| 单词 | sour |
| 释义 | sour adj., n., & v. --adj 1. having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). 2. a (of food, esp. milk or bread) bad because of fermentation. b smelling or tasting rancid or unpleasant. 3. (of a person, temper, etc.) harsh; morose; bitter. 4. (of a thing) unpleasant; distasteful. 5. (of the soil) deficient in lime and usually dank. --n 1. US a drink with lemon- or lime-juice (whisky sour). 2. an acid solution used in bleaching etc. --vtr. & intr. make or become sour (soured the cream; soured by misfortune). Phrases and idioms go (or turn) sour 1. (of food etc.) become sour. 2. turn out badly (the job went sour on him). 3. lose one's keenness. sour cream cream deliberately fermented by adding bacteria. sour grapes resentful disparagement of something one cannot personally acquire. sour mash US a brewing- or distilling-mash made acid to promote fermentation. Derivatives sourish adj. sourly adv. sourness n. Etymology: OE sur f. Gmc |
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