskey sour
11. n an acid used in laundering and bleaching clothes or in curing animal skins
12. vb to make or become sour
13. vb [Etymology] Old English sur; related to Old Norse surr, Lithuanian suras salty, Old Slavonic syru wet, raw, surovu green, raw, Sanskrit sura brandy

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Examples

smell the milk to tell if it's sour: 闻闻牛奶看它是否发酸 → smell
sour milk: 酸奶 → sour
His game has gone sour.: 他这一局玩得不好。 → sour
a sour note: 刺耳的音调 → sour
sour grapes: 酸葡萄 → grape
to go {or} turn sour: [milk，wine+] 变馊 → sour
it's sour grapes: 这是酸葡萄 → sour
sweet and sour: 糖醋 → sweet
I find this wine a little sour → find
a sour experience → sour: 15 more results

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