单词 | sour grapes |
释义 | sour grapes (once / 26149 pages) n WORD FAMILY sour grapes USAGE EXAMPLESRussian President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed accusations that Russia tried to influence the U.S. presidential election as sour grapes from the Democratic Party. Time(Dec 23, 2016) They portray it as nothing more than political sour grapes. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) And many in the state are accusing Republicans of letting sour grapes over losing the governor’s mansion turn into a legislative coup. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) n disparagement of something that is unattainable Hyper depreciation, derogation, disparagement a communication that belittles somebody or something |
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