soured

英 [ˈsaʊəd]

美 [ˈsaʊərd]

v.  (使)变坏，恶化; (牛奶等)变味，酸腐
sour的过去分词和过去式

过去式：soured　

BNC.43837 / COCA.33596

柯林斯词典

• See also:The stewed apple was sour even with honey.sweet and sour
• (牛奶)变质的，馊的
  Sourmilk is milk that has an unpleasant taste because it is no longer fresh.
• ADJ-GRADED (人)乖戾的，尖酸刻薄的，不友好的
  Someone who issouris bad-tempered and unfriendly.
  1. She made a sour face in his direction...
     她冲他阴沉着脸。
  2. Police, weary and increasingly sour in mood, wonder aloud why the situation has been allowed to deteriorate.
     警察们疲惫不堪，心情也越来越糟糕，他们不禁满腹狐疑地问：为什么听凭情况不断地恶化下去？
• ADJ (状况、关系等)变坏，变糟，不再令人满意
  If a situation or relationshipturns sourorgoes sour, it stops being enjoyable or satisfactory.
  1. Everything turned sour for me there...
     在那里，对我来说一切变得很不顺利。
  2. Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour...
     甚至连欧洲之梦都开始破灭了。
  3. Their songs are filled with tales of love gone sour.
     他们的歌里充斥着变了味的爱情故事。
• V-ERG (使)(友谊、局势、态度等)变坏;(使)恶化
  If a friendship, situation, or attitudesoursor if somethingsoursit, it becomes less friendly, enjoyable, or hopeful.
  1. If anything sours the relationship, it is likely to be real differences in their world-views...
     如果有什么东西能够破坏这种关系的话，那可能就是他们世界观方面存在的实质性差异。
  2. Her mood soured a little.
     她的心情有点差。
• PHRASE 酸葡萄(喻指由于得不到而加以贬低的东西)
  If you refer to someone's attitude assour grapes, you mean that they say that something is worthless or undesirable because they want it themselves but cannot have it.
  1. Page's response to the suggestion that this might be sour grapes because his company lost the bid is: 'Life's too short for that.'
     有人认为这是佩奇的酸葡萄心理在作怪，因为他的公司未能中标，佩奇对此的回应是：“人生苦短，谁有闲工夫去耿耿于怀呢？”

英英释义

adj

• having turned bad

双语例句

• Various unhappy experiences have soured her view of life.
  种种不幸的经历使她的人生观变调了。
• He says the incident had soured the atmosphere and time was needed for reflection.
  他说，破坏了会谈气氛和时间的此次事件有必要进行反思。
• The mood has obviously soured in several areas, Mr Wuttke told the Financial Times on Monday.
  情绪在几大领域明显恶化，伍德克在周一对英国《金融时报》表示。
• But this flavor can often be soured by that well-worn poisoner of relationships everywhere: Money.
  不过，在一个东西面前，这种味道就变质了，虽然这个东西平凡得不能再平凡，却是所有感情的毒药，那就是：钱。
• The prospect of new testimony and additional Cross-examinations soured him still more.
  重新作证和更多的盘问的前景使他更加苦恼了。
• Many friendships have soured over borrowed money.
  许多友谊都是因为金钱的借还而恶化的。
• We'll get again the foul taste of hope soured to despair.
  我们将再一次尝到希望变成绝望的那股难受滋味。
• Further more, the hot weather had soured the soup.
  再说，炎热的天气已经让汤发酸了。
• But although sentiment has soured, some fund managers see buying opportunities.
  不过，尽管市场人气有所恶化，一些基金经理却看到了买进的机会。
• Lehman failed and its failure was a result of soured real estate.
  雷曼（Lehman）倒闭了，而它的倒闭正是房地产市场恶化造成的。