Having a sharp taste like a lemon. Having an unpleasant taste or smell after becoming spoiled. To become less pleasant or make a relationship worse.

sour

/ˈsaʊə/ · /ˈsaʊər/

CEFR level B1Topic Daily lifeWord #1826 in the learning path

酸的；酸味的

Definitions

adj. Having a sharp taste like a lemon.

酸的；酸味的

adj. Having an unpleasant taste or smell after becoming spoiled.

酸腐的；变质的

v. To become less pleasant or make a relationship worse.

变坏；使恶化

These grapes are too sour for my taste.

这些葡萄对我来说太酸了。

Disagreements over shared resources can sour relations between neighbouring countries and delay important environmental projects.

共享资源方面的分歧可能使邻国关系恶化，并延误重要的环境项目。

go sour可指食物变质，也可指关系变坏。

What does sour mean?: Having a sharp taste like a lemon. Having an unpleasant taste or smell after becoming spoiled. To become less pleasant or make a relationship worse.
How is sour pronounced?: UK /ˈsaʊə/, US /ˈsaʊər/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.