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sour /ˈsaʊə(r)/► SEE ALLgo/turn soursour grapes ●go/turn ˈsourbecome less enjoyable, pleasant or good 变得不愉快;变坏;恶化◆Relations between the two nations have recently gone sour. 近来两国的关系恶化了。●sour ˈgrapes (saying) used to describe the behaviour of sb who pretends that sth they cannot have is of little value or interest 酸葡萄(吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸)◆When she failed the entrance exam, she started saying that she never wanted to go to college anyway, but I think that’s just sour grapes. 她没能通过入学考试,于是便说,她本来就不想上大学,可是我觉得这不过是吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸。 ORIGIN This idiom comes from one of Aesop’s fables. A fox cannot reach some grapes so he decides that they are not ready to eat. 这个习语源于《伊索寓言》,一只狐狸够不着葡萄,便说葡萄没熟,不能吃。 |