Fox and the Grapes, The

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishFox and the Grapes, TheThe Fox and the GrapesˌFox and the ˈGrapes, The a fable (=a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson) by Aesop in which a fox tries many times to reach some grapes that are hanging above his head. When he realizes that he will never be able to reach them, he pretends that he never wanted them, saying ‘They’re probably sour (=having an unpleasant acid taste) anyway’. This attitude is known as sour grapes.

单词	Fox and the Grapes, The
释义	Fox and the Grapes, The From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishFox and the Grapes, TheThe Fox and the GrapesˌFox and the ˈGrapes, The a fable (=a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson) by Aesop in which a fox tries many times to reach some grapes that are hanging above his head. When he realizes that he will never be able to reach them, he pretends that he never wanted them, saying ‘They’re probably sour (=having an unpleasant acid taste) anyway’. This attitude is known as sour grapes.
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