单词 | sour |
释义 | sour1 of 3adjective ˈsau̇(-ə)r 1 : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice sour pickles compare bitter entry 1 sense 1a, salty entry 1 sense 1b, sweet entry 1 sense 1, umami entry 2 2 a(1) : having the acid taste or smell of or as if of fermentation : turned sour milk (2) : of or relating to fermentation b : smelling or tasting of decay : rancid, rotten sour breath c(1) : bad, wrong a project gone sour (2) : hostile, disenchanted went sour on Marxism 3 a : unpleasant, distasteful b : cross, sullen c : not up to the usual, expected, or standard quality or pitch 4 : acid in reaction —used especially of soil 5 : containing malodorous sulfur compounds —used especially of petroleum products sourish ˈsau̇(-ə)r-ish adjective sourly adverb sourness noun sour 2 of 3noun1 a : something sour … they assimilated many Anglo-American sweet pickles and began adding more sugar to their sours. William Woys Weaver b : the taste sensation produced chiefly by acids compare bitter entry 2 sense 1b, salty entry 2, sweet entry 3 sense 2, umami entry 1 2 : a cocktail consisting of a liquor (such as whiskey), lemon or lime juice, sugar, and sometimes ice sour 3 of 3verb soured; souring; sours intransitive verb : to become sour transitive verb : to make sour sour 1 of 2 verbas in to anger to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring a misunderstanding that soured their relationship for a long time Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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sour 2 of 2adjective1 as in acidic causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids the sour candy made our mouths all wrinkly inside Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in unpleasant not giving pleasure to the mind or senses you'll have to face up to the sour truth of the matter Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in bad falling short of a standard things started off well, but now it's all gone sour Synonyms & Similar Words
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