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sourHsaJE5, $saJradj-er, -est (of food) having a sharp taste, or (fig.) unfriendly, bad-tempered or unpleasant酸的;乖张的，坏脾气的，令人不快的sour plums/rhubarb/gooseberries酸梅/大黄/醋栗Lemons always taste sour, even when they are ripe because of the acid in them.柠檬的味道是酸的，即使是成熟的柠檬也如此，因为它含有酸。If you add lemon juice to milk, it will go/turn sour.如果你在牛奶里加入柠檬汁，它会变酸的。(fig.) Things went/turned sour (= The situation became unpleasant) when David said he was leaving Joanna and moving in with Louisa.当戴维说他打算离开乔安娜，和路易莎在一起时，场面变得很不愉快。(fig.) She was a sour (= bad-tempered) old lady who never had a good word for anybody.她是个坏脾气的老妇人，对任何人都很反感。(fig.) He gave her a sour (= unfriendly) look.他不给她好脸色看。Sour grapes is said when someone cannot have something which they really want and so they pretend that it is of no value to them.酸葡萄(指由于得不到某物而贬低它)After Claire failed to get into drama school she said she never wanted to be an actress anyway, but we think that's just sour grapes.克莱尔没能进入戏剧学校后，她说她从未想过当演员，但我们认为这种话只不过是酸葡萄而已。Sour cream (Br also soured cream) is cream which is made sour by adding special bacteria, and which is used in cooking.酸奶油
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