| 釋義 |
sour /saua(r); saur/ adj 1 having a sharp taste (like that of vinegar, a lemon or an unripe plum, apple, etc). 酸的; 有酸味的。 ~ grapes grape. 2 having a taste of fermentation: 有發(fā)酵味道的; 酸腐的： ~ milk; 酸奶; a ~ smell, ie of sth that has fermented. 酸廂氣味。 3 (fig) bad-tempered; sharp-tongued: (喻) 壞脾氣的; 乖戾的; 說話尖刻的： made ~ by disappointments. 因失望而變得乖戾。 What a ~ face she has! 她的臉色多難看！ vt, vi [VP6A, 2A] turn or become ~ (lit, fig): (使) 變酸; (使) 變乖戾 (字面，喻)： The hot weather has ~ed the milk. 炎熱的天氣使牛奶變酸了。 Her personality has ~ed. 炮的性情變得乖戾亍。 The old man has been ~ed by poverty. 那老人因貧困而變得乖戻了。 ~ly adv ~ nes9 n |