| 单词 | sourness |
| 释义 | soursour1 /saʊɚ/ ●●● S3 adjective 1TASTE having a sharp acid taste, like the taste of a lemon: a sour apple → see also bitter, sweet12NOT FRESH milk or other food that is sour is not fresh and has a bad taste: The milk smells a little sour.turn/go sour (=become sour)3UNFRIENDLY looking unfriendly or unhappy: She always had the same sour expression. → see also sour-faced4SMELL a sour smell is unpleasant and not fresh: sour breath5sour grapes disapproving a situation in which someone is pretending to dislike something because he or she wants it but cannot have it: This may sound like sour grapes, but I don’t think I would have taken the job anyway.6a sour note a situation, experience, event, or action that is not enjoyable, pleasant, or satisfactory: The meeting ended on a sour note.7turn/go sour informal if a relationship or plan turns or goes sour, it becomes less enjoyable, pleasant, or satisfactory: We dated two years and then things went sour.[Origin: Old English sur]—sourly adverb—sourness noun [uncountable] |
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